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Alex Wagner

Former Assistant Air Force Secretary for Manpower and Reserve Affairs

Alex Wagner served as assistant Air Force secretary for manpower and reserve affairs during the Biden administration. He also served as chief of staff to the Secretary of the Army and in multiple roles in the Office of the Secretary of Defense during the Obama administration.
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Heads must roll for Signal-chat debacle

To hold no one accountable would undermine operational security and send a corrosive message to troops.

  • Alex Wagner
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Winter Is Here, But the US is Not Ready for Cyber War

How can DHS and Congress protect HBO and Equifax when they're slow to protect their own '.gov' domains?

  • Alex Wagner
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Why Congress and the Pentagon Should Bypass Trump’s Defense Spending Bill

The NDAA markup is a chance for leaders on Hill and the Pentagon to show they are the badly-needed adults in the room on defense spending.

  • Alex Wagner