Defense
Can Trump Make a Deal With North Korea?
One of the biggest problems facing the president-elect might also be his biggest opportunity.
Defense
Trump ISIS Strategy Worries Top House Armed Services Democrat
HASC's Rep. Adam Smith, in a C-SPAN-hosted interview, challenged Trump's incoming team to produce a national security strategy that doesn’t alienate the U.S. military's Muslim partners fighting terrorism.
Pay & Benefits
Vets Affected By Calif. National Guard Bonus Debacle Would Not Owe Government Under House Bill
Republican lawmakers also want Defense to repay with interest anyone who already paid their debt, which resulted from overpayments by military recruiters.
Defense
Universities Worry That They Have No Way to Protect Their Students From Federal Immigration Agents
Trump has vowed to repeal the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which grants an exemption from deportation to children who arrived in the US before they turned 16 or before January 2010. .
Nextgov
Democratic Senate Shuffle Could Aid Encryption Advocates on Intel Committee
Incoming ranking member Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., supports a committee to examine long-term encryption compromises.
Defense
U.S. Troops Are Still in the Philippines, Despite Duterte’s Insults and Threats
PACOM commander Adm. Harry Harris will head to the islands ‘optimistic’ but expecting a ‘refocusing’ of joint exercises.
Defense
A 'Nation-State' Used Wikileaks to Influence the U.S. Election, the Head of the NSA Says
Rogers did not name the nation-state in question, nor elaborate on the effect it sought.
Management
Why Donald Trump (and His Family) Won’t Be Subject to Security Clearance Background Checks
A CIA chef undergoes more scrutiny for his job than does the president to receive the nation’s most closely-held secrets.
Defense
How Special Operators Trained for Information Warfare Before the Mosul Fight
At a two-day exercise in April, U.S. troops practiced waging warfare on an invisible yet vital battlefield.
Defense
Fighting Terrorism in the Age of Trump
The president-elect has vowed to kill the families of ISIS members and bring back Bush-era torture tactics.
Defense
Unmanned Hueys Are Coming
Remote-controlled helicopters for resupply enter new phase of development.
Defense
Shooter of Los Angeles TSA Officer Gets 60 Years
Joint Terrorism Task Force probed 2013 airport incident.
Defense
White House: $11.6B More Needed for ISIS Fight, Afghanistan
The request brings the expected 2017 price tag for both wars to $85.3 billion.
Defense
Trump’s Long List of National Security Unknowns
Nobody knows what the president-elect will do about ISIS, NATO, or the size and shape of the U.S. military and intelligence workforce.
Defense
Will Trump Keep Obama’s Top Mideast General?
As candidate, he vowed to demand a new anti-ISIS war plan in 30 days. Here’s the top commander who could answer the call—or be fired.
Management
World Leaders Are Awkwardly Congratulating Donald Trump
"I want to sugarcoat anything. Nothing is easier, much will be difficult," said Angela Merkel.
Defense
Lessons for Combat in Mosul, From a Trio of Watchdogs
U.S.-assisted push against ISIS examined by Defense, State and USAID inspectors general.
Defense
Homeland Security Still Slow to Fill Law Enforcement Jobs, Watchdog Finds
ICE, Secret Service and CBP struggle with stretched work force and weak tools to track job applicants.
Defense
How U.S. Policy in Honduras Set the Stage For Today’s Mass Migration
Violence, poverty and oppression in Honduras are causing thousands to flee to the U.S. Will the next president own the role of U.S. foreign policy in creating these problems?
Defense
No, the National Guard Can’t ‘Secure’ the Election
By design, the role of the military in voting-related activities is highly limited. Proposed legislation may change that.
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