Author Archive

Kevin Friedl

Oversight

Obama gets off to a slow start on one transparency pledge

Two bills have slipped through the cracks while the White House hammers out procedures for giving the public at least five days to review non-emergency legislation before the president signs it.

Defense

Military units provide show of force at GOP convention

Attendees find imposing lines of National Guardsmen deployed at security checkpoints.

Defense

GOP convention presents security challenge

Federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies must work together to protect a decentralized gathering.

Defense

Officers say military weakened, not broken, by Iraq and Afghanistan

Three out of five think the military is not as strong as it was five years ago, according to new survey.