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18 Oct 2023, 8:04 am
"Mitt Romney texted Mitch McConnell on January 2, 2020, quoted in "The Juiciest Revelations From Mitt Romney’s Tell-All Biography" (NY Magazine).Romney wrote that he'd just heard "from Angus King, who said that he had spoken with a senior official at the Pentagon who reports that they are seeing very disturbing social media traffic regarding the protests planned on the 6th. [read post]
9 Jul 2016, 7:59 am
And the Rational Security gang discussed the Clinton email investigation in this week's episode: Meanwhile, Cody Poplin posted the statements and congressional testimony of Lee Wolosky and Paul Lewis, two special envoys from the State Department and Pentagon who are overseeing the process of releasing Guantanamo detainees to other countries. [read post]
20 Sep 2021, 11:51 am
The Pentagon said a U.S. drone strike in Kabul last month killed 10 civilians after several miscalculations by commanders who wrongly believed that an aid worker was carrying explosives in his car, according to the Washington Post. [read post]
30 Mar 2020, 2:55 pm
Amazon is complaining that the Pentagon is trying to fix some of the contract award problems in the big Defense Department cloud procurement. [read post]
12 Jan 2013, 1:59 am
Among those who might be eligible for compensation are first responders, cleanup workers and residents in the Canal Street area who suffered injuries, illness or death resulting from work or toxic exposure at the World Trade Center, Pentagon or Shanksville, Penn., crash sites. [read post]
24 Apr 2020, 9:27 am
The Pentagon and the intelligence community are investigating the possibility that hostile actors could use the novel coronavirus as a bioweapon, reports Politico. [read post]
7 Oct 2019, 11:21 am
” House committees subpoenaed the Pentagon and the Office of Management and Budget for documents related to the Trump administration’s involvement with Ukraine, reports the Wall Street Journal. [read post]
13 Oct 2020, 6:35 am
See https://www.wsj.com/articles/pentagon-opens-door-to-5g-network-shared-with-civilian-cellphones-11600686874. [read post]
28 Oct 2015, 8:30 pm
As Justice Stewart said in the Pentagon Papers case: "In the absence of the governmental checks and balances present in other areas of our national life, the only effective restraint upon executive policy and power in the areas of national defense and international affairs may be in an enlightened citizenry—in an informed and critical public opinion which alone can . . . protect the values of democratic government. [read post]
18 Sep 2018, 9:15 am
So far, just under 21,000 refugees have made it into the country, despite a ceiling of 45,000.For reference, here is a fact sheet on U.S. refugee law and policy.For additional information, review the following for background, current news reports and reactions:"America’s System for Resettling Refugees is Collapsing," The Atlantic, 9 Sept. 2018 [text]"As US Resettles Fewer Refugees, Pentagon Has Concerns," VOA News, 23 Aug. 2018 [text]The Contributions of Refugees… [read post]
13 Sep 2019, 9:25 am
In an effort to reduce tensions with Turkey, the Pentagon is preparing to deploy approximately 150 troops to northeastern Syria, reports the New York Times. [read post]
1 Mar 2013, 2:31 pm
Like the Pentagon’s recent move to rescind its 1994 combat exclusion policy that barred women from serving in ground combat. [read post]
20 Jun 2013, 10:12 am
A recent report from the Pentagon estimates that some 26,000 service members experienced some form of unwanted sexual contact at some point in 2012. [read post]
5 Feb 2019, 2:35 pm
Quick hits: This week in dogs biting men: Ukraine says Russia is trying to disrupt its upcoming election, and the Pentagon is reportedly failing to stay ahead of cyber threats. [read post]
11 Jun 2020, 1:12 pm
Katie Porter and Jackie Speier argued against Department of Defense requests to roll back post-service lobbying restrictions on members of the military and senior civilians at the Pentagon. [read post]
26 Oct 2021, 7:40 am
Michael thinks that effort is not advanced by recent statements from the Pentagon raising doubts about whether Putin actually has the ability to stop the attacks. [read post]
1 Jul 2019, 12:18 pm
Ike would go, mostly on the impressions he made on General George Marshall, from being a mid-level pentagon desk jockey in 1941, to-in less than three years, leader of the mightiest army for freedom the world has ever seen. [read post]
16 Aug 2021, 11:59 am
John Kirby, Pentagon spokesperson, said there was a security breach at the airport and U.S. soldiers shot and killed two armed men near the security perimeter. [read post]
13 Oct 2020, 6:35 am
See https://www.wsj.com/articles/pentagon-opens-door-to-5g-network-shared-with-civilian-cellphones-11600686874. [read post]
25 Jun 2021, 12:52 pm
Pentagon spokesman John Kirby maintained that the withdrawal is “on pace” and will be complete by September. [read post]
