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16 Nov 2015, 3:30 am by Benjamin Wittes
Here's the Pentagon's accouncement: The Department of Defense announced today the transfer of Ali Ahmad Muhammad al-Razihi, Khalid Abd-al-Jabbar Muhammad Uthman al-Qadasi, Adil Said al-Hajj Ubayd al-Busays, Sulayman Awad Bin Uqayl al-Nahdi, and Fahmi Salem Said al-Asani from the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay to the Government of the United Arab Emirates. [read post]
13 Nov 2015, 10:46 am by Elina Saxena, Cody M. Poplin
Secretary of State John Kerry is considering labeling the ISIS persecution of the Yazidi minority as genocide. [read post]
13 Nov 2015, 10:25 am by Kelly Phillips Erb
Cohen, noting that IRS relied on personnel recruited from the Department of Defense (Since they were the only ones who had computers), calls one of his greatest accomplishments at IRS the installation of the computer system “without a major disaster. [read post]
13 Nov 2015, 3:48 am by Zack Bluestone
Defense Secretary Ash Carter warned that Chinese land reclamation efforts and increased militarization in the South China Sea could “increase the risk of miscalculation or conflict among claimant states. [read post]
10 Nov 2015, 7:27 am by David Kris
”  In other words, as the Defense Department’s general counsel put it, “[t]his is intended to get at a problem that we have with bulk communications. . . . [read post]
6 Nov 2015, 12:47 pm by Elina Saxena, Quinta Jurecic
The Saudi-led coalition initially prevented the Russian plane from departing the Sanaa airport, on the grounds that the plane failed to undergo inspection by the coalition forces in Djibouti before landing in Yemen, though the plane has now departed without incident. [read post]
5 Nov 2015, 12:15 pm by Elina Saxena, Cody M. Poplin
According to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson, Einstein has blocked 700,000 attempts to hack .gov servers. [read post]
5 Nov 2015, 6:01 am by Administrator
Each Thursday we present a significant excerpt, usually from a recently published book or journal article. [read post]
4 Nov 2015, 12:25 pm by Elina Saxena, Quinta Jurecic
 And in the Atlantic, Jeffrey Goldberg interviews Defense Secretary Ash Carter on the future of the U.S. [read post]
3 Nov 2015, 11:02 am by Elina Saxena, Cody M. Poplin
Secretary of Defense Ash Carter is expected to appear at the summit along with his Chinese counterpart tomorrow. [read post]
2 Nov 2015, 12:07 pm by Elina Saxena, Quinta Jurecic
As part of his visit to Asia, Secretary of Defense Ash Carter met with his South Korean counterpart and “urged North Korea [] to immediately cease all activities related to its nuclear program. [read post]
31 Oct 2015, 3:32 pm by Zack Bluestone
Secretary of Defense Ash Carton told the Senate Armed Serves Committee on Tuesday that the Navy will continue challenging China’s maritime claims with future patrols around artificial islands. [read post]
30 Oct 2015, 2:52 pm by Quinta Jurecic
The Department of Defense, Reprieve (the organization whose lawyers have represented Aamer in litigation), and Aamer himself have all released statements on his release. [read post]
  In April 2009, the Department of Defense (DOD), through its Office of Intelligence and Analysis, issued a document characterizing Veterans returning from battle theaters in Iraq and Afghanistan as terrorist risks to the safety of the United States. [read post]
29 Oct 2015, 10:55 am by Elina Saxena, Cody M. Poplin
The secretary also stated that to successfully navigate the challenges “in Syria today is nothing less than to chart a course out of hell. [read post]
28 Oct 2015, 12:08 pm by Elina Saxena, Quinta Jurecic
Department of Defense to be involved in direct operations” and that “we have enough soldiers on the ground. [read post]
27 Oct 2015, 12:31 pm by Elina Saxena, Cody M. Poplin
” In response to Chinese criticism of the operations, State Department spokesman John Kirby maintained that there is no “need to consult with any nation when you are exercising the right of freedom of navigation in international waters. [read post]