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25 Jan 2021, 11:07 am
Department of Defense is turning its strategic focus to “great power competition,” the Pentagon is investing in different military technologies and revamping some old capabilities including the B-52 bomber, reports the Wall Street Journal. [read post]
21 Feb 2017, 8:02 am
" Those numbers track with comments made by U.S.Secretary of State John Kerry a year ago about Pentagon estimates of the number of U.S. troops necessary to secure a “safe zone” in northern Syria, and Trump recently discussed establishing a safe zone in Syria on a call with Saudi Arabia’s King Salman. [read post]
2 Jul 2018, 1:55 pm
The Pentagon is considering the implications of a withdrawal or transfer of U.S. troops out of Germany, reports the Post. [read post]
5 Jan 2019, 5:22 am
Shane Harris, Susan Hennessey, Benjamin Wittes, and Tamara Cofman Wittes discussed how the new Congress and a new Cabinet might confront major national security challenges in 2019 on this week’s Rational Security: The “New Year New You” Edition: On Jan. 1, 2019, Defense Secretary James Mattis departed the Pentagon and was replaced on an acting basis by his deputy, Patrick Shanahan. [read post]
20 Jun 2017, 1:40 pm
Today the New York Times reports that the U.S. shot down a pro-Assad regime drone after it displayed what the Pentagon described in a statement as “hostile intent. [read post]
13 Jan 2021, 11:32 am
Austin’s nomination has stoked about dismantling the tradition of appointing civilian leadership of the Pentagon. [read post]
25 Jan 2022, 10:56 am
The Pentagon announced that the military personnel will be deployed should NATO activate the NATO response force or in the event of a “deteriorating security environment. [read post]
23 Apr 2018, 7:00 am
Recognizing that this lack of leaker protection creates a risk of substantial over-deterrence, some scholars have taken refuge in the thought—supported by the outcome of the Pentagon Papers litigation—that the information that truly needs to come out will make its way to the public through confidential sources working with reporters, who do have First Amendment protection and can be expected to protect their sources’ anonymity. [read post]
29 May 2018, 6:00 am
The United States has criticized the deployment, with Pentagon spokesman Lt. [read post]
27 Jan 2021, 4:03 pm
"The Capitol Riot: Documents You Should Read (National Security Archive, January 13, 2021): "The Pentagon’s timeline of its response to the January 6, 2021 mob attack on the U.S. [read post]
16 Jan 2020, 11:32 am
Perhaps mindful of the resulting legal red flags, including those raised by Pentagon officials, White House attorneys manufactured a legal justification. [read post]
6 Nov 2017, 9:49 am
A Pentagon report said a land invasion would be the only way to neutralize all North Korean nuclear weapons, the Washington Post reported. [read post]
7 Jul 2020, 1:22 pm
Pentagon leaders are considering a policy banning Confederate flags at all military bases, reports the Post. [read post]
11 Dec 2020, 12:15 pm
The $741 billion bill provides direct funding for the Pentagon and includes everything from employee benefits to funding for overseas operations. [read post]
29 Sep 2018, 7:01 am
The Pentagon's new 2018 Cyber Strategy document includes an initiative called “Defense Forward”—but what does that mean? [read post]
5 Jan 2021, 12:32 pm
Jordan Schneider shared a discussion on ChinaTalk with Michael Brown, the head of the Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Unit, covering foreign investment and industrial spying and coordination with allies on semiconductors, among other topics. [read post]
6 Jul 2018, 12:15 pm
Citing pending litigation, spokespeople for the Army and Pentagon did not explain the discharges to the Associated Press. [read post]
13 Mar 2020, 12:55 pm
The Pentagon stated in court filings that it “wishes to reconsider” its decision to award Microsoft its $10 billion Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure cloud computer contract The statement comes in light of Amazon’s lawsuit challenging the decision to award Microsoft, not Amazon, the contract and a judge’s recent comments that Amazon’s case is “likely to succeed,” reports Politico. [read post]
23 Feb 2015, 8:39 am
Mindfulness is becoming mainstream in America—the National Institutes of Health has spent around $100 million on research pertaining to its benefits—and is now practiced by Pentagon leaders, Silicon Valley entrepreneurs, Google and General Mills employees, and a number of law schools and bar associations. [read post]
1 Nov 2016, 12:17 pm
The Pentagon is investigating the strike, which, if confirmed, would be the first instance of civilian casualties from a U.S. airstrike since the beginning of the Mosul offensive. [read post]
