Threats

Pilot shortage: new report calls for more Air Force fighters and larger Reserve

The Mitchell Institute report comes after Air Force Chief Gen. Allvin publicly called for a beefier Air Force.

  • Audrey Decker
Ideas

It's time for a new Key West agreement

Airpower, air defense, Marines’ role—all need revisiting, three-quarters of a century after the seminal roles-and-missions pact.

  • R.D. Hooker, Jr.
Threats

The D Brief: Hegseth’s $50K payout; Trump to NATO: spend 5% of GDP; DOD telework, cancelled; Boeing’s new losses; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

Hegseth said he settled sexual assault accusation for $50,000

The 2020 settlement by Trump’s pick to lead the Pentagon was revealed in response to Sen. Warren’s confirmation questions.

  • Grace Panetta
Business

Boeing’s defense unit to eat $1.7 billion in fourth quarter

Fixed-price contracts continue to torment the aerospace giant.

  • Audrey Decker
Policy

NATO spending increase could help Ukraine, and possibly US armsmakers

Biden, Trump teams reportedly discussed an arrangement under which NATO's European members would buy U.S.-made arms for Ukraine.

  • Patrick Tucker
Policy

Senate confirms Trump loyalist Ratcliffe to lead CIA

By a 74-25 vote, lawmakers approve a former director of national intelligence accused of politicizing intelligence assessments.

  • David DiMolfetta
Policy

Pentagon, agencies must end telework, remote work in 30 days, OPM says

There are exceptions for military spouses and employees with disabilities in the policy, which DOGE leaders have touted as a way to shrink the federal civilian workforce.

  • Erich Wagner
Threats

The D Brief: More troops to border; USAF’s ‘deportation flights’; DEI purge begins; After pardons, a new J6 inquest; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
Threats

Report: Crypto donations to right-wing extremist groups rising, especially in Europe

The good news: Use of digital currencies makes monitoring those groups easier.

  • Patrick Tucker
Threats

Pentagon sending 1,500 troops to southern border, USAF planes on deportation flights

Defense officials did not rule out arming troops on the border, but left that up to the discretion of NORTHCOM.

  • Audrey Decker
Policy

Trump ejects Democrats from intelligence-and-privacy oversight board

One digital-rights group called the move a "brazen effort to destroy an independent watchdog."

  • David DiMolfetta
Policy

Trump administration to lay off all federal employees in DEI offices

The president has ordered federal agencies to immediately cease all DEI-related activities.

  • Eric Katz
Threats

The D Brief: USCG to the border; Firings, removals begin; More Hegseth allegations; Executive orders, analyzed; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Business

Industry launches $100B AI-infrastructure effort to keep ahead of China

Oracle, OpenAI focus on data centers as AI race begins to turn on computing power instead of math.

  • Patrick Tucker
Policy

DHS guts cyber review board as Trump moves against ‘misuse of resources’

The Department of Homeland Security advisory committee was investigating a Chinese hack into U.S. telecommunications.

  • David DiMolfetta
Policy

Trump repeals protections for transgender service members

Inauguration-day move clears way to limit their right to serve.

  • Meghann Myers
Policy

Coast Guard leader fired by new DHS officials

Commandant Linda Fagan had drawn bipartisan criticism from lawmakers who accused her of resisting oversight.

  • Sean Michael Newhouse
Ideas

Trump wants a faster security clearance process, too

But can he avoid politicizing it? On Day One, he stripped clearances from people he doesn't like and created a temporary end-run for people he does.

  • Lindy Kyzer
Threats

The D Brief: ‘Seal the borders’; Insurrectionists, pardoned; Coast Guard leader, fired; Trump’s conflicts of interest; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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