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Staffing Shortages Impede State Department Monitoring of War-Zone Contracts

Watchdog finds several bureaus allowed questionable invoices to go through.

  • Charles S. Clark
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Saudi reactor nears completion; Taliban besiege Afghan troops; Japan detonates space bomb; US rejects Turkey’s F-35 idea; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
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One in Five TSA Screeners Quits Within Six Months

TSA administrator says low pay is to blame and promises new compensation system soon.

  • Eric Katz
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Trump & China; NATO chief’s unprecedented address; Egypt, crushing dissent; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
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Lies, a laptop, and malware at Mar-a-Lago; NATO at 70; India’s ASAT debris endangers ISS; AI for medicine; Robots join forces; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
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DOD halts F-35 gear to Turkey; WH reversed 25 clearance denials; Saudis buy $1.5B in missile interceptors; NATO’s 70th birthday; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
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Trump threatens border shutdown; US cuts aid to ‘Northern Triangle’; Climate change vs the US military; Busy natsec week on the Hill; Electricity rationing in Venezuela; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
Science & Tech

The Newest AI-Enabled Weapon: ‘Deep-Faking’ Photos of the Earth

Step 1: Use AI to make undetectable changes to outdoor photos. Step 2: release them into the open-source world and enjoy the chaos.

  • Patrick Tucker
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The ‘Caliphate’ Is Gone. Where’s the ‘Caliph’?

As the war on the Islamic State moves into a new phase, its leadership tries to adapt.

  • Kathy Gilsinan, The Atlantic
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Trump-Moon summit; ‘Day after’ in Syria; B-1s, grounded; DOD buying fewer UAVs; Afghanistan’s high-risk list; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
Policy

The ‘Day After’ In Syria Finally Came. But What Comes Next?

If U.S. military commanders were unsure of their mission four years ago, it’s even muddier today.

  • Kevin Baron
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Nuclear race in Saudi Arabia; $5B for Offutt, Tyndall repairs; New US bomb; #GeniusMachines, live; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
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US Air Force: We Need $5 Billion To Fix Weather-Damaged Bases

Without the cash, service says it will cut pilot training, ground planes, stop other base construction projects.

  • Marcus Weisgerber
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Shanahan wants to be SecDef; New chiefs picked for Army, Marines; #GeniusMachines19 tomorrow; Dems furious over $1B for counterdrug ops; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
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DOD diverts $1B to fight drugs at the border; ‘ambitious’ anti-missile test; USN in Taiwan Strait; digital literacy in Ukraine; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
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ISIS defeated in Syria; Mueller probe ends; Green Beret, EOD tech KIA in Afghanistan; massacre in Mali; Russians in Venezuela; US vets in DC; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
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The ‘Caliphate’ Is Dead, but Americans Might Not Be Any Safer

Why a terrorist group with land looked so threatening to the United States.

  • Kathy Gilsinan, The Atlantic
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All ISIS Has Left Is Money. Lots of It.

Even without a physical state, the Islamic State can still fund its main product: political violence.

  • David Kenner, The Atlantic
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The US Is Running Low on Options to Force Maduro Out

The Trump administration has already deployed visa restrictions, sanctions, and even an embargo on Venezuelan oil. What else is left?

  • Uri Friedman and Kathy Gilsinan, The Atlantic
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Inside the Energy Dept.'s New $96M Infrastructure-Security Office

The new Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response aims to deflect cyber, manmade and natural security hazards.

  • Brandi Vincent
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