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An Exiled Russian Dissident Watches Putin Invade Ukraine
“Russia doesn’t need to invade Ukraine for there to be justification for sanctions today,” said a confidante of Alexey Navalny on a low-profile visit to Washington.
To Get Better at AI, Get Better at Finding AI Talent
The military branches need to coordinate on goals and means of cultivating people who can advance the use of artificial intelligence.
US Navy Updating Contact List of Sailors, Employees, Families, in Eastern Europe
As tension grows over Russia’s threats to Ukraine, the roster could help mount an evacuation.
Another Delay Could Scuttle Crucial VA Reform
Legislation and election timelines leave precious few months to launch a once-in-a-generation effort to reset the infrastructure that supports veterans’ health care.
FEMA Sees ‘Mass Exit’ of Employees Amid Surge in Disasters
Even as its temporary workforce grows, its career staff are struggling to handle more than a thousand ongoing responses.
Court Hits Pause on Vaccine Mandate for DOD, Other Federal Employees
A judge said Biden overstepped his authority in imposing the mandate, which has led more than 97% of feds to get fully or partially vaccinated.
‘War Is Coming’: Mysterious TikTok Videos Are Scaring Sweden’s Children
The campaign offers an early test for the country’s new anti-disinformation agency.
Private Group Keeps Afghanistan Evacuations Flying Despite Ground Halt
Group leader: “There are Americans saying, ‘Help me, help me, help me.’ And the State Department is saying, ‘Fill out your form in triplicate.’”
Six Things Veterans Can Do to Strengthen Our Democracy
Work to inoculate our communities against disinformation, increase civil participation, and collaborate to build our nation’s vital institutions.
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US Army Creates Single Vaccine Against All COVID & SARS Variants, Researchers Say
Within weeks, Walter Reed researchers expect to announce that human trials show success against Omicron—and even future strains.
At Least 458 U.S. Crimes Tied to Extremism Involved Veterans, Active Duty Troops
The “underlying factors are not going away,” says one researcher.
800,000 Deaths
The number is so enormous that we risk becoming numb to its implications.
The Navy Remains Stuck At the Pier Without a Leadership Team
Three of the service’s top jobs are filled by temps, nearly 11 months into the Biden administration.
Inside the Data-Driven Operation that Moved Afghan Refugees from Dulles to Safe Havens
The main challenge was reconciling and processing disconnected, stove-piped, unavailable, or incorrect data.
'Information Disorder' Is Biggest Social Danger, Commission Warns
"When bad information becomes as prevalent, persuasive, and persistent as good information, it creates a chain reaction of harm,” an Aspen Institute report begins.
China Locks Down Its History, to Its Peril and the World’s
Xi Jinping’s effort to cement lifelong power brings rigidity and fragility.
US Manufacturing Decline is Hurting National Security, Report Warns
A Ronald Reagan Institute task force says the government needs to spend more on job training and manufacturing infrastructure.
How Denmark Supports Its Veterans’ Families
A new effort to help children and spouses could be a model for the United States.
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