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Biden Can Redeem His Mistake
In 1975, he failed to see what America owed the Vietnamese who had bet their lives on American promises.
DOD Workers Want to Keep Teleworking, Despite Early Hiccups, Survey Finds
The DoD Inspector General surveyed more than 56,000 employees about telework during the pandemic.
The Suez Grounding Was an Accident. The Next Blocked Chokepoint Might Not Be.
Military planners must bear in mind the tactic of blockships.
The Pandemic Mistake America Can’t Repeat
More, better, and faster testing might have averted the worst of what America faced in 2020.
Guns Are a Threat to the Body Politic
America must regulate guns not only to protect life, but to protect its citizens’ equal freedoms to speak, assemble, worship, and vote without fear.
What Can the Pentagon Realistically Get from Its Advisory Boards?
A former chair says the boards provide a lot, could do better — and help weed out impractical or oversold ideas.
Only a Tiny Fraction of Sexual Assaults Against DoD Civilians Are Being Documented, GAO Says
Over a recent half-decade, DoD recorded 357 cases of sexual assaults that involved civilian employees. But a survey of employees indicated that thousands may have occurred.
After a Month, Just 900 DHS Employees Have Received COVID Vaccine
Some 53,000 agency employees are eligible for early access.
Pentagon Advisory Boards Need to Offer 10X Ideas, Not 10% Ones
DoD's 40-plus boards must be restructured to help the department think far bigger.
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Here’s Who Will Be Running the Pentagon When Biden Takes Office
Dozens named in the most comprehensive roster published to date of who will be running DOD when the president-elect is sworn in.
Former Air Force Chief Goldfein Joins Blackstone
The retired general picked the investment firm over opportunities at defense companies.
Keep Politics Out of National-Security Advisory Boards
Trump’s appointment of loyalists to a DOD board sets a dangerous precedent.
How to Turn General Austin Into Secretary Austin
Some advice from the author of “The Nearly Impossible Job of Secretary of Defense.”
How to Build Trust in the Vaccines
To succeed in immunizing the population against COVID-19, the United States must draw on the resources it already has.
Put Societal Resilience at the Center of Defense Planning
It’s already foolish to focus too narrowly on military attack and response. Soon it will be fatuous.
Coronavirus Cases Are Spiking at Federal Agencies
More than 100,000 federal personnel have now tested positive for COVID-19, with some agencies experiencing acute upticks.
Rolling Back Trump's Workforce Policies Won't Be Simple
President-elect Biden has vowed to rescind on his first day a series of Trump-era directives aimed at weakening federal labor unions and politicizing the civil service, but repairing the damage could take much longer.
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