Ideas
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.
Policy
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.
Ideas
After a Month, Just 900 DHS Employees Have Received COVID Vaccine
Some 53,000 agency employees are eligible for early access.
Ideas
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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Policy
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.
Business
Former Air Force Chief Goldfein Joins Blackstone
The retired general picked the investment firm over opportunities at defense companies.
Ideas
Keep Politics Out of National-Security Advisory Boards
Trump’s appointment of loyalists to a DOD board sets a dangerous precedent.
Ideas
How to Turn General Austin Into Secretary Austin
Some advice from the author of “The Nearly Impossible Job of Secretary of Defense.”
Ideas
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.
Ideas
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.
Threats
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.
Policy
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.
Threats
Most States Aren’t Ready to Distribute the Leading COVID-19 Vaccine
State officials don’t know how they’ll deal with difficult storage and transport requirements, especially in rural areas seeing a spike in infections.
Ideas
A Simple Veterans Day Proposal for the Incoming Administration
Send every political appointee to visit Arlington National Cemetery — with someone who served.
Policy
Trump Fires Esper, Taps NCTC Director to be Acting SecDef
Christopher Miller becomes Trump's fourth acting defense secretary just 72 days before Inauguration Day.
Threats
Misinformation 2020: What the Data Tells Us About Election-Related Falsehoods
Here are urgent lessons from the year’s most-spread false themes — and the ones going viral right now.
Ideas
Whatever Happens in the Election, Get Ready for a Rocky Transition
Trump says if he loses, he won’t help hand over power, and if he wins, he'll root out government employees he deems disloyal to him.
Threats