Ideas

These Afghans Were Our Allies. Now We Must All Help Them Become Our Neighbors

Americans have a new chance to serve the interpreters and others who helped our troops in battle.

  • Doug Wilson and Matt Zeller
Policy

Inside Reach 871, A US C-17 Packed With 640 Afghans Trying to Escape the Taliban

The Air Force evacuation flight from Kabul to Qatar came near the record for most people ever flown in the Boeing airlifter.

  • Tara Copp and Marcus Weisgerber
Business

As Delta Variant Spreads, Trade Shows Impose Mask Mandates

The Association for the U.S. Army said it will not limit attendance unless required by the local government.

  • Marcus Weisgerber
Ideas

The US Desperately Needs a Civilian Cybersecurity Corps

Bipartisan legislation aims to augment the National Guard’s cyber reservists, but a wholly civilian component could be larger and more flexible.

  • Niloofar Razi Howe
Science & Tech

20 Federal Agencies Used Face-Recognition Tech in 2019-20

Most of the images were collected by the controversial company Clearview AI, a Government Accountability Office report found.

  • Brandi Vincent
Policy

White House, Pentagon Finalizing Plans to Get Thousands of Interpreters out of Afghanistan

No decision yet on where and how Afghans and their families will be housed and fed as they await U.S. visas.

  • Tara Copp and Jacqueline Feldscher
Threats

The Army Brief: Body armor funding, tenant rights, a murder trial, and more...

  • Caitlin M. Kenney
Ideas

Should We Care About That Letter?

Retired generals and admirals are, first and foremost, retirees.

  • Paula Thornhill
Ideas

Illegal Fishing Is a National Security Problem

The stability of countries and regions are threatened by the declining health of fish stocks, and by the groups and governments that run lawless fishing fleets.

  • Walker D. Mills
Ideas

Germany’s Military an Unexpected Star in Pandemic Relief

The Bundeswehr’s ubiquity and effectiveness in various facets of the COVID response has created an unusual problem.

  • Elisabeth Braw
Policy

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.

  • Mila Jasper
Ideas

The Suez Grounding Was an Accident. The Next Blocked Chokepoint Might Not Be.

Military planners must bear in mind the tactic of blockships.

  • Scott Savitz
Ideas

National Security Professionals Call for Action on Hate Crimes and Racism Against Asian-Americans

  • Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders in National Security
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.

  • Eliahu Niewood
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.

  • Eric Katz
Ideas

After a Month, Just 900 DHS Employees Have Received COVID Vaccine

Some 53,000 agency employees are eligible for early access.

  • Eric Katz
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.

  • Steve Blank, Raj Shah and Joe Felter
Exclusive 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.

  • Katie Bo Williams
Business

Former Air Force Chief Goldfein Joins Blackstone

The retired general picked the investment firm over opportunities at defense companies.

  • Marcus Weisgerber
Ideas

Keep Politics Out of National-Security Advisory Boards

Trump’s appointment of loyalists to a DOD board sets a dangerous precedent.

  • Karen Tandy and Sarah Morgenthau
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