Ideas

Will COVID Finally Force Us to Think Differently About National Security?

The “softer” approaches of irregular war offer outsized benefits during competition and armed conflict alike.

  • Kevin Bilms
Science & Tech

National Guard Helping to Roll Out COVID Vaccine

Guardsman will divvy up some vaccine batches, backfill medical staff in nursing homes and prisons.

  • Patrick Tucker
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.

  • Brendan Nyhan, The Atlantic
Science & Tech

US Military Starts Vaccinating Troops, Behind Russia and China

DOD has picked 16 sites for a “controlled pilot” COVID vaccination program.

  • Patrick Tucker
Ideas

America Needs a COVID-19 Reckoning

Both parties wanted answers after 9/11. The pandemic has killed nearly 100 times more Americans.

  • William Haseltine and John R. Allen, The Atlantic
Ideas

Where Does the Defense Production Act Go from Here?

Key aspects need strengthening.

  • Jerry McGinn and Daniel Kaniewski
Ideas

The Final Pandemic Surge Is Crashing Over America

For the first time, the U.S. recorded 1 million COVID-19 cases in one week.

  • Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic
Ideas

COVID-19 Is Out of Control. What Can We Do?

We need a one-two punch to knock the virus down and then keep it down.

  • Thomas R. Frieden, The Atlantic
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.

  • Eric Katz
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.

  • Isaac Arnsdorf, Ryan Gabrielson and Caroline Chen, ProPublica
Threats

Pentagon purge continues; Still no evidence of election irregularities; Worst COVID day since March; Virtual flight-test for a nuke; and a bit more...

  • Bradley Peniston and Ben Watson
Business

Possible F-35 sales; 3Q earnings; Airlifter toilets, and more.

  • Marcus Weisgerber
Business

Raytheon Sheds People, Offices, Divisions as Pandemic Crushes Commercial Sector

The company’s defense business is one bright light.

  • Marcus Weisgerber
Ideas

In A Post-COVID World, We Need AI More Than Ever

Artificial intelligence tools promise, among other things, to make the Pentagon more efficient.

  • Robert O. Work and Lisa Disbrow
Ideas

The Third Coronavirus Surge Has Arrived

This week’s COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations make clear that the U.S. is once again sinking deeper into the pandemic.

  • The COVID Tracking Project, The Atlantic
Threats

‘Disinfo’ panned; COVID cases climb; CBO doubts Navy plan; Army reveals base-name study; and a bit more...

  • Bradley Peniston and Kevin Baron
Business

Anti-COVID Measures Could Be Lasting In Army Weapons Factories 

'You can't run an assembly line from your desktop at home.’

  • Marcus Weisgerber
Policy

Feds Have Cut Anti-COVID Workforce By More Than 60%

As cases tick up nationwide, administration officials say they have demobilized feds as missions are completed.

  • Eric Katz
Policy

Can Dr. Conley — a Military Doctor — Say 'No' to the President?

Yes, but he’s under a lot of pressure that other physicians caring for VIP patients might not be.

  • Katie Bo Williams
Policy

Joint Chiefs In Isolation After Coast Guard Vice Commandant Tests Positive For COVID

But multiple officials suggested that they could return to the Pentagon this week.

  • Katie Bo Williams
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