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Commentary: A New Angle on Acquisition Reform
Recently, the chairman of the US House Armed Services Committee released a proposed set of acquisition reform steps. This proposal follows dozens of others in the past decades.
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Editorial: Manned Aircraft Remain Vital
For decades, senior military leaders and analysts have predicted the demise of manned aircraft.
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Former NSA Chief: Follow SOCOM Model for Cyber
To the list of folks skeptical about the military’s cyber corps becoming its own service branch, add former NSA and US Cyber Command chief Keith Alexander.
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Editorial: Defense Reform Long Overdue
Defense acquisition reform has been an Obama administration priority, but its latest attempt may prove the most lasting.
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Commentary: On Target With Missile Defense
As Congress begins its review of the president’s fiscal 2016 budget, I recently witnessed a welcome sign of interest from congressional staffers who attended a standing room-only, roundtable discussion on missile defense. The questions and discussion were insightful, and brought clarity to the Missile Defense Agency’s (MDA’s) sound strategy to defend against a rapidly evolving…
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Commentary: Where Is Unmanned Carrier Aviation Heading?
“What’s going on with the Pentagon’s longest-running drama, the Navy’s Unmanned Carrier-Launched Airborne Surveillance and Strike (UCLASS) program?” Bill Sweetman recently asked in Aviation Week.
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Editorial: Invest in Nuclear Capability
Over the past few years, Russia has increasingly been spouting nuclear rhetoric to scare America and Europe into getting its way. Vladimir Putin recently said he considered mobilizing his nuclear forces as he seized Ukrainian territory.
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Commentary: Congress: Don’t Ignore the Polls
For a group of people who intuitively know their polling data the way Olympic marathoners are attuned to their heart rate, Congress is curiously out of step with the country on one of the most underappreciated issues of the 2016 election: defense spending.
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Commentary: Focus on Conventional Forces, Not Spec Ops
Doug Ollivant’s recent article for CNN, “What war has in store,” addresses key themes in planning for future conflict. However, the problem with Ollivant’s approach, along with that of many other policymakers, is the heavy focus on special operations forces (SOF) as the silver bullet to many of our nation’s security threats.
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Letter: Fight Islamic State, not Saddam
When it comes to armed conflict, many believe that the worst thing a country can do is to fight its last war.
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Commentary: A New Angle on Acquisition Reform
Recently, the chairman of the US House Armed Services Committee released a proposed set of acquisition reform steps. This proposal follows dozens of others in the past decades.
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Editorial: Manned Aircraft Remain Vital
For decades, senior military leaders and analysts have predicted the demise of manned aircraft.
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Former NSA Chief: Follow SOCOM Model for Cyber
To the list of folks skeptical about the military’s cyber corps becoming its own service branch, add former NSA and US Cyber Command chief Keith Alexander.
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Editorial: Defense Reform Long Overdue
Defense acquisition reform has been an Obama administration priority, but its latest attempt may prove the most lasting.
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Commentary: On Target With Missile Defense
As Congress begins its review of the president’s fiscal 2016 budget, I recently witnessed a welcome sign of interest from congressional staffers who attended a standing room-only, roundtable discussion on missile defense. The questions and discussion were insightful, and brought clarity to the Missile Defense Agency’s (MDA’s) sound strategy to defend against a rapidly evolving…
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Commentary: Where Is Unmanned Carrier Aviation Heading?
“What’s going on with the Pentagon’s longest-running drama, the Navy’s Unmanned Carrier-Launched Airborne Surveillance and Strike (UCLASS) program?” Bill Sweetman recently asked in Aviation Week.
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Editorial: Invest in Nuclear Capability
Over the past few years, Russia has increasingly been spouting nuclear rhetoric to scare America and Europe into getting its way. Vladimir Putin recently said he considered mobilizing his nuclear forces as he seized Ukrainian territory.
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Commentary: Congress: Don’t Ignore the Polls
For a group of people who intuitively know their polling data the way Olympic marathoners are attuned to their heart rate, Congress is curiously out of step with the country on one of the most underappreciated issues of the 2016 election: defense spending.
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Commentary: Focus on Conventional Forces, Not Spec Ops
Doug Ollivant’s recent article for CNN, “What war has in store,” addresses key themes in planning for future conflict. However, the problem with Ollivant’s approach, along with that of many other policymakers, is the heavy focus on special operations forces (SOF) as the silver bullet to many of our nation’s security threats.
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Letter: Fight Islamic State, not Saddam
When it comes to armed conflict, many believe that the worst thing a country can do is to fight its last war.
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Commentary: A New Angle on Acquisition Reform
Recently, the chairman of the US House Armed Services Committee released a proposed set of acquisition reform steps. This proposal follows dozens of others in the past decades.
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Editorial: Manned Aircraft Remain Vital
For decades, senior military leaders and analysts have predicted the demise of manned aircraft.
-
Former NSA Chief: Follow SOCOM Model for Cyber
To the list of folks skeptical about the military’s cyber corps becoming its own service branch, add former NSA and US Cyber Command chief Keith Alexander.
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Editorial: Defense Reform Long Overdue
Defense acquisition reform has been an Obama administration priority, but its latest attempt may prove the most lasting.
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Commentary: On Target With Missile Defense
As Congress begins its review of the president’s fiscal 2016 budget, I recently witnessed a welcome sign of interest from congressional staffers who attended a standing room-only, roundtable discussion on missile defense. The questions and discussion were insightful, and brought clarity to the Missile Defense Agency’s (MDA’s) sound strategy to defend against a rapidly evolving…
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Commentary: Where Is Unmanned Carrier Aviation Heading?
“What’s going on with the Pentagon’s longest-running drama, the Navy’s Unmanned Carrier-Launched Airborne Surveillance and Strike (UCLASS) program?” Bill Sweetman recently asked in Aviation Week.
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Editorial: Invest in Nuclear Capability
Over the past few years, Russia has increasingly been spouting nuclear rhetoric to scare America and Europe into getting its way. Vladimir Putin recently said he considered mobilizing his nuclear forces as he seized Ukrainian territory.
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Commentary: Congress: Don’t Ignore the Polls
For a group of people who intuitively know their polling data the way Olympic marathoners are attuned to their heart rate, Congress is curiously out of step with the country on one of the most underappreciated issues of the 2016 election: defense spending.
-
Commentary: Focus on Conventional Forces, Not Spec Ops
Doug Ollivant’s recent article for CNN, “What war has in store,” addresses key themes in planning for future conflict. However, the problem with Ollivant’s approach, along with that of many other policymakers, is the heavy focus on special operations forces (SOF) as the silver bullet to many of our nation’s security threats.
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Letter: Fight Islamic State, not Saddam
When it comes to armed conflict, many believe that the worst thing a country can do is to fight its last war.
