Changing the Military Draft: It's Not Really About Women "The real question is about how draft registration serves society, or doesn't."
Are Cryptocurrencies a Threat to US National Security? "The most serious threat to U.S. national security is the impact of digital currencies on American control over the...
The DoD Is Failing to Align Expertise with the National Defense Strategy "The DoD and services must adjust their organizational priorities and cultures to address the NDS' new focus on security...
The ACFT Is Already Working. It's Time for Leaders to Get on Board Fundamentally, ACFT failures do not indicate a problem with the test itself.
At the VA, This Memorial Day Feels Different "This year's Memorial Day offers us some ability to return to those gatherings, but it still won't be the same."
Parental Leave for Troops Should Not Require a Legal Review There is a primary caregiver vs. secondary caregiver construct.
Super-Robot TAMS Navigates a Marine Corps 'Kill House' Read an excerpt from "Burn-In: A Novel of the Real Robotic Revolution," by Peter W. Singer and August Cole.
How Businesses Collaborate with the VA to Save Veterans' Lives Businesses have joined forces with the health care community to focus on identifying innovative solutions now and into the...
When Reckless Military Training Creates Preventable Deaths, Accountability Must Go to the Top The instinct of many generals and admirals is to protect their fellow "stars."
Help Troops Stay Mission-Focused by Ending Food Insecurity Food insecurity affected 29% of junior enlisted personnel who responded to a recent Blue Star Families survey.
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...