by Alyk Russell Kenlan | Aug 14, 2020 | Featured, National Security
Three years and millions of dollars later, counter terrorism efforts in the Philippines have not made a “substantial difference,” a Defense Department Inspector General report released this week found. Since 2017, the U.S. has supported the Armed Forces of the...
by Alyk Russell Kenlan | Aug 7, 2020 | National Security
Foreign hackers infiltrating U.S. electric and gas infrastructure has long been a concern of intelligence officials and lawmakers. With a pandemic raging across the United States and the world, those concerns have been heightened. “The COVID-19 pandemic has...
by Alyk Russell Kenlan | Aug 5, 2020 | Topics
The Army is fighting institutionalized racism and needs to see troops as individuals with distinct experiences instead of as a homogeneous unit, Army Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville said Friday. The Army doesn’t have a problem with diversity, but inclusion,...
by Alyk Russell Kenlan | Jul 17, 2020 | Featured, National Security
China’s newly announced sanctions against a principal American defense contractor may have been done more for political effect than economic punishment. On Tuesday, China said it would sanction Lockheed Martin Corp., which produces America’s top fighter planes, after...
by Alyk Russell Kenlan | Jul 17, 2020 | Featured, Politics
Over a quarter of female Department of Veterans Affairs employees experienced sexual harassment in recent years, according to a Government Accountability Office report published Wednesday. The GAO report highlighted outdated VA sexual harassment policies, delays in...
