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The demographic and fiscal time bombs ticking inside the Pentagon

The lack of 18-year-olds to serve and our country’s towering fiscal deficits will endanger our national security in the near term.

Ukraine funds to backfill US stocks will expire amid GOP opposition

House GOP opposition to additional Ukraine aid threatens to deprive the Pentagon of funds it needs to backfill weapons it has given Kyiv from U.S. stocks.

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Taiwan’s big stake in Washington’s budget battles

It’s in the U.S. national security interest to accelerate Taiwan’s procurement of the capabilities it needs to deter an invasion, the authors argue.

Rogers calls for Pentagon IG probe of Space Command basing decision

Rogers and other House lawmakers claim the Space Command basing process included “striking irregularities.”

Child care fees plunge for many military families

The cost of child care is going down for many military families. In some cases they will be paying 30% to 40% less.

Are you ‘essential?’ What happens to your job in a government shutdown

The only thing guaranteed at this point is that a shutdown, even a short one, would affect wide swaths of the workforce.

Cardin may track Menendez on Saudi pact, Turkey F-16s as panel chair

Ben Cardin has some weighty decisions to make on security cooperation with Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Egypt after Bob Menendez's latest legal woes.

Milley says he’ll ensure family safety after Trump’s execution remark

Gen. Mark Milley said he'll take steps to protect himself and his family after comments by former President Donald Trump.

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Improving the citizen experience requires treating data like a product

Thanks to advances in technology, data sharing with the goal of improving the citizen experience can be achieved, the author says.

US government surveillance tool should face limits, privacy panel says

Many Democratic and Republican lawmakers say they won’t vote to renew Section 702 when it expires at the end of the year without major changes.