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  • Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost salutes Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles
    Esper’s end-around on Trump harmed civil-military relations

    Further politicization of appointments could lead to a Pentagon that games appointments in the fourth year of an administration or selects separate slates of general officers according to the anticipated preferences of the winning candidate.

    Jud Crane
    February 19
  • The USPS has lost more than a billion dollars annually during the last 14 consecutive years, and in 2020, USPS was $9.2 billion in the red. (Nati Harnik/AP)
    The delusion of postal profits

    The USPS has lost more than a billion dollars annually during the last 14 consecutive years, and in 2020, USPS was $9.2 billion in the red.

    Steve Pociask
    February 23
  • (Mueller Photography/Getty Images)
    Threats abound as defense agencies make long-term move to hybrid work patterns

    Hybrid work patterns for defense offices are likely to continue to grow in importance, making them targets for increasingly innovative and sophisticated threats.

    Jim Richberg
    February 18
  • From left, Reps. Seth Moulton and Jim Banks co-chair the House of Representatives’ Future of Defense Task Force.
    US Reps. Moulton and Banks: The future of defense is in public-private partnerships

    A whole-of-government approach that better partners with the private sector will lead to advancements that help our entire country and our economy.

    Rep. Seth Moulton and Rep. Jim Banks
    January 7
  • Former Pentagon comptroller: Observations and opportunities for America’s defense budget

    The time is right for a fresh start, one that involves continued aggressive and unafraid changes to how the Pentagon is resourced.

    Elaine McCusker
    January 6
  • BEIJING, CHINA - DECEMBER 6: U.S. Under Secretary of Defence for Policy Michele Flournoy arrives for a bilateral meeting with Ma Xiaotian, deputy chief of general staff of the Chinese People's Liberation Army at the Bayi Building on December 7, 2011 in Beijing, China.Ties between the two military powers have been strained following announcement by the US that they will base up to 2500 marines in Darwin, northern Australia. (Photo by Andy Wong-Pool/Getty Images)
    There should be no doubt about Michele Flournoy for defense secretary

    The primary criterion for assessing any nomination for secretary of defense is whether the nominee has the experience, competence and steadfastness to oversee the most powerful military and the wide-ranging defense establishment that supports it.

    Barry Pavel
    December 1, 2020
  • Marine One prepares to land on the South Lawn of the White House on Oct. 5, 2020, in Washington. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
    Crisis and leadership: The presidential role in restoring trust

    Over the past two decades, our nation has faced two major crises, is currently in the midst of a third with the global pandemic and may be on the precipice of a fourth: modern-day civil war.

    James-Christian B. Blockwood, NAPA
    October 23, 2020
  • The Trump administration has enacted several changes for federal employees, including a mandatory tax deferral program and efforts to remove agency diversity training. (Eric Baradat/AFP via Getty Images)
    Stop politicizing and insulting the federal civil service

    The Trump administration has enacted several changes for federal employees, including a mandatory tax deferral program and efforts to remove agency diversity training.

    David J. Verardo, American Federation of Government Employees
    September 16, 2020
  • In closing the Pentagon, the military could stop rotating staff officers in and out of northern Virginia, a think tank analyst writes. (AFP)
    Close the Pentagon — it’s too big of a target

    Why maintain a highly concentrated target for adversaries?

    James Hasik
    August 31, 2020
  • Two lawmakers warn that hastily passing out money is simply not the solution to a complex problem like that of the coronavirus pandemic. (Sgt. Dustin D. Biven/U.S. Army)
    With billions of dollars at stake, let’s responsibly and deliberately spend America’s funds

    Two lawmakers warn that hastily passing out money is simply not the solution to a complex problem.

    Sen. Dick Durbin and Rep. Adam Smith
    August 5, 2020
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