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Pentagon Says Storm Response Will Slow Combat DeploymentsWASHINGTON—Defense Department efforts to help Puerto Rico recover from Hurricane Maria will delay troop deployments to Afghanistan and affect deployments across the globe into...
By Phillip Carter
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National Security Human Capital
An Unfit President Fails Puerto RicoIn the frustrated anguish of Puerto Rico, we can see the real-world consequences of Donald Trump’s flagrant incompetence. A little more than eight months ago, the United State...
By Phillip Carter
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National Security Human Capital
Those Serving In The US Military Don’t Actually Represent The Country As A WholeUnder the Trump administration, the likelihood that the nation goes to war seems to be at an all-time high. But is it really “the nation” that goes to war these days? The mili...
By Amy Schafer
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National Security Human Capital
Trump wants to kick trans troops out. “Deployability” might keep them in.President Donald Trump’s order banning transgender troops from serving in the military alarmed top military and civilian defense officials. But a little-known provision may gi...
By Amy Schafer
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National Security Human Capital
Mattis’ transgender policy review is just ‘following orders’Defense Secretary James Mattis is doing exactly what President Donald Trump asked of him in ordering a review of the transgender troop ban in the military, analysts say. Tuesd...
By Amy Schafer
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National Security Human Capital
Trump’s most popular Cabinet secretary is Obama holdoverVA Secretary David Shulkin has proved to be something unique in President Donald Trump's Washington: an Obama appointee nominated by Trump who is beloved by almost everyone an...
By Phillip Carter
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National Security Human Capital
Investigators Repeatedly Warned Navy Ahead of Deadly CollisionsCongressional investigators and military officials warned repeatedly about overworked sailors, shortened training schedules and budget cuts in the years leading up to two fata...
By Amy Schafer
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National Security Human Capital
Analysis: Could Trump’s Transgender Military Ban Actually Become Policy?Just days after a national address on defense policy in Afghanistan in which Trump lauded the diversity and inclusivity of the U.S. military, the White House appears ready to ...
By Katherine Kidder
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National Security Human Capital
10 U.S. Navy Sailors Missing After Destroyer Collides With Tanker Off SingaporeThe destroyer USS John S McCain collided with a merchant vessel near Singapore early Monday local time. Ten U.S. Navy sailors are missing, and five were injured. This is the f...
By Jerry Hendrix
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Phillip Carter on The Rachel Maddow Show Discusses President Trump's Afghanistan SpeechPhilip Carter, senior fellow and director of the CNAS Military, Veterans, and Society Program, talks with MSNBC's Rachel Maddow about why the lack of details in Donald Trump's...
By Phillip Carter
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Defense / National Security Human Capital
Congress is using a $28.6 billion fund as a sequestration bargaining chipTucked in the House legislation funding the Defense Department for 2018 is a provision that basically gives the Pentagon a $28.6 billion check to spend however it desires. The...
By Lauren Fish
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National Security Human Capital
Congress Reaches Deal to Avert Shutdown of Veterans’ Health Choice ProgramLawmakers reached a deal late Thursday to stave off a painful shutdown of the multibillion-dollar Choice Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs. But the days-long stand...
By Phillip Carter
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Defense / National Security Human Capital
Michèle Flournoy on CBS This Morning on U.S. Strategy in AfghanistanFormer Undersecretary of Defense for Policy and co-founder of the Center for a New American Security Michèle Flournoy joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss why the U.S. is still...
By Michèle Flournoy
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National Security Human Capital
Major disciplinary action at VA publicly posted onlinePhil Carter, senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security, discusses a new transparency effort at the Department of Veterans Affairs — a public-facing list of emplo...
By Phillip Carter
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National Security Human Capital
A Bipartisan Congress That Works? Veterans Committees Show How It’s DoneMagnanimous hearings. Bipartisan votes. Substantial legislation on its way to becoming law. This is Congress? Something strange is happening in the staid hearing rooms of the ...
By Phillip Carter
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National Security Human Capital
CNAS Releases Report on Community Efforts to Serve VeteransA new study from the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) examines the collaborative networks formed by private and nonprofit organizations as they seek to support vetera...
By Neal Urwitz
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National Security Human Capital
‘What’s your end game?’ Trump delegating Afghan war decisions to the Pentagon faces scrutinyPresident Trump’s decision to delegate authority to the Pentagon to set troop levels in Afghanistan has raised concerns that a few thousand additional troops expected to deplo...
By Dr. Jason Dempsey
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National Security Human Capital
No competition, no cost estimate as Kansas City firm picked for coveted VA contractThe Trump administration picked Kansas City-based Cerner Corp. for a coveted contract to modernize veterans health records, but the news came with a caveat: There will be no c...
By Phillip Carter
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National Security Human Capital
Trump’s Cabinet of Generals Is Testing the U.S. Military’s Political NeutralityIn this week’s Trend Lines podcast, WPR’s editor-in-chief, Judah Grunstein, and senior editor, Frederick Deknatel, discuss the Manchester bombing and U.S. President Donald Tru...
By Dr. Jason Dempsey & Amy Schafer
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National Security Human Capital
VA eyes building closures to boost care under TrumpThe Trump administration is considering whether to shut down Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities and consolidate hospitals to save money. The move, tentatively sup...
By Phillip Carter
