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Army veteran Vincent Viola, billionaire owner of the Florida Panthers, named Trump’s Army secretaryPresident-elect Donald Trump has nominated as his Army secretary Vincent Viola, an Army veteran who became a billionaire after founding an electronic trading firm and went on ...
By Phillip Carter
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National Security Human Capital
Trump’s Generals: How Wartime Service Shaped Mattis, Kelly, & FlynnThe generals likely to hold top positions in the incoming Trump administration share a common trait: They are combat veterans highly attuned to looming threats. While it’s ra...
By Richard Fontaine
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Defense / National Security Human Capital
Former DoD Comptroller Hale Offers Cost-Cutting Reform AgendaThe year-end ritual across the Defense Department is “use it or lose it,” with employees racing to spend every last dollar on office equipment and information technology, hopi...
By Robert F. Hale
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National Security Human Capital
Veterans Groups Urge Donald Trump to Keep Current VA SecretarySeveral national veterans advocacy organizations are urging Donald Trump to reappoint Veterans Affairs Secretary Bob McDonald, while, separately, the six most prominent groups...
By Sec. Robert McDonald
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National Security Human Capital
Air Force One Costs Billions of Dollars Because It’s a Flying White HouseDonald Trump took aim at one of the most visible emblems of the American presidency with his attack on plans for a new Air Force One, turning the iconoclastic message that got...
By Phillip Carter
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National Security Human Capital
Trump hires a third general, raising concerns about heavy military influencecaPresident-elect Donald Trump has selected retired Marine Gen. John F. Kelly as secretary of homeland security, officials familiar with the decision said Wednesday, recruiting ...
By Phillip Carter
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National Security Human Capital
Mattis isn’t just a popular general anymore. He’s an icon faced with running the entire Pentagon.Marine Lance Cpl. Andrew Gitto was less than two weeks removed from his 20th birthday when a Taliban sniper hit him two times at a checkpoint in Marja, Afghanistan, in April 2...
By Loren DeJonge Schulman
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National Security Human Capital
Trump to nominate retired Gen. James Mattis to lead PentagonWASHINGTON (AP) — Breaking once more from presidential custom, Donald Trump is turning to a military man to steer the U.S. military, choosing retired Gen. James Mattis, who wi...
By Richard Fontaine
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National Security Human Capital
AP EXPLAINS: Why officers can't easily become Pentagon headsWASHINGTON (AP) — Retired Marine Gen. James Mattis, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for defense secretary, will need more than the usual Senate confirmation before being a...
By Loren DeJonge Schulman
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National Security Human Capital
To keep promises to veterans, Trump taps Koch-backed groupPresident-elect Trump is leaning on a once-obscure group backed by conservative billionaires Charles and David Koch as he seeks to make good on a campaign promise to overhaul ...
By Phillip Carter
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National Security Human Capital
Trump loves the sheen of the brass, but generals come with some fixed viewsOn the campaign trail he complained that they had been “reduced to rubble.” At other moments he suggested that he might have to fire them all. Now that Donald Trump is presid...
By Phillip Carter
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National Security Human Capital
After 15 years of war, America's military has about had it with 'nation building'Senior fellow Phil Carter explains the reasons for skepticism surrounding the idea of nation building in the U.S. military in The Military Times....
By Phillip Carter
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National Security Human Capital
Strategic Capabilities Office Preparing for New Programs, Next AdministrationIn Defense News, senior fellow Ben FitzGerald discusses the new programs in the Strategic Capabilities Office....
By Ben FitzGerald
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Defense / Indo-Pacific Security / National Security Human Capital / Technology & National Security
Why the US Navy Should Fear China's New 093B Nuclear Attack SubmarineDirector of the Defense Strategies and Assessments Program Jerry Hendrix explains the technology of the new Chinese 093B Nuclear Attack Submarine in The National Interest....
By Jerry Hendrix
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National Security Human Capital
The Pentagon Reboots Its Silicon Valley OutpostIn Bloomberg, senior fellow Ben FizGerald notes the rudimentary difficulties facing the new DIUx program in Silicon Valley. ...
By Ben FitzGerald
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National Security Human Capital / Technology & National Security
An Air Force Without Pilots? Critics Call for an Unmanned B-21 BomberSenior fellows Kelley Sayler and Paul Scharre discuss the benefits of having unmanned B-21 Bombers in The Fiscal Times....
By Kelley Sayler & Paul Scharre
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National Security Human Capital
A First Look at America's SupergunIn The Wall Street Journal, senior fellow Elbridge Colby discusses the loss of a conventional American military advantage as other nations improve technology....
By Elbridge Colby
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National Security Human Capital / Middle East Security
Nuclear Deal Promised to Spur Investment. Iran’s Still Waiting.In Bloomberg, senior fellow Elizabeth Rosenberg shares insight into the recent hostility between Iran and world powers in the year following the nuclear deal. ...
By Elizabeth Rosenberg
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Defense / National Security Human Capital / Technology & National Security
On Ivy League campuses, military brass find a warmer welcomeIn Reuters, Bacevich fellow Katherine Kidder praises Ivy League schools for introducing ROTC to the elite. ...
By Katherine Kidder
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Defense / National Security Human Capital
Carter Gambles with DIUx Direct ReportSenior fellow Ben FitzGerald analyzes former DIUx director George Duchak and the organization's recent changes in Defense News ...
By Ben FitzGerald