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Defense Spending Could See Big Boost

February 11, 2022 at 10:22 am EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Roll Call: “Defense spending appeared set for a larger-than-authorized increase in the fiscal year that began Oct. 1 as part of a ‘framework’ appropriators agreed to Wednesday, though the pact’s contents remained a mystery as stakeholders scrambled to figure out what’s in store for a massive omnibus package being written in secret.”

“Speculation was rife on Capitol Hill and K Street that national defense and related programs would see a $30 billion boost above President Joe Biden’s budget request, or $5 billion more than even the fiscal 2022 defense authorization law outlined.”

Filed Under: National Security

Quote of the Day

February 3, 2022 at 10:47 am EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“This horrible terrorist leader is no more.”

— President Biden, quoted by the Washington Post, on the U.S. Special Operations mission overnight in Syria that killed Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi, the leader of the Islamic State.

Filed Under: National Security

Vast Troves of Classified Info Undermine National Security

January 27, 2022 at 10:31 am EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Avril Haines, President Biden’s director of national intelligence, said “the U.S. intelligence community’s approach to classifying vast amounts of information is so flawed that it harms national security and diminishes public trust in government,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

Said Haines: “It is my view that deficiencies in the current classification system undermine our national security, as well as critical democratic objectives, by impeding our ability to share information in a timely manner.”

Filed Under: National Security

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Homeland Security Warns of Russian Cyberattack

January 24, 2022 at 12:00 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

The Department of Homeland Security issued a bulletin saying that Russia would consider conducting a cyberattack on the U.S. homeland if Moscow perceived that a U.S. or NATO response to a potential Russian invasion of Ukraine “threatened Russia’s long-term national security,” CNN reports.

Filed Under: National Security

Justice Department Forms Domestic Terrorism Unit

January 11, 2022 at 10:45 am EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“The Justice Department is forming a new domestic terrorism unit to help combat a threat that has intensified dramatically in recent years,” the Washington Post reports.

“Matthew Olsen, the head of the Justice Department’s National Security Division, announced the unit in his opening remarks before the Senate Judiciary Committee, noting that the number of FBI investigations of suspected domestic violent extremists — accused of planning or committing crimes in the name of domestic political goals — had more than doubled since the spring of 2020.”

Filed Under: National Security

Defense Contractors Bankrolled Election Objectors

January 4, 2022 at 12:57 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Defense contractors “were among the most generous corporate contributors to the campaigns of members of Congress who voted not to certify the 2020 presidential election” even after “some of those companies had halted such payments after the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol,” Roll Call reports.

Filed Under: National Security

Marine Corps Is Forcing Out Vaccine Refusers

December 30, 2021 at 11:45 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“The Marine Corps announced Thursday that it has kicked out more troops for refusing the Covid-19 vaccine. The total number of discharges has risen to 206, up from 169 last week,” Politico reports.

Military.com says the Marines have “reviewed most of the several thousand claims for religious exemptions and thus far granting none.”

Filed Under: Health Care, National Security

The Looming Threat of a Nuclear Crisis with Iran

December 29, 2021 at 9:32 am EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

New Yorker: “The stakes extend well beyond Iran. The world’s nuclear order, already perilous, is now at risk of unravelling. Nuclear pacts hammered out in the last century are dated or fraying, as the U.S., Russia, and China modernize their arsenals. The Pentagon estimates that China could have at least a thousand bombs by 2030.”

“The talks with Tehran are designed to prevent a tenth nation—the latest was North Korea, in 2006—from getting the bomb.”

Filed Under: National Security

Military Store Sold Anti-Biden Toy

December 29, 2021 at 7:54 am EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

A U.S. military base store sold figurines of Donald Trump holding a “Let’s Go Brandon” sign ahead of the holidays, the Anchorage Daily News reports.

Filed Under: National Security

Biden Signs $770 Billion Defense Bill

December 27, 2021 at 12:27 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

President Biden signed into law the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2022, which authorizes $770 billion in defense spending, Reuters reports.

Filed Under: National Security

More Marines Discharged Over Vaccine Refusal

December 23, 2021 at 12:48 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“The Marine Corps discharged 66 Marines in the past week for refusing to get the coronavirus vaccine as mandated by the military, outpacing the other services at discipline related to the shots,” the AP reports.

“The latest Corps actions brought the total number of Marines booted out of the service for vaccine refusal to 169.”

Filed Under: National Security

The Military Must Prepare for the Next Insurrection

December 18, 2021 at 9:34 am EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Three retired generals write in the Washington Post:

“As we approach the first anniversary of the deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, we — all of us former senior military officials — are increasingly concerned about the aftermath of the 2024 presidential election and the potential for lethal chaos inside our military, which would put all Americans at severe risk.”

“In short: We are chilled to our bones at the thought of a coup succeeding next time.”

Filed Under: National Security

Guardsman at Capitol Riot Gets Probation

December 16, 2021 at 2:47 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“A National Guardsman who was part of the mob that rampaged through the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 has been sentenced to probation and a fine for his actions, but will avoid jail time,” Military.com reports.

“His state says he’s still in the Guard.”

Filed Under: National Security

5 Republican Governors Seek Vaccine Exemptions

December 15, 2021 at 8:35 am EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Governors from five states have written a joint letter to Lloyd Austin, the defense secretary, asking that their National Guard troops be exempted from a federal coronavirus vaccine mandate, greatly escalating what had been a single state conflict over inoculations,” the New York Times reports.

Filed Under: National Security

No U.S. Troops Will Be Punished for Deadly Kabul Strike

December 13, 2021 at 1:35 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“None of the military personnel involved in a botched drone strike in Kabul, Afghanistan, that killed 10 civilians will face any kind of punishment after Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin approved recommendations from two top commanders,” the New York Times reports.

Filed Under: Foreign Affairs, National Security

Did Anyone Even Look at the Defense Budget?

December 9, 2021 at 11:25 am EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“By an overwhelming margin, the House passed a bill to spend $778 billion on defense next year, $25 billion more than what President Joe Biden had requested. The Senate is expected to second the motion within days,” Slate reports.

“The sum—a five percent increase over last year’s defense bill—amounts to the nation’s largest military-spending bill since World War II, even adjusting for inflation.”

“Yet no officials or lawmakers have spelled out why the budget—which includes $740 billion for the Pentagon and $28 billion for the Energy Department’s nuclear-weapons programs—needs to be quite this huge.”

Filed Under: National Security

House Approves $778 Billion Defense Bill

December 7, 2021 at 10:47 pm EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“The House voted Tuesday to approve a $778 billion defense-policy and budget bill that authorizes $25 billion more in defense spending than requested by President Biden and contains a provision to create a commission on the War in Afghanistan, three months after America’s longest war ended in a chaotic and bloody withdrawal,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

Filed Under: Budget & Taxes, National Security

Lawmakers Drop Proposal to Add Women to the Draft

December 7, 2021 at 9:31 am EST By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

“Compromise defense policy legislation set to be filed Monday will not require women to register for a military draft, a stunning turnaround after the proposal gained bipartisan support in both the House and Senate this year,” Politico reports.

Filed Under: National Security

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