Report to Congress on Taiwan Defense Issues
The following is the April 19, 2024, Congressional Research Service report, Taiwan Defense Issues for Congress…
Hyten: China’s ‘Unprecedented Nuclear Modernization’ Chief Concern
The speed of China’s “unprecedented nuclear modernization” and its “build-out of a modernized triad” is the biggest concern for the…
White House Seeks Continuing Resolution With $6.4B For Afghan Refugees
The Biden administration is calling on Congress to pass a stopgap spending measure for the upcoming fiscal year as lawmakers…
GAO Report on Defense Department Satellite Communications
The following is the September 2021 Government Accountability Office report, Satellite Communications: DOD Should Explore Options to Meet User Needs…
STRATCOM: China’s Pursuit of Nuclear and Hypersonic Weapons Adds Urgency to U.S. Deterrence
China’s recent full-speed-ahead breakout in nuclear forces, space and cyber efforts, and hypersonic systems adds new urgency to America’s need…
HASC Chairman’s Mark Adds 12 Navy Super Hornets, Preserves Navy Nuclear Cruise Missile Funds
The chairman of the House Armed Services Committee is preserving money to develop a new surface-launched nuclear cruise missile, and…
Panel: Long-term Resettlement of Afghan Refugees is ‘Where the Crisis is Moving’
After the evacuation from Afghanistan ends, the next work that needs to be done is to permanently resettle the flood…
SECDEF Austin Memo on Mandatory Service Member COVID-19 Vaccinations
The following is the Aug. 24, 2021, Defense Department memorandum directing mandatory vaccinations of U.S. service members against COVID-19.…
Petraeus Questions U.S. Ability to Counter Terrorism After Afghanistan’s Fall
The “harsh reality” of the fall of Afghanistan to the Taliban raises question on how closely Washington can keep an…
Pentagon Mandating Pfizer Vaccine After FDA Approval; 2 Sailors, Marine Die of COVID-19 Complications
The Defense Department will begin requiring Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccination now that it has received full approval from the Food and…
Limited Coordination Between U.S., NATO Allies in Getting Afghanistan Evacuees to Airport
Troops from NATO member states, including the U.S., U.K. and France, are all working in Kabul to remove citizens and…