The mission of the Department of Defense is to provide, through its military strength, a solid foundation for the national policy of theUnited States. The forerunner of the Department of Defense, the National Military Establishment, was created by theNational Security Actof 1947 and evolved from ...
which was the first year the IG issued a report on the subject. Congress mandated in 2021 that the IG annually gauge how effectively the Defense Department prevents and responds to extremist activities in the ranks.
“If individuals can perform satisfactorily, without making their extremist opinions overt through words or actions that violate policy, reflect poorly on the Armed Forces, or disrupt the effectiveness and order of their units, they are likely to be able to complete their contracts,” the...
“If individuals can perform satisfactorily, without making their extremist opinions overt through words or actions that violate policy, reflect poorly on the Armed Forces, or disrupt the effectiveness and order of their units, they are likely to be able to complete their contracts,” ...
“If individuals can perform satisfactorily, without making their extremist opinions overt through words or actions that violate policy, reflect poorly on the Armed Forces, or disrupt the effectiveness and order of their units, they are likely to be able to complete their contracts,” ...
At least on the surface, the goal of the review is part of a larger policy debate about the role special operations force should or can play in what the Defense Department terms “competition” with Russia and China. In 2018, then-Defense Secretary Jim Mattis rolled out anational defense st...
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NATO: “We stand in solidarity with all those who have been affected byrecent malicious cyber activities including the Microsoft Exchange Server compromise,” the alliance’s political decision-making body, the North Atlantic Council, said in astatementon Monday. “We call on all States, including...
In October 2013, during the government shutdown which lasted 17 days, military death gratuities were halted by the political fight. But in 2018 lawmakers passed legislation to allow those benefits to be paid out even if the budget situation is unsettled. ...