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Nearly 4,000 soldiers, sailors and Marines applied to join the Space Force. Here are the 50 who made it.
The Space Force is preparing to choose another 350 or so members from that applicant pool in the next month.
Defense Department linguist charged with leaking classified information to terrorist organization
Mariam Taha Thompson, a linguist with the Defense Department, allegedly delivered classified information to a co-conspirator who has “apparent connections” to Hezbollah, the Lebanese Shiite group designated a foreign terrorist organization. Thompson held a Top Secret clearance at the time of her arrest, where she was attached to a special operations unit in Iraq.
By Dylan Gresik
Dems, GOP divided after Iran briefing from Trump administration officials
The U.S. and Iran stepped back from the brink of war, but some lawmakers are left with questions about the administration’s strategy.
By Joe Gould
The GI Bill should’ve been race neutral, politicos made sure it wasn’t
While white veterans got into college with relative ease, black service members faced limited options and outright denial in their pursuit for educational advancement.
By Joseph Thompson, Mississippi State University
Homeland Security raids Coast Guard coffers to pay for border programs
FEMA also will be affected by a DHS move to reallocate $271 million, officials say.
Do the floods suggest a national security threat from climate change?
The military has warned in a series of reports under past administrations that climate change is a security threat on many fronts.
Reform panel warns Congress to overhaul Pentagon acquisitions, or lose technological edge
Pentagon acquisitions need an overhaul to work with companies outside the Capital Beltway, according to an influential advisory group established by Congress.
By Joe Gould
US reverses course, certifies Russian Open Skies aircraft
The U.S. has signed off on a Russian Open Skies plane, but the two sides remain at loggerheads over future flights.
By Aaron Mehta
Trump’s arms sales nominee bogged down by 3D gun debate
A State Department nomination that should have been a victory lap for the Trump administration’s efforts to boost U.S. arms sales abroad instead has become caught up in a separate domestic controversy.
By Joe Gould