by Jane Herman | Mar 11, 2014 | National Security
WASHINGTON–Locked in a seven by ten foot cell for twenty-three hours a day, with little to no human contact except for the brief mutterings of a prison guard: this was Brian Nelson’s typical day for 23 years in solitary confinement. “Yes I committed a...
by Stephanie Haines | Mar 10, 2014 | National Security
Source: Center for Strategic and International StudiesWASHINGTON – The Pentagon’s just-released long-term strategic policy plan will be jeopardized if congressionally mandated budget cuts continue, the Defense Department’s under secretary for strategy said Monday....
by Mary Kate Hayes | Mar 5, 2014 | Immigration, National Security
WASHINGTON – The Department of Homeland Security’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which works against unlawful crossing of borders that could threaten public safety, opened an exhibit in the Crime Museum Wednesday. The exhibit features artifacts such...
by Jessica Floum | Mar 5, 2014 | National Security
WASHINGTON – Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey Wednesday supported the Obama administration’s diplomatic approach to de-escalation in Ukraine during unremitting questioning on Capitol Hill. “This is a time for wise and steady...
by Stephanie Haines | Mar 4, 2014 | National Security, Politics
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama’s next steps in responding to the Russian intervention in Crimea are crucial, a Heritage Foundation panel said Tuesday. Over the weekend, armed Russian forces made their presence felt in the Crimean Peninsula, a part of Ukraine,...
by Stephanie Haines | Feb 26, 2014 | National Security
WASHINGTON – – New Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson Wednesday agreed with members of a congressional committee that his agency needs to focus more on border security. The House Homeland Security Committee hosted Johnson, who became the secretary of the...
by Ellen Garrison | Feb 26, 2014 | Health & Science, National Security
WASHINGTON – Amid revelations of government surveillance, the Food and Drug Administration found itself in front of a House committee Wednesday dealing with allegations of unreasonable computer monitoring of whistleblowing FDA employees. The Republicans on the...
by Cat Zakrzewski | Feb 26, 2014 | National Security
WASHINGTON — Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand admonished a Defense Department official Wednesday for characterizing the increase in reports of military sexual assault as an improvement. She called the volume of reports “a significant failure.” “Please do not say we are...
by Christophe Haubursin | Feb 25, 2014 | National Security
WASHINGTON — Holding Russia accountable for possible violations of a 1987 nuclear missile treaty means keeping President Vladimir Putin’s priorities in mind, Sen. Marco Rubio said Tuesday at a Heritage Foundation event. Putin’s 2005 statement that the collapse of the...
by Cat Zakrzewski | Feb 24, 2014 | National Security
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel Monday announced a 2015 budget proposal that would downsize the Army to pre-World War II levels, and he warned Congress even more military spending reductions will be made in 2016 and beyond if lawmakers do not curb mandatory...
by Stephanie Haines | Feb 24, 2014 | National Security
WASHINGTON – The military is focusing on using troops more strategically in future ground operations, the head of the Army Special Forces Command said Monday. During a panel discussion on the need for humans in land operations following recent defense budget cuts,...
by Ellen Garrison | Feb 24, 2014 | National Security
WASHINGTON — There is a real potential for Ukraine to split into two countries along ethnic lines, but there also is enough international and internal push against the idea that such an outcome as the result of the ouster of President Viktor Yanukovich is...
