Defense & Security

39+ min ago   (700+ words) The U.S. Small Business Administration is tapping a World War II defense industrial base effort with its Smaller War Plants Commission program to make the nation an arsenal of democracy once again. SBA in August announced the SWPC, an innovative DIB…...

14+ hour, 33+ min ago   (967+ words) I still remember hearing the name COP for the first time during my school days. Back then, I understood it in very simple terms: a global effort to save the environment. And for me, that mostly meant planting as many…...

33+ min ago   (171+ words) A new section of the Madison Police Department will boost efforts to review officer use of force and better involve community members in police training, police chief John Patterson says. Chris Rickert writes about public safety and covers the state…...

6+ hour, 2+ min ago   (1104+ words) As land leases come up for renewal, a new report reveals the facts about the U.S. Armed Forces’ impacts in the Pacific Islands. A flight line mechanic assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 164 (Reinforced), 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, mans a.50-caliber…...

28+ min ago   (177+ words) The expulsions of Gen. Zhang Youxia, vice chair of the powerful Central Military Commission and second only to President Xi Jinping in the military hierarchy, and Gen. Liu Zhenli, the chief of staff of the commission’s Joint Staff Department, are…...

1+ hour, 52+ min ago   (566+ words) When the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen launched multiple missiles on September 19 against Saudi Arabian targets, including the capital city of Riyadh, most of the incoming weapons were intercepted high in the atmosphere before doing any damage. Reagan called that…...

25+ min ago   (1432+ words) R Street Institute The risk of cyber catastrophes has become a growing concern. Following the July 2026 hack of Hugging Face by a swarm of AI agents and a series of allegedly Iran-backed attacks on water utilities, a growing coalition of…...

2+ hour, 49+ min ago   (415+ words) Why It’s Time For A Permanent U.S. Army Base In Poland lexingtoninstitute.org Why It’s Time For A Permanent U.S. Army Base In Poland With Putin sweeping his rigged elections in Russia, Poland has a lot on the line....

1+ hour, 13+ min ago   (578+ words) By John Cole | The Center Square “There have been a lot of stories of late about @SeanParnellUSA being considered to be our next Secretary of the Army,” McCormick wrote Thursday on social media. “I hope it’s true.” Parnell, a combat…...

32+ min ago   (162+ words) What happens when surveillance, property damage, and conscience collide in the jury box. As public concern and distrust have soared, we have seen in recent months “vandals” descending on these cameras like angels in the night and dismantling them, which…...