Atlantic Council

• Dozens of think tankers join DoD in push for BRAC

  More than 30 think tank experts are calling for military base closures. The Defense Department says it is operating with a 22 percent excess of infrastructure.

  BRAC

  June 19, 2017
• Wilson has the chops, but business connections may crash Air Force nominee

  President Trump's pick to head the Air Force is highly qualified, but some experts think her business connections are dubious.

  Defense

  January 26, 2017
• Viola may be what the Army needs, experts say

  Viola's nomination was out of the blue, but experts say that might work to his advantage. Outsiders can create an opportunity for change through new perspectives.

  Army

  December 20, 2016
• How Army’s archaic evaluation system is hurting the service

  As some of the best officers leave the Army, the service's personnel evaluation system is stuck in the 1950s and it's still years before anything can change. Federal News Radio's special report, The Army is Shortchanging its Future Force, shows the Army is starting to take steps to address the problem to meet its Force of the Future goals.

  Army

  November 01, 2016
• Are some of the Army’s best soldiers being forced out?

  Officers with advanced civilian degrees are getting pushed out of the Army. But they are the very people Defense Secretary Ash Carter wants in the military. The Army's aging personnel evaluation system may be to blame.

  Army

  October 31, 2016
• Trump, Clinton call for more robust Defense spending as automatic cuts loom

  Defense-minded voters have been left with relatively little to go on as the nation nears the end of a presidential campaign that’s included only scant discussion of military issues.

  Defense

  October 31, 2016
• Nora Bensahel & Lt. Gen. David Barno: The Army’s unbalanced budget woes

  Nora Bensahel, distinguished scholar in residence at American University, and retired Lt. Gen. David Barno, a distinguished practitioner there, are co-authors of The Future of the Army, published by the Atlantic Council. They walked Federal Drive with Tom Temin through some of the budget challenges the Army currently faces.

  Federal Drive

  October 11, 2016
• Spies and citizens get a win-win with new directive

  Intelligence analysts say a new Defense Department data gathering policy helps civil liberties and intelligence work.

  Cybersecurity

  August 05, 2016
• DoD is setting up the third offset for the next president

  DoD is trying to make sure its chosen strategy is easily picked up by the next presidential administration.

  Defense

  May 02, 2016
• Navy finds Congress friendlier as service continues to go green

  The Navy's top energy official said he thinks the tide is turning in Congress when it comes to green energy and the military.

  Defense

  April 12, 2016
• Junior Marines would be first to go in cuts for cyber capabilities

  The Marine Corps is looking toward personnel for ways to meet its cyber mandates in a time of budget cuts.

  Defense

  February 11, 2016
• NSA’s secret sauce to its employees’ loyalty

  The National Security Agency has retained almost 97 percent of its employees in 2015.

  Workforce

  February 01, 2016
• Jim Hasik: What’s next for Air Force’s Long Range Strike Bomber

  Northrop Grumman is celebrating a huge win in the Long Range Strike Bomber competition and Boeing is considering a protest of the final decision. Jim Hasik, a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council, told In Depth with Francis Rose there are still a lot of questions to answer about how much the planes will cost and how fast the Air Force really needs them.

  All News

  November 04, 2015
• DHS makes the case for cyber info sharing bill as Senate prepares to vote

  The Department of Homeland Security's deputy secretary said a bill that would help the private sector share information with the government is much-needed. Critics of the bill worry about citizens' privacy.

  Congress

  October 23, 2015