national security
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Freedom of Information Act requests are on the rise. Rising faster are instances of federal agencies turning them down.
February 24, 2021 -
The new memo shows the Biden administration is looking for a wide array ideas from agencies to better recruit, retain and support a diverse national security workforce. Notably, the administration wants agencies to explore more flexible remote work options for classified workers and review existing hiring authorities.
February 05, 2021 -
The federal government funds a lot of research and development each year, but not all of it. Yet protection of R&D intellectual property from foreign adversaries is a concern.
January 26, 2021 -
With ongoing threats of violence, tomorrow's inauguration presents extra challenges on the security front.
January 19, 2021 -
President-elect Joe Biden has chosen veteran diplomat William Burns to be his CIA director
January 11, 2021 -
Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe has asked the White House to repeal an Obama-era executive order putting controlled unclassified information requirements in place.
December 16, 2020 -
At 245 years old, the Army remains a fundamental unit of national security. But it must modernize to many changes and technology and in the world threat situation.
November 24, 2020 -
Isabelle Glimcher, a New York University Stern Center for Business and Human Rights fellow, joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin for more discussion.
November 11, 2020 -
Brent Scowcroft, one of the most significant figures in US national security policy in the past half century, died this month at the age of 95.
August 28, 2020 -
The United States has a long list of threats that it’s trying to get its arms around. But John Cotton, executive MBA adjunct faculty for the School of Business at George Mason University and retired Navy vice admiral, says there is one threat that outweighs all of them.
June 26, 2019 -
How and in what areas is AI being adopted in the national security space? What is an AI ecosystem? How can government and the military enhance their AI ecosystems?
June 17, 2019 -
Best listening experience is on Chrome, Firefox or Safari. Subscribe to Federal Drive’s daily audio interviews on Apple Podcasts or PodcastOne. A small but crucial corner of military and national security policy remains mostly male. Women who work…
June 14, 2019 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Veterans Affairs Department's inspector general released its review of the agency's implementation of the new Forever GI bill.
March 25, 2019 -
Kristen Hajduk, regional director for the national capital region at MD5, discusses the advantages to building networks of innovators and entrepreneurs to help solve national security and defense problems.
March 06, 2019 -
Richard Beutel and Andrew Caron make the case for why Congress should expand rapid acquisition authorities to all agencies.
February 28, 2019