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VA introduces new electronic health records system to four additional sites
The VA continues to adopt a new electronic medical record system, rolling it out to hospitals in Ohio and Kentucky on Saturday.
By Patricia Kime
Cyber Command shifts counterterrorism task force to focus on higher-priority threats
U.S. Cyber Command is shifting Joint Task Force-Ares' focus from counterterrorism to nation-state actors, particularly in the Indo-Pacific region.
By Mark Pomerleau
Colorado Guard JAG officer suing superiors over his participation in BLM protests
Army Capt. Alan Kennedy, a part-time JAG in the Colorado National Guard, is suing his superiors for giving him discipline and reprimands he claims limited his off-duty freedom of speech.
By Davis Winkie
Biden’s Afghanistan pullout gets mixed reaction in Congress
Mostly Republican critics warn Afghanistan would again become a launchpad for terror attacks.
By Joe Gould
Defense Secretary Austin orders review of deadly 2020 Manda Bay attack in Kenya
Gen. Paul Funk, commander of Army Training and Doctrine Command, will conduct the review of the January 2020 attack that killed three Americans and wounded three others.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press and Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Lawmakers propose check on Biden’s war powers
A bipartisan group of lawmakers have introduced legislation to repeal the 1991 and 2002 authorizations for the use of military force in the Middle East amid escalating tension between the U.S. and Iran.
By Joe Gould
Guard response to Capitol riots wasn’t hurt by politics, officials insist
Former Capitol Hill security leaders say they did not see intelligence predicting the need for military assistance ahead of the attack.
The PCS penalty and the Army family
Considerations for spousal career stability and employment prospects must become a more central factor if the Army hopes to retain top talent and maintain readiness, says the author of this commentary.
By Paul Kearney
After pardon, Blackwater guard defiant: ‘I acted correctly’
Evan Liberty is one of four former Blackwater contractors pardoned by President Donald Trump, freeing them from prison after a 2007 shooting rampage in Baghdad that killed more than a dozen Iraqi civilians.
Latest fight over defense bill may push final passage into 2021
The annual defense authorization bill has hit yet another procedural roadblock, this time over an unrelated fight over stimulus checks related to the ongoing pandemic.
Why San Antonio should host US Space Command
In this commentary, a retired four-star Air Force general makes the case for why San Antonio should be selected to host U.S. Space Command.
By Edward A. Rice Jr.