The Mission Ahead: Defense
Allmond: Bill to Secure Chemical Plants Has Unintended Consequences
October 30, 2009
Imagine a society in which you walk into a pharmacy and there is no common pain reliever, such as ibuprofen, on the shelves. A shortage or elimination of common consumer products could become reality if proponents of government-mandated product substitution get their way.
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Gansler: Take Advantage of Competition in Large Fighter Engine Programs
October 6, 2009
Much has been written in opinion pages, and offered as commentary in the halls of Congress, as to the merits of having an alternate engine program for the Joint Strike Fighter (now known as the F-35).
Douglas and O'Malley: PASS ID Act Fixes Problems With Hastily Passed REAL ID
July 27, 2009
Even as we near the eighth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, as a nation we have yet to take the necessary steps to prevent would-be terrorists from forging state identification documents — a critical recommendation of the 9/11 commission.
Soderberg: Smart Steps to Prevent a Cybersecurity 9/11
June 8, 2009
In laying out his policy at the end of May, President Barack Obama rightly emphasized the need to make cybersecurity a higher priority for the country. But his 60-day policy review merely posed the tough questions. Coming up with the right answers will be one of the key challenges of his presidency.
Cobble: Wasted Words, Wasted Dollars
June 1, 2009
As families across America struggle to trim their monthly budgets, they’re unlikely to cut back on milk and eggs in order to buy a second Jet Ski. Yet Blue Dog Democrats recently did something similar by cutting $10 billion out of the $540 billion in domestic spending proposed by President Obama, while turning a blind eye to nearly $664 billion in defense spending that independent reports show is rife with billions in wasted taxpayer dollars.
Reyes: Washington Repeating Iraq Mistakes in Afghanistan
May 20, 2009
Last week, as Congress moved to pass nearly $100 billion in war funding through a supplemental bill, 10 other veterans who served in Afghanistan and Iraq joined me in Washington, D.C., to visit Members of Congress and staff to encourage them to vote against the funding.
Obama Should Avoid Bush’s Iraq Errors in Dealing With Afghanistan
March 16, 2009
Before Afghanistan becomes for President Barack Obama what Iraq became for former President George W. Bush — a seemingly incurable conflict that alienated America’s allies and increased insecurity regionally — we recommend an augment to the Afghanistan approach.
Chun: Cyber Attacks Demand Strong Public-Private Response
Nov. 6, 12:35 p.m.
The federal government is increasingly taking a leadership role in improving the nation’s cybersecurity. But, with a threat that is quickly growing and more sophisticated each day, it’s clear that the government — for all of its good intentions — cannot win this battle without a robust commitment from technology companies. Read Full Article
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