Tag: USA

Advanced threats, operational changes drive training transformation for US Marines (Megan Eckstein, Defense News)

The U.S. Marine Corps is focused on bringing synthetic training systems to its infantry members, acknowledging that advanced threats and operational changes under the...
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Department of Defense orders $316 million more in anti-jam GPS devices (Nathan Strout, Defense News)

The Defense Logistics Agency has ordered another $315 million worth of GPS modules that can utilize a new anti-jam signal, bringing the total value...
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Putin’s Ultimatum to America (Pavel Felgenhauer, The Jamestown Foundation)

In the past several weeks, relations between Moscow and Washington nosedived, with multiple overlapping potential crises and increasingly toxic rhetoric aggravating an already dangerous...
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Can the Fed Overcome Its Transitory Policy Mistake? (Mohamed A. El-Erian, Project-Syndicate)

It took way too long, but key officials at the US Federal Reserve have finally acknowledged that for months they mischaracterized an inflationary surge...
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An AI fair lending policy agenda for the federal financial regulators (Michael Akinwumi, John Merrill, Lisa Rice, Kareem Saleh, and Maureen Yap, Brookings)

Algorithms, including artificial intelligence and machine learning models (AI/ML), increasingly dictate many core aspects of everyday life. Whether applying for a job or a...
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US Department of Energy Funds Clean Energy Innovations Program (IndustryWeek)

Engineers and scientists with ideas for decarbonizing the manufacturing industry in the United States have expanded access to an entrepreneurship program offering a $100,000 annual stipend...
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Secretary Antony J. Blinken at a Press Availability at the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) (US Department of State)

SECRETARY BLINKEN:  Good afternoon, everyone.  We’ve had a pretty packed and I would say productive day here in Stockholm, and I really want to...
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Vice President Harris’ First National Space Council Meeting (US Department of State)

The National Space Council meeting chaired by Vice President Harris reaffirmed our national commitment to exploring and developing outer space in a sustainable, equitable,...
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U.S. Concerned Over Russia’s Ukraine Stance; Moscow Expels U.S. Diplomats (RFE RL)

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Washington is concerned over Russia's stance toward Ukraine as he prepares to meet Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov...
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‘Confusion’ emerges as new weapon class for Air Force cyber warriors (Mark Pomerlau, Defense News)

Shooting down an aircraft or blowing up a target might not be the pinnacle of winning in future conflicts. Rather, sowing confusion among adversaries...
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Lockheed unveils pared-down F-35 trainer with same software capability but a 90% reduced footprint (Megan Eckstein, Defense News)

Lockheed Martin has developed an F-35 trainer with less hardware that could see the U.S. and partner countries expand their training capacity for less cost. The company...
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With T-7 on the way, why is ACC eyeing a new trainer? (Stephen Losey, Defense News)

The Air Force is considering a new trainer aircraft — one intended to emulate 4th and 5th generation fighter jets and be able to...
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Responses to Russian anti-satellite tests should be more about capability than condemnation (Christopher Stone, Defense News)

Recently, the Russian Federation conducted a successful missile launch that destroyed a defunct Kosmos electronic intelligence satellite. This demonstration of precision targeting by a ground-based anti-satellite...
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US defence secretary condemns China hypersonic missile tests (Al Jazeera)

The US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has said China’s pursuit of hypersonic weapons “increases tensions in the region”, promising that the United States would...
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Washington cannot force Japan and South Korea together (Anthony V Rinna, East Asia Forum)

Seoul–Tokyo relations under Japan’s new prime minister Fumio Kishida are off to a less-than-promising start. This is no doubt frustrating for the United States, eager...
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To address homelessness, place governance must evolve (Tracy Hadden Loh and Jennifer S. Vey, Brookings)

This November marked the annual Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week­—aptly timed to coincide with the season of giving, celebrations of harvest plenty, and, in...
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