Category: National Security

Pentagon Needs Major Reform, Former Defense Secretary Says

“The only way you can force new thinking is to cut the budget. You have to reduce resources to the bureaucracy. That forces prioritization and new thinking,” Christopher Miller says. In a recent episode of “American Thought Leaders,” host Jan Jekielek and Miller, former acting secretary of defense under the Trump administration, discuss Miller’s vision…


Senators Introduce Bill Restricting Retired Military to Work for Foreign Powers

Two top senators introduced a new legislation on June 20 that, if made into law, would require public reporting on retired U.S. service members working as consultants and contractors for foreign governments and creating civil penalties if they break the law. The bipartisan Retired Officers Conflict of Interest Act, co-sponsored by senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.)…


House Oversight Committee Hearing on ‘Using Cutting-Edge Technologies to Keep America Safe’

The House Oversight Committee holds a hearing on “Using Cutting-Edge Technologies to Keep America Safe” at 1:00 p.m. ET on June 22. Ryan Rawding, vice president of business development, Pangiam; Wahid Nawabi, chairman, president, and CEO of AeroVironment; Gavin Kenneally, CEO of Ghost Robotics; and minority witness Dr. Benjamin Boudreaux, policy researcher and professor of policy…


LIVE 1 PM ET: House Oversight Committee Hearing on ‘Using Cutting-Edge Technologies to Keep America Safe’

The House Oversight Committee holds a hearing on “Using Cutting-Edge Technologies to Keep America Safe” at 1:00 p.m. ET on June 22. Ryan Rawding, vice president of business development, Pangiam; Wahid Nawabi, chairman, president, and CEO of AeroVironment; Gavin Kenneally, CEO of Ghost Robotics; and minority witness Dr. Benjamin Boudreaux, policy researcher and professor of policy…


LIVE NOW: House Oversight Committee Hearing on ‘Using Cutting-Edge Technologies to Keep America Safe’

The House Oversight Committee holds a hearing on “Using Cutting-Edge Technologies to Keep America Safe” at 1:00 p.m. ET on June 22. Ryan Rawding, vice president of business development, Pangiam; Wahid Nawabi, chairman, president, and CEO of AeroVironment; Gavin Kenneally, CEO of Ghost Robotics; and minority witness Dr. Benjamin Boudreaux, policy researcher and professor of policy…


Indian PM Modi’s Washington Visit Boosts US-India Relations as China Signals Unease

NEW DELHI–Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on his first-ever three-day state visit to the United States. His visit is expected to strengthen defense and technological cooperation between the two countries, as Modi seeks to bolster India’s place at the world’s top table. The event has attracted headlines in China as well, where communist leaders…


Biden Warns Threat of Putin Using Tactical Nuclear Weapons Is ‘Real’

President Joe Biden warned this week that the threat of Russian President Vladimir Putin using tactical nuclear weapons is “real,” days after Moscow announced that the first warheads have arrived in Belarus amid international condemnation of the move. “When I was out here about two years ago saying I worried about the Colorado River drying…


US ‘Working to Disrupt’ Chinese Expansion in Cuba: State Department

WASHINGTON—The United States is “working to disrupt” Beijing’s ongoing efforts to expand its presence in Cuba, the State Department has told The Epoch Times. “Broadly, we are monitoring and responding to any PRC [People’s Republic of China] attempts to expand its military or security presence around the world, and we watch how potential PRC actions…


Consumer Groups Call on Washington and Brussels to Regulate AI Tech

A coalition of consumer advocacy groups in the European Union and the United States called on their governments to develop regulations for generative artificial intelligence (AI) technology. These groups are concerned about AI tech that power tools like ChatGPT are developing so quickly that consumers’ rights may be grievously harmed if state regulators fail to get involved….


Schumer Announces Framework for Regulating AI ‘Revolution’

Congress will work to develop a comprehensive framework for guiding artificial intelligence (AI) development and legislation, according to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.). Schumer said that the effort was necessary to safeguard American security and values in an age that will be defined by enormous technological and social changes. “We come together at a…