Category: National Security

LIVE NOW: House Financial Committee’s Hearing on ‘Preserving the US Dollar’s Status’ Against Chinese Digital Currency

The House Financial Committee holds a hearing regarding H.R. 556 (the 21st Century Dollar Act) and H.R. 804 (the Chinese CBDC Prohibition Act) at 10:00 a.m. ET June 7. Dr. Tyler Goodspeed, Kleinheinz Fellow, Hoover Institution at Stanford University; Dr. Michael Faulkender, Dean’s Professor of Finance, Robert H. Smith School of Business at University of…


China, Iran, and Russia ‘Working Closely Together’ to Undermine US: Experts

The authoritarian regimes of China, Iran, and Russia are increasingly coordinating as a unified power bloc, according to several experts. All three powers seek to undermine the United States and reshape the international order in their own image, according to Andrea Kendall-Taylor, a senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) think…


One in Four Border Agents Plan to Quit in Coming Year, Survey Says

Roughly one-quarter of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents who responded to a survey plan to quit their jobs in the coming year, according to Department of Homeland Security Office Inspector General Joseph Cuffari. Cuffari said neither agency has a plan to deal with staffing issues that may…


Former Intelligence Official Says Congress Being Kept in the Dark About ‘Nonhuman’ Aircraft

An Air Force veteran and former intelligence officer has come forward alleging that classified information about the government’s possession of nonhuman craft is being illegally withheld from Congress. David Grusch, 36, was a decorated combat officer in Afghanistan and is a former intelligence officer with the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) and the National Reconnaissance Office…


Kurt Campbell Discusses American Foreign Policy and World Affairs: A Hudson Institute Event

Dr. Kurt Campbell, the coordinator for Indo-Pacific Affairs on the National Security Council, and Walter Russell Mead, a Hudson Institute distinguished fellow, discuss United States foreign policy and America’s role in the world at 1:00 p.m. ET on June 6 in a conversation held by Hudson Institute. Dr. Campbell will share his perspective on American…


LIVE NOW: Kurt Campbell Discusses American Foreign Policy and World Affairs: A Hudson Institute Event

Dr. Kurt Campbell, the coordinator for Indo-Pacific Affairs on the National Security Council, and Walter Russell Mead, a Hudson Institute distinguished fellow, discuss United States foreign policy and America’s role in the world at 1:00 p.m. ET on June 6 in a conversation held by Hudson Institute. Dr. Campbell will share his perspective on American…


LIVE: House Oversight Committee’s Hearing on ‘Law Enforcement Staffing Challenges at the Border’

U.S. House Oversight Committee holds a hearing on “Help Wanted: Law Enforcement Staffing Challenges at the Border” at 10:00 a.m. ET on June 6. Department of Homeland Security Inspector General Joseph Cuffari will testify. …


LIVE NOW: House Oversight Committee’s Hearing on ‘Law Enforcement Staffing Challenges at the Border’

U.S. House Oversight Committee holds a hearing on “Help Wanted: Law Enforcement Staffing Challenges at the Border” at 10:00 a.m. ET on June 6. Department of Homeland Security Inspector General Joseph Cuffari will testify. …


House Oversight Committee’s Hearing on ‘Law Enforcement Staffing Challenges at the Border’

U.S. House Oversight Committee holds a hearing on “Help Wanted: Law Enforcement Staffing Challenges at the Border” at 10:00 a.m. ET on June 6. Department of Homeland Security Inspector General Joseph Cuffari will testify. …


Biden Draws Bipartisan Ire for Leaving 3 Key Watchdog Jobs Vacant for More Than 2 Years

House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) wants to know why President Joe Biden has failed to appoint Inspectors-General (IGs) at the departments of Treasury and State, as well as the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Why three highly visible watchdog jobs remain unfilled in Biden’s third year in the…