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Securing the future by investing in the present

Securing the future by investing in t...

At the McAleese & Associates conference in Washington on March 15, Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall expressed worry about the Air Force decision to not move forward with a new engine for the F-35, citing difficult budge...

To deter conflict, the Pentagon must accelerate innovation adoption

To deter conflict, the Pentagon must ...

The era of great-power competition is fully underway and has arguably transitioned to a more dangerous level. Russia’s unwarranted invasion of Ukraine and China’s increasing tensions with Washington — coupled with Moscow’s and ...

The Pentagon’s civilian people problem

The Pentagon’s civilian people problem

The Defense Department is operating in a “war for talent”, according to the Defense Business Board. The Board says the Pentagon’s talent acquisition process has to change in a number of ways. Deborah Lee James, Chair of the Def...

EPISODE 159: FORMER SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE DEBORAH LEE JAMES

EPISODE 159: FORMER SECRETARY OF THE ...

The former Secretary of the Air Force, Deborah Lee James was only the second woman to ever lead a U.S. military service, where she oversaw an annual budget of more than $139 billion and nearly 660,000 airmen. Secretary James jo...

CNN: US Aid To Ukraine

CNN: US Aid To Ukraine

Former Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James on US Military Aid to Ukraine, including Tanks and Drones

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