Trump is Right to Prioritize Homeland Missile Defense
President Trump issued an executive order, “The Iron Dome for America,” on January 27, jumpstarting a major effort to deploy and maintain a “next generation” missile shield to better...
United States Office of Management and Budget
The State of US’ India policy
The United States sends mixed messages to India.On the one hand, Washington highlighted the importance of India’s rise and leadership in its Indo-Pacific Strategy, designated India a Major Defense Partner,...
Op-eds
‘SBOM’ disclosure rules loom for federal software procurement
The Software Bill of Materials, or SBOM, disclosure requirement is coming for federal agencies and their contractors. Are managers and executives ready? An SBOM is a formal, machine-readable inventory...
Op-eds
Congress Invests in National Cyber Resilience but Misses Important Opportunities in the Consolidated Appropriations Act
Congress’s newly completed annual appropriations bill provides significant funding increases for a number of critical cybersecurity programs, including for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security...
Op-eds
How the National Cyber Director Position Is Going to Work: Frequently Asked Questions
The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal 2021 created the Office of the National Cyber Director within the Executive Office of the President. The office will be headed by the United States’s...
Op-eds
A Cyber Opportunity: Priorities For The First National Cyber Director
Despite the negative headlines surrounding the SolarWinds hack, President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will soon inherit an executive branch moving slowly in the right direction...
Op-eds
Lebanon is gone
As Lebanon grapples for the second month with popular anti-government protests, there’s been a tempest in a teapot on Capitol Hill over the status of military assistance to the country. Following a trip...
Op-eds
The Twisted Conundrum of Funding the United Nations
In the long and bizarre history of America’s role at the United Nations, one especially poignant moment came in December 2007, with the passage of the organization’s multi-billion dol...
Op-eds
Magic With U.S. Money for the United Nations
Welcome to the latest Magical Mystery Tour of American funding for the United Nations. Today’s featured mystery is, how to explain the missing $2.8 billion? Thursday morning, Presi...
Op-eds
FDD Applauds Amendment to National Defense Authorization Act
Press Release May 27, 2010 CONTACT: Judy Mayka 202-621-3948 [email protected] FDD Applauds Amendment to National Defense Authorization Act...