On Friday, the Trump administration escalated its military presence in the Caribbean and South America by announcing the deployment of an aircraft carrier group to the region. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave the green light to send the USS Gerald R. Ford—described by the US Navy as “the most capable, adaptable, and lethal combat platform […]| Mother Jones
The Bunker appears originally at the Project on Government Oversight and is republished here with permission. Navy Admiral mysteriously walks the plank You could glean the feckless futility of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s banishment of the Pentagon press corps shortly after they left the building for refusing to sign his onerous restrictions(PDF) on their reporting. Amid U.S. war drums pounding all around Venezuela, the admiral in charge of U.S. Southern Command — who would oversee ...| Responsible Statecraft
Trump "willfully" violated the Posse Comitatus Act and his deployment of federal troops to L.A. was illegal, a federal judge ruled, Marjorie Cohn reports. By Marjorie Cohn Truthout Donald Trump appears fixated on “creating a national police force with the president as its chief,” a U.S. fe| Consortium News
What government lacks all sense of natural rights, humanitarian dignity and due process? America's, writes Judge Andrew Napolitano. By Andrew P. Napolitano While the public’s attention this summer has been drawn to masked ICE agents arresting folks without warrants; presidentially-imposed sa| Consortium News
Diba Hadi gives her first interview since becoming principal director of the DOD’s Cyber Academic Engagement Office.| GovCIO Media & Research
Mark Gorak discusses DOD’s efforts to build a diverse cyber workforce, including skills-based hiring and partnerships with over 480 schools.| GovCIO Media & Research
An Air Force Research Laboratory platform uses cloud-based AI to help bridge gaps in short-term talent and recruiting issues.| GovCIO Media & Research