Author: Michael

The Pentagon for many years has repeatedly failed to pass a clean department-wide audit, but senior officials are hoping that new AI capabilities can help them get over the hump.
The department is under pressure to achieve results.
“We’ve got a mandate. Congress passed a law that says that we need to get a clean opinion by our FY28 agency-wide financial statements.

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The Cuban Missile Crisis was an entirely avoidable, but potentially deadly period in Cold War history. In 1946 George Kennan, an American diplomat in the Soviet Union, sent a telegram to President Harry S. Truman’s State Department about his view of the USSR’s aggression. It would come to define the United States’ relationship with the Soviets for the next 45 years.
Kennan wrote that the Soviets were “impervious to logic of reason… highly sensitive to the logic of force.” This outlook became the cornerstone of U.S.

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The war with Iran has once again raised questions about Washington’s ability to prioritize its interests in East Asia and particularly to manage intensifying competition with Beijing. Furthermore, the war and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz have presented American and Chinese leaders with new challenges and potential opportunities, as they respond to the war’s global impacts. We asked five experts to address how the war is shaping competition between Washington and Beijing.Read more below.

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Royal salute in the heart of London The King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery will fire a 41-gun salute in Hyde Park to mark the Coronation anniversary, with The Princess Royal inspecting the regiment Subscribe to Forces News: http://bit.ly/1OraazC Check out our website: https://www.forcesnews.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ForcesTV Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/forcesnews/?hl=en X: https://twitter.com/ForcesNews

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Air Force officials have launched a command-directed investigation into why at least two armed Security Forces airmen mistakenly entered a residence on Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, while a child was alone inside, a base spokesperson said. A video of the incident shows at least two officers entering the home with their service pistols drawn.
“We can confirm that on April 28, members of the 316th Security Forces Squadron entered the wrong home while armed, and a minor was present inside,” the Joint Base Andrews spokesperson told Task & Propose.

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