by Katharyn Nicolle | Feb 19, 2013 | Monitor
This past Friday Chief of Staff to the United States Army, General Raymond Odierno, was invited to speak at The Brookings Institution. His talk was titled The Army of the Future and it addressed concerns that the Army faces given current and future budget reductions....
by BGen Stephen A. Cheney USMC (Ret.) | Feb 5, 2013 | Monitor
The suspension of flight operations for the F35-B, the Marine Corps version of the Joint Strike Fighter, is sure to provoke more criticism of the F-35 program. But rushing to scale back the program is exactly the wrong way to make effective investment decisions. A...
by Mary Kaszynski | Jan 17, 2013 | Monitor
In an op-ed for The Hill, BGen. John Adams discussed the need to update the U.S. defense strategy for current security challenges and invest in high-priority capabilities, rather than Cold War systems. Policymakers should rise to the challenge of adjusting our...
by William Chodkowski | Nov 21, 2012 | Monitor
Special Note: Remembering Senator Warren B. Rudman The American Security Project (ASP) expresses its condolences to the family and friends of Senator Warren Rudman on news of his passing Monday night. Senator Rudman was a pillar of leadership while in government...
by Mary Kaszynski | Nov 20, 2012 | Monitor
There are a lot of ways you spend $640 billion. You might invest in military capabilities that keep our troops safe in the field. You could expand programs that benefit veterans. You might even put something towards paying off the national debt, which is at $16...