Eugene Huang serves as the Director of Government Operations for National Broadband Task Force at the the Federal Communication Commission. He formerly served in the Treasury Department during the Bush administration, and moved to the FCC in 2009. Huang served in the Treasury Department under two Secretaries as a policy advisor and White House fellow. [...]

Following his recent three day visit to Afghanistan, Adm. Mike Mullen said “never has our partnership … been stronger, or the challenges we face, clearer.” During his trip, Mullen spent time in Marja, in Helmand Province, the sight of the recent offensive. He also attended a meeting with community leaders in Kandahar. After spending time [...]

The U.S. Transportation Command (TRANSCOM) is responsible for ensuring that U.S. troops and cargo to duty stations around the globe. TRANSCOM will receive recognition from the DoD as one of the unsung heroes, according to Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell. On April 1, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates is scheduled to Transportation Command headquarters at [...]

Edna Primrose has been named by Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis as the new National Director of the U.S. Department of Labor’s Job Corps. Primrose is the former director of the Job Corps center in Woodland, Md. and a workforce investment veteran. Secretary Solis said “Edna Primrose will bring to this position not only [...]

Major General Michael Flynn, Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence in Afghanistan, recently published a report with the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) which examines the flaws in intelligence analysis in Afghanistan and what should be done to fix the problems. The report, titled “Fixing Intel: A Blueprint for Making Intelligence Relevant in [...]

On December 30, President Obama signed Executive Order 13528, “Establishing Federal Capability for the Timely Provision of Medical Countermeasures Following a Biological Attack,” which gives the US Postal Service responsibility for delivering self-administered antidotes in the wake of a biological attack against the US. The new order is designed to ensure that the number of [...]

President Obama issued a new Executive Order on ‘Classified National Security Information‘ which will alter some of the policies related to the release of classified information. The new Order replaces the previous Executive Orders put in place under former President Clinton and updated by George W. Bush. The new Order makes the following changes: 1) [...]

Navy Vice Adm. James A. “Sandy” Winnefeld has been nominated by President Obama to become the next head of NORTHCOM and NORAD. His nomination must be approved by the Senate and, if confirmed, will result in a promotion to full admiral. NORAD (North American Aerospace Defense Command) is a joint US-Canadian command that is responsible [...]

“We lost the chance to influence an entire generation of officers,” says a US official at the embassy in Pakistan. This lamentation points to a critical need during the present counterinsurgency, namely enhanced cooperation with Pakistan. As the US ramps up its efforts in Afghanistan, with the recently announced surge of 30,000 additional combat troops, [...]

In recognition of the increasingly likelihood of a CBRN (Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear) attack against the US, the White House released yesterday its National Strategy for Countering Biological Threats. The new strategy highlights the need for partnerships across sectors in the US and with the international community. The strategy seeks to promote the safe [...]