The proposed budget for FY20 sees a “substantial cut” in the aid for Tunisia and zeroed out assistance to West Bank and Gaza, while it seeks the same FMF request of $1.3 billion to Egypt as it has since FY87, a 2019 report said.
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Subcommittee members and experts agree that collaboration between the government and private sector is important, but further discussion is needed on how to achieve that.
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China has become a bigger threat to the 2020 Presidential election than Russia, and its tactics to influence voting outcomes are different, top federal law enforcement officials said Tuesday at a House Judiciary Committee hearing on safeguarding elections.
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Although it historically has been hard for women to get jobs in intelligence agencies, traits often associated with women, such as being emphatic and good listeners, can be very beneficial for those who are hired, female former CIA officers said.
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The U.S. military will incorporate the newest generation of solid-state fiber optic lasers as soon as 2021, according to officials of Northrop Grumman Corp. At the Annual AUSA Trade Show, a Northrop Grumman official confirmed that the company has been contracted to deliver the first 50-kilowatt laser. This medium sized system will be able to engage all types of air targets silently without the need to reload.
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The U.S. government also should be more proactive in helping to bring them home if they are taken hostage, representatives of the James W. Foley Legacy Foundation said at an October 1 screening of the HBO documentary film “Jim: The James Foley Story.”
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At the event hosted by the conservative Heritage Foundation, there was a debate about whether stronger libel laws are needed to rein in the press.
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Marine Corps Commandant General David Berger speaks at The Heritage Foundation on his plan for redefining the Corps in the next 25 years. Berger’s top priority is force design and reorienting military posture toward the Pacific.
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Experts say securing the election system will require new training of local, state and federal enforcement officials, installing updated software and possibly a new ballot system.
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Tammy Hineline, a Marine Corps veteran, said a storytelling workshop helped her rediscover who she was after she left the military. The workshop was organized by the Armed Services Arts Partnership (ASAP), a non-profit dedicated to empowering veterans through arts.
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