Marcus Aurelius: Hagel Military Policy Record

Omaha World-Herald, January 20, 2013 Chuck Hagel Military Policy Views On The Record By Paul Goodsell and Joseph Morton, World-Herald Staff Writers Former Nebraska Sen. Chuck Hagel faces a Jan. 31 confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee for his appointment by the president as secretary of defense. During his 12 years in the …

Marcus Aurelius: Hagel as Theater or Change Agent?

Sen Hagel, if confirmed as SECDEF, may start firing Service Secretaries. Keeping Acquisition and Intelligence will be a sure sign that nothing is actually going to change. Sources: Carter, Others Expected To Stay By Zachary Fryer-Biggs and Marcus Weisgerber Washington Post, 21 January 2013 Although the transition between presidential terms is usually marked by large-scale personnel …

Marcus Aurelius: Letter from Joint Chiefs to Senate Armed Service Committee — Comment by Robert Steele + DoD Transformation RECAP

The letter appears only on the Association of the US Navy website, it does not appear at the Joint Chiefs website. Letter from Joint Chiefs Following Armed Forces Press Service item ((DOES)) appear as of 2042 EST, 19Jan13: Sequestration Will Hollow Out Force Fast, Dempsey Says By Jim Garamone American Forces Press Service ABOARD A …

Marcus Aurelius: Military Seeks to Disarm Unstable Soldiers — But Only When They Are At Home

As much as I admire GEN(R) Chiarelli, I disagree profoundly with his position.  It ((IS)) about Second Amendment.  Admission of possession can be a form of registration.  And registration can lead to confiscation.  It is also about personal privacy.  Except for cases where privately owned weapons are stored on military installations in either married quarters …

Marcus Aurelius: Army of None — Pentagon Loses Best & Brightest

Unusually interesting article.  Some aspects of problem I was aware.  Disagree with several of proposed fixes.  Understand Air Force has had some success with running an open bid system on upcoming assignments. An Army Of None Why the Pentagon is failing to keep its best and brightest. Tim Kane ForeignPolicy.com, January 10, 2013 As the …

Marcus Aurelius: 2004 Evaluation of Assault Weapons Ban 1994-2003 Bottom Line Irrelevant

Federal Government’s assessment of the effectiveness of the ((FIRST)) assault weapons ban. Less than impressive. 2004 NIJ-Assault Weapons Ban Report Phi Beta Iota:  The US Government lacks a central intelligence (decision-support) agency such as President Harry Truman signed into law.  The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) does not manage and does not have a …

Marcus Aurelius: Pentagon Would Furlough All Civilians Under Revised Sequestration — This Is a Lie Being Told By Mixing Half-Truths and Eschewing Intelligence with Integrity

Reading the report, the fine print says sequestration is unlikely to occur. Pentagon would furlough all civilians under revised sequestration, analyst says Chalres S. Clark Government Executive, 9 January 2013 Unless Congress achieves a deal to head off the revised schedule for across-the-board spending cuts, the Defense Department in March will be forced to begin …