Explainers and long-form analysis that put defense and security headlines in context.
OPM’s final rule ends the one-year time-in-grade requirement for General Schedule promotions on Jan. 19, 2027. Qualification standards stay, and critics warn of favoritism without new standards.
The slogan returned to the streets during the Cop City protests. What supporters mean by it, what critics say, and how the debate over police budgets has shifted.
Critics of the training center argue the money could fund other approaches to safety. What community-centered public safety models propose, and the evidence behind them.