National Infrastructure Performance Council to address ‘national security crisis’
A new advocacy group, the National Infrastructure Performance Council, has been launched with the aim of doubling the annual level of investment in infrastructure through 2030......»»
A top pandemic expert is leaving the Trump administration amid the coronavirus crisis
AP Photo/Khin Maung Win Rear Adm. Timothy Ziemer, a top expert on pandemics, is leaving the Trump administration, Politico reported on Tuesday. Ziemer, who previously led the National Security Council's global health unit, has been at USAID as seni.....»»
As Colonial Pipeline recovers from cyberattack, leaders point to a ‘wake-up call’ for U.S. energy infrastructure
Even as the crisis started to abate, the ease with which a critical artery of America’s transportation system was felled by a common online attack prompted a soul-searching among national leaders and cybersecurity experts......»»
As Colonial Pipeline recovers from cyber attack, leaders point to a ‘wake-up call’ for U.S. energy infrastructure
Even as the crisis started to abate, the ease with which a critical artery of America’s transportation system was felled by a common online attack prompted a soul-searching among national leaders and cybersecurity experts......»»
Biden"s infrastructure plan does not come close to tackling the vast extent of America"s new housing crisis
The lack of affordable housing is not reflective of national resources - it is reflective of a long debate about who deserves public investment. Activists outside a homeless camp in Philadelphia on September 9, 2020. Cory Clark/NurPhoto via.....»»
Suspected Russian hackers broke into US federal agencies and spied on emails in a "highly sophisticated" cyberattack
The security breaches were so alarming that they reportedly prompted the National Security Council to meet over the weekend. President Trump and President Putin. Getty Suspected Rus.....»»
U.K. GDP drops 2% in first quarter in worst fall since financial crisis
U.K. GDP fell 2% in the first quarter, the Office for National Statistics said, which was the worst performance since .....»»
U.S. will work with global oil producers to address volatility in markets: Trump adviser
The United States "will work with the world's largest oil producers to address volatility in global oil markets," U.S. President Donald Trump's national security adviser Robert O'Brien said on Wednesday......»»
The Trump administration declined to use an Obama-era pandemic preparedness playbook, Politico reports
Lambert / Getty The Trump administration declined to use a nearly 70-page pandemic preparedness playbook created by the National Security Council's health.....»»
NSC Chief O"Brien Confirms Staffer Bloodbath After Vindmans Expelled
NSC Chief O'Brien Confirms Staffer Bloodbath After Vindmans Expelled National Security Adviser told a room full of Atlantic Council attendees on Tuesday that significant cuts were under way at t.....»»
Trump suggested that the military might take disciplinary action against Lt. Col. Alex Vindman after he was kicked off the NSC
Andrew Harnik/AP President Donald Trump on Tuesday suggested the the US military may explore disciplinary action against Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman. Vindman is the former National Security Council staffer who testified in Tru.....»»
Fenestration Rating Council launches faster energy performance testing system
The National Fenestration Rating Council (NFRC) introduced a new process that will greatly reduce the time needed for simulating energy performance......»»
Trump Cleans House At NSC: Vindmans Were Tip Of Iceberg As 70 Obama Holdovers Axed
Trump Cleans House At NSC: Vindmans Were Tip Of Iceberg As 70 Obama Holdovers Axed President Trump has reportedly cleaned house at the National Security Council - firing 70 Obama-era holdovers, according to the Washington E.....»»
"I would trust Alex with my life": Trump"s decision to boot Lt. Col. Vindman was "designed to humiliate," his former Army commander says
Andrew Harnik/AP President Donald Trump's early dismissal of US Army Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman from the National Security Council staff on Friday came as a shock t.....»»
Here"s the Purple Heart award for Alexander Vindman, who was kicked out of the White House after testifying in Trump"s impeachment inquiry
US Army Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, the National Security Council adviser who testified in President Donald Trump's impeachment inquiry, was escorted f.....»»
Trump also kicked out the twin of impeachment witness Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, apparent retaliation for his brother"s testimony
Julio Cortez/AP Lt. Col. Alex Vindman, a witness in President Trump's impeachment trial, was kicked out his National Security Council (NSC) role Friday and escorted from the White House. At the same time, his brother Yevgeny was also booted from his NSC.....»»
Impeachment witness Alexander Vindman and his twin brother were abruptly fired and escorted from the White House as part of Trump"s payback
Associated Press Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman was escorted out of the White House on Friday, his lawyer told Insider in a statement. Vindman's twin brother Yevgeny, who also worked on the National Security Council, was fired as well. President.....»»
White House may oust impeachment witness Vindman from NSC: report
Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, a key witness in President Donald Trump's impeachment inquiry, may soon be dismissed from the National Security Council, Bloomberg News reported Thursday night. The move by the White House would be part of a broader effort t.....»»
Trump is reportedly considering dismissing impeachment witness Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman as part of a broad effort to clean house after being acquitted
REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst The White House is weighing a plan to dismiss Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, the top Ukraine expert on the National Security Council, Bloomberg News .....»»
Trump"s Russia adviser was escorted from the White House after 2 months on the job, as part of a mysterious security probe
CNN The National Security Council's senior director for European and Russian affairs has been placed on administrative leave, and escorted out of the White House, the Associated Press and Axios reported. Andrew Peek w.....»»
An Iranian general said officials lied about shooting down a Ukrainian passenger jet to defend national security
Iran Press/Handout via REUTERS Amir Ali Hajizadeh, a general in Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps, sought to justify lying about whether Iran shot down Ukraine International Airlines flight 752. In a TV address Wednesday, he said had Iran im.....»»