The Pentagon’s first chief software officer has resigned over the Defense Department’s lagging efforts to shore up cyber defenses and technology development, saying he believes the U.S. […]
Author: Jon Dougherty
Staff Writer
Jon has over 30 years' worth of reporting experience, as well as an author and U.S. Army veteran. He has a BA in political science from Ashford University and an MA in national security studies/intelligence analysis from American Military University.
ATLANTA, GA - NOVEMBER 03: A poll worker helps K. Maki (left) fill out a provisional ballot at Park Tavern polling station on November 3, 2020 in Atlanta, Georgia. After a record-breaking early voting turnout, Americans head to the polls on the last day to cast their vote for incumbent U.S. President Donald Trump or Democratic nominee Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election. (Photo by Jessica McGowan/Getty Images)
A pair of Georgia election employees in Fulton County, the most populous in the state and historically Democrat-leaning, were dismissed late last week over allegations they shredded […]
PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC - MAY 22: Steve Bannon, former White House Chief Strategist to U.S. President Donald Trump, speaks at a debate with Lanny Davis, former special counsel to Bill Clinton, at Zofin Palace on May 22, 2018 in Prague, Czech Republic. The debate, moderated by former Czech ambassador to the U.S. Alexandr Vondra, was over the current course of America and was sponsored by Czechoslovak Group, a holding company of Czech and Slovak defense industry companies. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
After former top Trump political adviser Steve Bannon announced he will ignore a subpoena from the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot, his decision puts […]
AUSTIN, TX - MAY 18: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Texas Governor Greg Abbott announces the reopening of more Texas businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic at a press conference at the Texas State Capitol on May 18, 2020 in Austin, Texas. Abbott said that childcare facilities, youth camps, some professional sports, and bars may now begin to fully or partially reopen their facilities as outlined by regulations listed on the Open Texas website. (Photo by Lynda M. Gonzalez-Pool/Getty Images)
Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday signed an order banning COVID-19 vaccine mandates from being imposed by any “entity in Texas,” his latest in a series […]
SURFSIDE, FLORIDA - AUGUST 10: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis waits to present a check to a first responder during an event to give out bonuses to them held at the Grand Beach Hotel Surfside on August 10, 2021 in Surfside, Florida. DeSantis gave out some of the $1,000 checks that the Florida state budget passed for both first responders and teachers across the state. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ early decision to phase out extra unemployment benefits provided by the federal government via coronavirus relief legislation provided a significant boost to the […]
1990s FEMALE HAND TAKING TWO ASPIRIN TABLETS FROM BOTTLE (Photo by Camerique/ClassicStock/Getty Images)
A newly published study found that one of the world’s most common over-the-counter drugs — aspirin — could significantly cut health risks associated with COVID-19. Specifically, the […]
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 30: Congressional Democrats, including (L-R) House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal (D-MA), Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) and House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-SC), talk to reporters following a meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House April 30, 2019 in Washington, DC. The Democratic leaders met with Trump to discuss infrastructure. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
After failing to gin up enough support to pass President Joe Biden’s economic packages last month, Democratic leaders are regrouping to map out a strategy moving forward, […]
A U.S. Navy nuclear submarine engineer and his wife have been arrested for passing secrets to an undercover FBI agent that were hidden inside a peanut butter […]
WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 08: U.S. Sen. Kirsten Sinema (D-AZ) heads back to a bipartisan meeting on infrastructure in the basement of the U.S. Capitol building after the original talks fell through with the White House on June 8, 2021 in Washington, DC. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said they are now pursuing a two-path proposal that includes a new set of negotiations with a bipartisan group of senators. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images)
Activists attempting to pressure Sen. Kyrsten Sinema into supporting President Joe Biden’s massive $3.5 trillion reconciliation package say they plan on targeting her as she participates in […]
The iconic and controversial iron border wall between the USA and Mexico
The Department of Homeland Security will cancel a series of contracts with companies hired to build sections of wall along the U.S.-Mexico border during the Trump administration […]