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Pentagon Review to Fix Nuclear Problems- Again:
Less than a decade after the Pentagon conducted a major review to fix
problems in the nuclear management of U.S. nuclear forces, the Pentagon
today announced the results of yet another review. The new review
identifies more than 100 fixes that are needed to correct management and
personnel issues at the cost of billions of dollars. The Pentagon is
already planning to spend hundreds of billions of dollars on modernizing
submarines, bombers, missiles, warheads, and production facilities over
the next decade. Hans Kristensen writes that throwing more money after
the problems may fix some technical and management issues, but it is
unlikely to resolve the dissolution that must come from sitting in a
silo hole in the Midwest with missiles on high alert to respond to a
nuclear attack that is unlikely to ever come.
Wanted: Director of the Federal Register (Top Secret): The
National Archives is seeking a new Director of the Federal Register
program, a position that requires a Top Secret security clearance. The
Federal Register is sometimes described as the “daily newspaper” of the
executive branch. In addition to overseeing the Federal Register itself,
the Director of the Federal Register program is responsible for
administering the Code of Federal Regulations, the United States
Government Manual, the Public Papers of the Presidents, and other
foundational U.S. government documents. So why does the Director need a
Top Secret clearance? One reason is that he or she would play a role in
continuity of government under conditions of national emergency, and
would be responsible in particular for production of the so-called Emergency Federal Register.
Executive Discretion in Immigration and More from CRS: Secrecy
News has obtained recently released CRS reports on topics such as
FEMA's disaster declaration process, executive discretion in regards to
immigration and authorization for use of force against the Islamic
state.
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