National security has a human capital problem and there’s no fast way out

Inside the Fiasco at the National Security Council

Isaac Stanley-Becker: “On the priorities that matter most to the president, Waltz has less influence than Stephen Miller… Miller treats the advisory body not as a forum to weigh policy options, current and former officials told me, but as a platform to advance his own hard-line immigration agenda.” “Meanwhile, Waltz’s authority to hire and fire his own staff has been swept out from under him.”  “The disorder at the NSC, officials told me, stems …

National security has a human capital problem and there’s no fast way out

National security doesn’t really exist without the military forces and supporting civilians to carry it out. Recruitment remains a problem for the armed forces. And there’s a lot of stress on the civilian workforce at the moment. For some ways forward, the Federal Drive with Tom Temin turned to someone who’s examined national security human capital in detail: Katherine Kuzminski, the director of studies at the Center for a New American Security.…

US National Security Council thinned by recent firings, sources say

By Gram Slattery

US National Security Council thinned by recent firings, sources say - Regional Media News

By Gram Slattery WASHINGTON (Reuters) – At least 20 people have been fired from the White House National Security Council in recent weeks, a broader exodus than previously reported, leaving parts of the key national security body thinly staffed, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter said. At least 15 dismissals occurred around the first week of April, when Laura Loomer, a conservative influencer, presented U.S. President Donald Trump w…