The following is the Sept. 11, 2026, Congressional Research Service defense primer, Control and Command of the U.S. Military.

Military organizations already understand a principle that civilian AI governance is only beginning to confront: authority ...

President Joe Biden on Friday ordered a historic change to the Uniform Code of Military Justice by transferring key decision-making authorities outside the military chain of command in cases of sexual ...

President Donald Trump is creating an “urgent matter for chain of command" as military officers grapple with how to respond to fears of an "illegal" order from President Donald Trump, including the ...

It's fine when the goal is to find out what's going on out there, but when handing out assignments, the chain of command is the only game in town I just read “How should IT deal with ‘digital natives?

I’ve heard of lots of experiments, matrix management being the best known. In the end, they all seem to break down because there always comes a time when someone has to make a decision. The question ...

WASHINGTON — A bill to amend a federal vacancy law and avoid the lack of transparency and leadership confusion that accompanied Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s hospitalization in January has passed ...

There has been a long-running chatter in the media and certain circles in Washington about President Joe Biden’s fitness for carrying out the duties of the presidency, especially when it comes to ...

"Public officials should be careful not to convey to the world the mistaken impression that the United States is a helpless sleeping giant if one or more officials in the defense chain of command are ...