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The Pentagon is running a system that seems to eternally reward failure, from poorly performing generals to endless wars that cost a fortune.

Why Pentagon weapons programs rarely get canceled despite major problems...

America will flourish by beating China at the game at which America has always excelled, technological innovation, not by shooting ourselves in both feet with tariffs. Conservatives can conscientiously support Joe Biden's impulse to stoke America's technological prowess.

English By Kathleen Struck Share on Facebook Print this page Since taking office in January, President Joe Biden has reaffirmed a national commitment to integrity in scholarship and research, appointing scientists to numerous leadership roles.   Educators and experts applaud these appointments and say elevating intellectual integrity in research and science will take the combined effort of universities, industry and the public, too.     Biden appointed Eric Lander -- who in 2001 was the first author on a paper published in the science ...

A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter. | Public domain. Each year Conn Hallinan gives awards to individuals, companies, and governments that make reading the news a daily adventure. These are the awards for 2020. The Golden Lemon Award goes to Lockheed Martin for its F-35 fifth-generation stealth fighter, at $1.5 trillion the most expensive weapons system in history. The plane currently has 883 “design flaws,” including nine “category 1” flaws. The latter “may cause death, severe injury, or severe occupational illness” to pilots and “major damage” to weapons...