In her Dec. 16 story, "The Pentagon’s Sitting Ducks," Dimascio’s comments about the Army’s Future Combat Systems (FCS) fell short of informed public discussion.

FCS is not just another big weapons acquisition program. It is about revolutionizing ground …

The question of how to make fuel efficient vehicles profitable, Toyota’s chief technology officer recently said, is: “Do you bet on lighter, smaller, more-fuel-efficient but ultimately less profitable cars, or do you hold back a little on technology development and …

Over the past 25 years I have had the opportunity to view the Republican Party wearing the hat of a small-town city councilman, political fundraiser, and now as chairman of the state party for the fourth largest state in the …

The Republican Party must shift toward the center say some pundits. Others urge a tilt to the right. The right answer is that our party must move forward as a party of ideas, innovation, and – yes – conservatism. …

There have been four modern GOPs: Barry Goldwater’s, Richard Nixon’s, Ronald Reagan’s and George W. Bush’s. 

In the next year, a new GOP will begin to take shape, one that could make significant gains in the congressional elections of …

For the next several weeks, President-elect Barack Obama’s methodical announcements of his Cabinet appointees will continue to dominate the news. The selections of his top advisers are decisions that reveal how he intends to govern and who will inform his …

As the new Democratic president and the Democratic Congress get ready to figure out how they are going to work together for the next two years, I have a piece of advice for them: Be nervous. Be very nervous. Despite …

In the cycle of political seasons, the presidential transition soon gives way to testimony time. This is when appointees seek the Senate’s consent, agencies beseech lawmakers for their budgets, and anyone who has ended up on the wrong side of …

Now that the presidential election is over, the sexiest political game in town may well be congressional redistricting.

Democrats have probably hit a high-water mark of around 256 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives, based on districts …

In a recent interview, President George W. Bush was asked what he hoped would become of his legacy. “I’d like to be a president [known] as somebody who liberated 50 million people and helped achieve peace,” he said. The president …