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Episode 7: Kate Kuzminski, CNAS
Podcast
Kate Kuzminski is Deputy Director of Studies and Director of the Military, Veterans, and Society Program at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS). She is an expert on ...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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School of War Ep 150: Katherine Kuzminski on the Draft
Podcast
Katherine Kuzminski, Director of the Military, Veterans, and Society Program at CNAS, joins the show to discuss recruiting and mass mobilization in the event of war. Listen t...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Preparing for the Possibility of a Draft without Panic
Commentary
Conscription has never had a political constituency in Congress. It remains a serious, costly, and potentially deadly tool meant to protect Americans from the extreme conseque...
By Taren Sylvester & Katherine L. Kuzminski
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National Security Hiring Needs an Overhaul
Podcast
The federal hiring process can be discouraging for all parties. Applicants often struggle with the black hole and long delays. Hiring managers have to deal with a host of regu...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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The Military Needs to Make Human-Performance Optimization Part of Daily Ops
Commentary
Ukraine’s fierce defense against Russia’s better-on-paper invasion force underscores—once again—how soldiers represent human weapons systems, bringing cognitive, physical, and...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Jack Teixeira pleads guilty to leaking military documents
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Massachusetts Air National Guard member Jack Teixeira pleaded guilty Monday to leaking highly classified military documents containing national security secrets. Scott MacFarl...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Countering Domestic Violent Extremism in the Ranks: Barriers to Recruitment Screening
Commentary
Lawful interaction with the technology sector, including social media platforms, is essential to effectively address national security threats, foreign and domestic....
By Carrie Cordero & Katherine L. Kuzminski
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The Pentagon’s New Opportunity to Boost Readiness among Female Troops
Commentary
First lady Jill Biden on Nov. 13 announced the launch of the White House Initiative on Women’s Health Research to highlight the goal of fundamentally changing the way women’s ...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Here's one prescription for getting more qualified civilians into national security work
Podcast
As threats to the United States multiply, the government will need growing numbers of capable civilians in national security. But creaky apparatus for hiring and clearing peop...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Uncle Sam Really Wants You
Podcast
The US military faces its worst recruiting crisis since the draft ended in 1973. Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth and Kate Kuzminski join to discuss. Listen to the ful...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Bad Idea: Relying on the Same Old Solutions to Meet the Military Recruitment Challenge
Commentary
Military service provides the sense of mission, purpose, and stability that members of Gen Z seek that few other options offer....
By Katherine L. Kuzminski & Tom Spoehr
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Getting to Ground Truth on the Reach of Domestic Violent Extremist Groups into the Military, Veteran, and Law Enforcement Communities
Commentary
On Jan. 17, three active-duty Marines, Cpl. Micah Coomer, Sgt. Joshua Abate, and Sgt. Dodge Dale Hellonen, were each charged with four misdemeanors in connection with the Jan....
By Katherine L. Kuzminski, Carrie Cordero & Arona Baigal
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Recruiting Women to the Military
Video
Kate Kuzminski, director of the Military, Veterans, and Society Program at Center for a New American Security, joined Government Matters to discuss recruiting, and women in th...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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The Military’s Most Challenging Recruiting Year Yet
Podcast
Kate Kuzminski provides insights on recruiting issues regarding the military with Viewpoint Radio. She discusses whats feeding into less Americans signing up and how the gover...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Chief of the U.S. Army Reserve Seminar: Shaping the Army Reserve for 2030 & Beyond
Kate Kuzminski, Senior Fellow and Director of the Military, Veterans, and Society program at CNAS joined the Association of the United States Army (AUSA) where Chief of Army R...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Irregulars
Katherine Kuzminski joins The Signal to discuss accusations of a “woke” takeover of the United States’ military, generally considered to be America's most trusted institution,...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Incentivizing Military Service
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Katherine Kuzminski, a senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security, discusses historic incentives the Navy and Air Force are now offering to new recruits with Gove...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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National Guard offers signing bonus amid recruitment hurdles
Military readiness expert Kate Kuzminski speaks to NewsNation about the effects that today's recruiting challenge will have on future readiness. Watch the full interview from...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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U.S. military facing biggest recruiting shortfall in decades
The U.S. military is facing a recruiting shortfall, with officials saying there are not enough people signing up to serve. Katherine Kuzminski, Senior Fellow and Director of t...
By Katherine L. Kuzminski
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Sharper: Pride in National Security
Commentary
In order for the United States to maintain its strategic advantage, the national security community must be able to access the nation's top talent and draw from their strength...
By Anna Pederson, Nathalie Grogan & Katherine L. Kuzminski
