Rowan Scarborough
Articles by Rowan Scarborough
Army women injured twice as often as men in combat training
Female soldiers suffered double the rate of injuries compared with male colleagues in Army combat training, including jobs in field artillery and repairing the Bradley fighting vehicle. Published August 26, 2015
Army stats show that women are injured twice as often as men in combat training
Female soldiers suffered double the rate of injuries compared with male colleagues in Army combat training. Published August 26, 2015
Obama: No U.S. drones for ally Jordan
The Obama administration has told a congressman it cannot ship Predator or Reaper remotely piloted vehicles to Jordan because of restrictions under the Missile Technology Control Regime. Published August 19, 2015
Obama protects Hillary Clinton, David Petraeus, cracks down on low-level security leakers
The Obama administration has a history of dealing harshly with those who mishandle classified information -- unless the offender resides in the White House inner circle. Published August 18, 2015
State Dept. refuses to accept intel community’s assessment about Hillary’s emails
The State Department is taking the line of Hillary Clinton's that material in her personal email server was not classified at the time, and State is not accepting the intelligence inspector general's determination that some information was top secret. Published August 14, 2015
Hillary Clinton emails: Intelligence community wants security clearance suspended
Security experts say that if Hillary Rodham Clinton retained her government security clearance when she left the State Department, as is normal practice, it should be suspended now that it is known her unprotected private email server contained top secret material. Published August 13, 2015
Hillary Clinton emails contained signal intelligence from spy satellites
The revelation that Hillary Rodham Clinton's private emails contained sensitive information derived from spy satellites and signal intelligence undercuts her defense that she had no reason to believe she was dealing with classified information, security experts say. Published August 12, 2015
Hillary Clinton emails: State Department-intelligence community turf war looms over review
As secretary of state, Hillary Rodham Clinton never had to worry about a permanent government watchdog peering over her shoulder. Published August 12, 2015
Whistleblower on failed Obama rescue missions cleared of leaking classified information
A Green Beret war hero whom the Army placed under investigation after he blew the whistle on the Obama administration's hostage rescue failures did not disclose classified information when he filed a counter complaint. Published August 12, 2015
Obama stonewalls SEAL Team 6 Extortion 17 helicopter crash probe, watchdog says
The Obama administration is violating a judge's order to turn over documents in the Aug. 6, 2011, shootdown of a U.S. helicopter -- call sign Extortion 17 -- that killed members of SEAL Team 6 in Afghanistan, a watchdog group is charging. Published August 5, 2015
Hillary Clinton emails worry officials about security breaches
Hillary Rodham Clinton's email narrative had finally seemed to run its course as a top news story when Washington was entering the dog days of summer. Published August 3, 2015
Ashton Carter orders gun policy reviews at military bases after Tennessee shootings
In his first policy response to the killings of five American troops at a Tennessee reserve center, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter released a memo Thursday that will let more service members carry guns stateside while on base or at more vulnerable satellite offices. Published July 30, 2015
Climate change a ‘growing threat’ to national security, Pentagon says
A new Pentagon report says that climate change is an "urgent and growing threat to our national security" and blames it for "increased natural disasters" that will require more American troops designated to combat bad weather. Published July 29, 2015
Climate change ‘urgent and growing threat’ to national security: Pentagon
A new Pentagon report says that climate change is an "urgent and growing threat to our national security" and blames it for "increased natural disasters" that will require more American troops designated to combat bad weather. Published July 29, 2015
U.S. troop withdrawal let Islamic State enter Iraq, military leaders say
A number of former and current military leaders who were in power when all U.S. troops left Iraq are saying today that the complete exit left the door open for the Islamic State's land grab. Published July 26, 2015
Ashton Carter: Obama failed to anticipate Iran’s role in Yemeni rebellion
Defense Secretary Ashton Carter says the Obama administration failed to anticipate that Iranian-backed Houthis rebels could, or would, oust the Yemeni government which had been a strong U.S. counter-terrorism ally. Published July 23, 2015
Navy admirals lack strategy training and experience, scholars warn
Maritime scholars say in a report that the U.S. Navy is not doing enough deep thinking. Published July 22, 2015
Green Beret tells of shooting Taliban in CIA job interview, loses Silver Star for it
A Green Beret who was awarded the Silver Star, then saw it stripped away because he killed a Taliban bombmaker, is telling why he did it, as conveyed in a CIA job interview he conducted nearly four years ago. Published July 19, 2015
Transgender service members to require host of new policies, congressional report says
Opening the U.S. military to transgender service members will require a number of new policies on berthing, sex-designated uniforms, I.D. card processing and physical fitness testing, which include different standards for men and women, says a new report to Congress. Published July 16, 2015
Iran deal seen as economic lifeline for struggling nation
The nuclear agreement announced on Tuesday promises to be an economic boon to Iran, allowing the Islamic state to gain broad access into the United States' and Europe's financial and trade markets. Published July 14, 2015
