Imagine a world where the majority of texts you receive aren't two-factor authentication codes.

What’s more rock n roll than wearing a sensible poncho to a rock n roll show?

My latest investigation looks at how the Navy's $1.6B effort to modernize its ancient HR systems has led to pay, benefits and DD-214 disruptions for thousands of sailors in recent years: navytimes.com/news/your-navy…

Discovered this album of Burger King jingles gets more monthly plays on Spotify than most sad dad artists I love. open.spotify.com/album/1FAD7kFS…

Flattered & honored to be recognized by The American Legion as a Fourth Estate Award receipient. @KellySKennedy broke the story of the dangers of burn pits in 2008 with Military Times -- her work & the great journalism by Patricia Kime over the years have given me a lot to build on.

Fun story Friday! This week, I wrote more about #seersucker than I ever thought possible. But it just makes sense if you know what U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. and Senator Dianne Feinstein are up to ... ⬇️ For Federal Times: federaltimes.com/fedlife/lifest…

Here is to celebrating finalists from Defense News and Military Times for the June 2023 Aerospace Media Awards Peter Bradfield! Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo, Rachel S. Cohen, Stephen Losey, Joe Gould and Hope Hodge Seck > aerospacemediadinner.com #NationalSecurity #Journalism #AerospaceMediaAwards

Glad to see Dean Lambert's thoughtful March 2022 piece on Memorial Day mentioned in today's NYT and generating debate, militarytimes.com/opinion/commen…

Never forget that Lyndon Johnson once had Congress move a NASA lab planned for Cleveland to Houston because it was closer to the moon. clevescene.com/news/a-century…

Small thing but Trump indictment notes some of the classified docs in question were from the NRO and NGA, the two intel orgs with ties to satellite imagery.

My mom, three minutes into a visit: “What’s wrong with your neck? Are you sleeping funny?” Indeed, I have.

Exercising my Father's Day free pass, I am reposting this yarn, the moral of which is: If you find yourself in possession of a stolen Picasso, and the F.B.I. are hot on your trail -- call your old man. He's probably seen some things. nytimes.com/2023/06/15/art…

Asked about India's jailing of journalist Vivek Raghuvanshi, @PentagonPresSec declines to speak "for India." From the U.S. standpoint "we do place an emphasis on press freedom," but in terms of the relationship with India, "we have a lot to gain from working together."

Quite the report here by Davis Winkie and Zamone “Z” Perez : How old Army admin systems mangled the names of fallen Latino soldiers armytimes.com/news/your-army…

The Supreme Court stopped short of ending affirmative action in military service academies, in light of their "potentially distinct interests," even as it banned the practice in civilian institutions. militarytimes.com/news/your-mili…

I had an idea two years ago to write about the intersection of Commandant of the @USMC Gen. Berger’s background and the fundamental principles of Force Design 2030. It took a while, but the story is finally here, ahead of Berger’s retirement on Monday.

Chatted with Matt Damon about his role as Lt. Gen. Leslie Groves in #Oppenheimer militarytimes.com/off-duty/milit…

Matt Damon on the podcast talking … civ-mil relations? “He suddenly finds himself in charge of a bunch of civilians who don’t really recognize the chain of command.” open.spotify.com/episode/4zZnjM…

Meet IRE’s 2025 Chauncey Bailey Journalist of Color Investigative Reporting Fellows! Congratulations Daniela Ibarra, José Ignacio Castañeda Perez and Aallyah Wright 🎉 ire.org/2025-chauncey-…

Big day for this 90s band from Chicago. open.spotify.com/track/0skxqaap…