Russian mercenaries are reportedly already boots-on-the-ground in the Central African Republic. Can American contractors be far behind? According to sources, Russian mercenary Yevgeny Prigozhin agreed to help embattled CAR President Faustin-Archange Touadera assert greater control over the country. This assistance included not only mercenaries, but also Valery Zakahrov. The CAR’s national security advisor is supposedly a Russian intelligence agent. Meanwhile, …

The new Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification standards take effect in January 2020. How does this program affect contractors in Iraq? These university-developed standards, which are not yet completed, will feature a five-tier security system. The nature of the contract dictates the nature of the compliance, explained Department of Defense Chief Information Officer Dana Deasy. The new system should eliminate the …

Just before the end of the regular session, Republican Governor Greg Abbott approved a measure which would collect burn pit exposure information from Iraq War veterans and share it with the Department of Veterans Affairs. State Rep. Abel Herrero (D-Corpus Christi)  and Sen. Juan “Chuy” Hinojosa (D-McAllen) co-sponsored the bill. It requires the state Department of Human Services to set …

Afghanistan War veteran Jason Kander was once a rising star in the Democrat party. Today, he is trying to control his debilitating Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Kander said he had not had a full night’s sleep in about a dozen years. Instead, his heightened awareness woke him up at night and he silently patrolled his house, convinced that someone was …