Noteworthy new additions to the literature of U.S. Army Field Manuals include the following (all pdf).
“Security Force Assistance,” FM 3-07.1, May 2009 (on support to foreign security forces).
“Legal Support to the Operational Army,” FM 1-04, April 2009 (including detainee and stability operations, but excluding the law of armed conflict).
“Visual Information Operations,” FM 6-02.40, March 2009 (referring to military photography, video recording, and the production and use of other visual media).
The public rarely sees the quiet, often messy work that goes into creating, passing, and implementing a major piece of legislation like the CHIPS and Science Act.
If this proposed rule were enacted it would have deleterious effects on government workers in general and federal researchers and scientists, specifically.
When we introduce “at-will” employment to government employees, we also introduce the potential for environments where people are more concerned about self-preservation than service to others.
There is no better time to re-invigorate America’s innovation edge by investing in R&D to create and capture “industries of the future,” re-shoring capital and expertise, and working closely with allies to expand our capabilities while safeguarding those technologies that are critical to our security.