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Use of cell phones, computers and other technologies has exploded in recent years, having a profound impact on American life and exponentially increasing the data trail we each leave on the servers of major technology companies and in the cloud.
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1 in 5 veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars are diagnosed with PTSD. And veterans account for 20 percent of U.S. suicides.
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Cybersecurity attacks against the US average 117 a day. $13 billion spent in 2011 didn't stop the breaches.
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The U.S. military is more educated than the population it serves, with most officers holding college degrees.
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The U.S. spent $2.6 billion in 2012 to protect American embassies and personnel overseas. That’s an increase of more than 1,000 percent since 1998.
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The U.S. has sent almost $300 billion in military and economic aid to troubled Middle East and Central Asian countries over the past six decades - but the results suggest that we can't just buy peace.
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The U.S. must decide what to do with $36 billion in military equipment in Afghanistan as it exits the country in 2014.
Read More »National security in the 21st century is an endlessly complex challenge. Old weapons are little help against new threats. Add border security, economic security, and protection of personal privacy and individual rights, the scope of the challenge is immense. Read More
Polling expert G. Evans Witt reveals what drove voters' decisions on Election Day.
What is government's role in getting people back to work? A FTF unemployment debate
