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A year after Benghazi attacks, many questions left unanswered…

On the one year anniversary of the attack on the U.S. Embassy in Libya, analyst Sim Tack writes about new initiatives at DOS to improve security at high threat Embassies around the world:  “While Washington has not been able to bring those behind last year’s attack to justice, it has initiated the process of improving… Read more »

VxL Supports Heroes

On July 11th, 2013, VxL Enterprises supported the H.E.R.O.E.S. (Honor Every Responsible Officer’s Eternal Sacrifice)  Annual Golf tournament and fundraiser of  in Waldorf Maryland.  HEROES is a non-profit charitable organization providing financial aid, scholarships, counsel, and support to the surviving members of Law Enforcement Officers who have died in the line of duty.  VxL was privileged… Read more »

The Reality of Afghanistan

The United States made a decision to withdraw from Afghanistan several years ago. That decision carried with it an inevitable logic. Once the United States resolved itself to leave at any cost, its failures up to that point were laid bare, as were the vulnerabilities of the government it had spent more than a decade… Read more »

Congress Votes on Military Camouflage

On Wednesday, June 5th, Congress wasn’t working on the budget, the national debt, or relations with China. Instead, in a heated debate, committee members criticized the Pentagon over its management of camouflage development, which they described as focusing more on creating a visual brand rather than effective concealment.  A final vote was passed which  will… Read more »

VxL Attends Conference on Public Diplomacy’s Role at Various Stages of Conflict Resolution

On June 6, VxL leadership attended a talk with Tara Sonenshine, Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy.  Secretary Sonenshine addressed the role public diplomacy plays at the intersection of civil and military transitions, before, during, and after conflict.  Also discussed was DoS’s newly established Bureau for Conflict Stabilization Operations (CSO). VxL used the opportunity, which took… Read more »