Truman National Security Project

Kayla Williams, Truman National Security Project Fellow, discusses what the VA is doing right and what role the VA has in the future of health care. It seems to be human nature to complain when something goes wrong but not praise success — and the adage “If it bleeds, it leads” still seems to hold [...]

It seems to be human nature to complain when something goes wrong but not praise success — and the adage “If it bleeds, it leads” still seems to hold sway in most newsrooms. That’s also true when it comes to the modern Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) — we hear much more about what goes [...]

Sexual assault in the military is nothing new, but it recently exploded into the public sphere with unsettling new survey results showing a sharp rise in reports by service members of sexual assault and unwanted sexual contact, a senior Air Force official in charge of its Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office arrested and charged with sexual battery, and [...]

Truman Fellow Kayla Williams was honored as a Champion of Change by the Obama administration. Kayla Williams, Ashburn VA honored Kayla Williams is the author of Love My Rifle More Than You: Young and Female in the U.S. Army, a memoir about her experiences negotiating the changing demands on women in today’s military during a [...]

Truman Project Fellow Kayla Williams is honored by the White House as a Champion of Change. Kayla Williams is the author of Love My Rifle More Than You: Young and Female in the U.S. Army, a memoir about her experiences negotiating the changing demands on women in today’s military during a deployment to Iraq. Ms. [...]