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Reinvention Blueprint No. 4: Building Authorities for Domestic Use of the Military that Work

Authorities for domestic use of the military are outdated and subject to abuse. This is a blueprint for a single modern statute, enforceable limits, and judicial review.
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First, Do No Harm: Four Questions Government Reformers Must Ask to Avoid Counterproductive Changes

Cautionary tales show well-intentioned procedural requirements can tie up decisionmaking without meaningfully enhancing outcomes.
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Reinvention Blueprint No. 3: To Unmake the Surveillance State, Rethink the Privacy Act

The Privacy Act is ill-equipped to address contemporary privacy risks, much less to constrain an executive branch determined to use the data in its possession for new purposes.
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Welcome to Just Security’s Reinvention Blueprints

Just Security's Reinvention Blueprints series features expert proposals to rebuild U.S. government institutions so they serve the public and meet today's challenges.
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The Trump Administration Is Sabotaging Its Own Arctic Strategy

The Trump administration’s own Defense Department policies are undermining the operational means necessary to execute its Arctic strategy.
U.S. President Donald Trump uses gold scissors to cut a red tape tied between two stacks of papers representing the government regulations of the 1960s (L) and the regulations of today (R) after he spoke about his administration's efforts in deregulation in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, DC on December 14, 2017.

The Trump Administration’s Deregulatory Playbook

A deep dive into the Trump administration’s first-year deregulatory agenda, Supreme Court influences, and the evolving limits of agency authority.
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The Freedom of Information Act and Deteriorating Federal Transparency Infrastructure

Weakening FOIA does not merely impair public knowledge — it also reduces the likelihood that abuses will be detected and deterred.
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