DSB: Pentagon needs to clearly define role in countering violent extremism

By Jordana Mishory / December 1, 2016 at 12:51 PM
The Pentagon needs to more clearly define its role in the effort to counter violent extremism outside of the United States, the Defense Science Board found in a new report that states that the mission may be best left to other agencies. The DSB report , dated April 2015 but sent to lawmakers in October, calls for the defense secretary to clarify the role of the defense official tasked with developing and coordinating the department's countering violent extremism, or CVE,...

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