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Reagan, Intelligence and the End of the Cold War

Guest blogger, GPO Public Relations Specialist Emma Wojtowicz, reviews a publication with an inside look at intelligence and the end of the Cold War: In this election year, President Ronald Reagan has...

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War, Will and Warlords: An Interview, Part II

  In this second part of a two-part interview by Government Book Talk blog editor Michele Bartram,  Col. Robert M. Cassidy, author of the new, critically acclaimed book, War, Will, and Warlords:...

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Happy 66th -or 106th- Birthday, US Air Force

According to the Department of Defense’s website, the United States Air Force is 66 years ago today “that the National Security Act of 1947 turned what was then known as the Army Air Corps into the...

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Arming the Fleet: The Compelling Story of a Secret Navy Base in the Desert

In honor of Veterans’ Day, we bring you a compelling story of China Lake, which answers the intriguing question, why would the U.S. Navy build a secret weapons base in the middle of the Mojave Desert?...

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Remembering Camelot: Best of the old and new official publications about John...

For the World War II generation, it was December 7, 1941 that was a “date which will live in infamy.” For today’s Americans it is September 11, 2001. For my parents’ generation, November 22, 1963, is...

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Federal Favorites: Our Best Selling Books of 2013

Ahhh…. It’s that time of the year again: Awards season! From the Golden Globes to the Academy Awards, red carpets abound with interviews of movie stars and other celebrities boasting about their best...

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Getting to Know the Presidents from the Intelligence Community’s Perspective

Presidents Day originated as a holiday to celebrate George Washington’s birthday on February 22nd. As a result of the Uniform Monday Holiday Act of 1968, the holiday was changed to the third Monday in...

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To Russia with… Respect

With worldwide sports audiences focused on television and Internet stories from the 2014 winter games in Sochi, Russia, we are all learning more about this fascinating country.  America has had a long...

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National Military Appreciation Month: Celebrating Our Troops

May is National Military Appreciation Month (NMAM), a time to recognize and celebrate the contributions of the courageous men and women who have served or are currently serving in the United States...

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The Life & Death of JFK—A GPO Collection

“A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives on.“ –President John F. Kennedy John F. Kennedy was the 35th President of the United States (1961-1963), the youngest man elected to the...

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