- After the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, the Pentagon placed a major focus on countering extremism in the military, and a working group was set up to tackle the issue.
- The group reported in December 2021 that it had found 100 cases of extremism in a total military force of over 2 million people — or .005 percent.
- In February, the army reported that it had spent $500,000 on the issue.
- “Spending additional time and resources to combat exceptionally rare instances of extremism in the military is an inappropriate use of taxpayer funds,” committee report says. Read More