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Cut the Red Tape That Is Slowing the Pentagon’s Race to Space

If the Air Force is to harness cheap satellites and reusable rockets, it must transform a risk-averse bureaucracy built for a different era.

On the Theft and Reuse of Advanced Offensive Cyber Weapons

Last year, North Korea and Russia used a vulnerability stolen from the U.S. government to conduct the WannaCry and NotPetya ransomware attacks.

Korean exercises, cancelled; Trump orders up Space Force; Kids in cages for national security; Next Afghan-war commander, grilled; and just a bit more…

It’s official: August exercises — er “war games” — with South Korea are cancelled.   The word from the Pentagon: “Consistent with President Trump’s commitment and in concert with our Republic of …

Swell of Protest as Administration Shifts Story on Family Separations

The Homeland Security secretary has offered three different takes on the policy of separating families detained for crossing America’s southern border.

What Trump’s Space Force Announcement Means

New plan would create sixth service branch, and annoy the Air Force.

US Navy Wants a Next-Gen Supply Network — and Fast

An accelerated-acquisition office is seeking industry’s best ideas for keeping track of parts and repairs ashore and at sea.

Most Major US Agencies Are Now Feeding the Federal Cyber Threat Dashboard

So far, 20 of 23 major agencies are plugged into the dashboard. The last three should be on by the end of July.

More US-SK wargames cancellations?; Afghan ceasefire collapses; Prisoner swap in Syria; Cyber deterrence, unfortunately; and just a bit more…

More cancellations coming on the Korean peninsula? Those could happen as soon as this week. Word of that comes after South Korean official said this weekend “large-scale annual maneuvers, such as …

Has Trump Irreversibly Altered the GOP’s Foreign Policy?

He’s reprising a struggle within the party that was fought in the 1950s—with long-term results.