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As cyber threats grow more advanced and government agencies navigate workforce shortages, artificial intelligence shows promise in filling the gaps.

Policy

Lawmakers wonder: why don't we hack back against China?

One senator said his colleagues often ask national-security officials why American cyber forces don’t go on the attack more often.

Science & Tech

How the Air Force is preparing for the new administration

“I don't have angst. Quite frankly, I am ready to understand and adapt the force,” service chief says.

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Fixed Wireless Access as a catalyst for the DoD’s next-generation connectivity.

Threats

Climate stress is affecting US missions, driving conflict in Africa, official says

The second Trump administration will have to address climate realities one way or another, according to a deputy assistant defense secretary.

Voices

Ideas

The Army is too top-heavy

Surplus generals, swollen staffs, and excess headquarters drain headcount and resources from warfighting units.

Policy

Lawmakers tee up efforts to keep spyware off troops' devices

The compromise 2025 defense policy bill would mandate security standards, reporting, and more.

Ideas

Will Assad’s defeat be Putin’s Waterloo?

The narrative of Russia's ascendancy in 2024 is beginning to look like more fiction than fact.

Policy

‘Shock the system’: Startups and DOGE take over Reagan forum

But lawmakers advised caution and noted that Congress still controls the purse strings.

Ideas

Can Syria's triumphant rebel coalition unite the country?

And what should the U.S. do about this potentially "catastrophic success"?

Threats

Some Republicans remain unsold on Hegseth

Sexual-assault allegation cited along with other concerns about Trump's pick for defense secretary.

Threats

US strikes ISIS in Syria as Assad regime falls

“The future here will be written by Syrians,” a White House official told reporters.

Policy

A day in the diplomatic life of America’s defense secretary

A busy slate of meetings illuminates Lloyd Austin’s efforts to weave a region’s militaries into a defense network.

Threats

Russia in talks to send fighter jets to North Korea, INDOPACOM says

U.S. should continue to build deterrence in the Asia-Pacific region, Paparo says.

Ideas

Want ‘government efficiency'? Help change agencies from within

DOGE leaders talk a lot about slashing headcount. They should foster better decision-making instead.