Defense Systems
DISA delivers new version of Enterprise Portal Service to SIPRNet
DEPS 2.0 gives users customizable choice for collaboration, and plenty of storage.
Policy
Marco Rubio's Stumbling Start to Be the GOP's National Security Candidate in 2016
Sen. Marco Rubio is trying a new route to 2016: Foreign policy. By Peter Beinart
Business
Pentagon Says Its Strategy Addresses Threat from Russia
Christine Wormuth, next policy chief at DOD, says the Quadrennial Defense Review addresses all threats to U.S. national security, including Russia. By Ben Watson
Business
At SXSW, Snowden Calls for More Oversight of Congress
NSA leaker Edward Snowden appeared from Russia through a live video stream at South By Southwest. By Dustin Volz
Ideas
How Obama Can Hold Back Russia and Reassure Europe
Crimea may be lost, but President Obama should fly to Brussels and reassure Europe that NATO will keep Putin out of Eastern Ukraine. By Barry Pavel
Science & Tech
When Does Cyber Spying Become a Cyber Attack?
Electronic espionage is different today than it was in the pre-Internet days of the Cold War. By Bruce Schneier
Threats
Q&A with Dennis Ross: How Ukraine Affects the Middle East
Veteran diplomat Dennis Ross says the U.S. response to Ukraine will have strong reverberations across the Middle East. By Bernard Gwertzman
Defense Systems
With R&D budgets, high risk has its rewards
Funding boost for DARPA’s research and development show DOD’s willingness to “invest in a few big bets.”
Science & Tech
The Internet Is the New Battleground, Assange Tells SXSW
Hackers, entrepreneurs and software developers gather in Austin to discuss how the NSA has helped and hurt the country. By Patrick Tucker
Policy
The GOP's Foreign Policy Problem
After the crisis in Ukraine, international affairs could play a big role in 2016 -- to the Republicans' disadvantage. By Michael Hirsh
Business
These Are the Pentagon’s Ideas for Reforming Retirement Benefits
The options would provide some benefits to military personnel earlier in their careers rather than upon retirement. By Eric Katz
Threats
Obama's Nonmilitary Leverage Over Putin
President Obama has more nonmilitary options than his predecessors had for responding to Moscow's aggression. By George E. Condon, Jr.
Threats
Dempsey Reassures NATO Allies on Ukraine
The chairman of the Joint Chiefs says he’s prepared to back up NATO militarily if things escalate in Ukraine. By Ben Watson
Ideas
Why Russia and China Won’t Join Forces Over Disputed Islands
Too much history, too much risk, too little gain to believe that Beijing or Moscow are aligning against Japan. By Yun Sun and Hana Rudolph
Defense Systems
Excalibur brings high-energy lasers closer to the field
DARPA’s optical phased array takes a big step toward low-power precision targeting.
Ideas
Obama’s Foreign Policy Reality Check
The president who wants to shutter America’s wars finds that new conflicts keep opening for business. By Gayle Tzemach Lemmon
Ideas
After a Decade of War, Troop Reductions Might Not Be So Bad
Growth in troop levels over the past 10 years suggests the DOD’s proposed reduction in active duty personnel may not cut as deep as it sounds. By Janine Davidson
Threats
NATO to Russia: We Don't Want Your Help With Syria's Chemical Weapons
The latest casualty on the Russia-Ukraine front is a planned NATO collaboration with Moscow to protect a Mediterranean-bound chemical weapons-destroying U.S. vessel. By Global Security Newswire
Threats
The Naval Base at the Heart of Putin’s Fight for Crimea
Putin's push to secure the military outpost he leases from Ukraine could bring the entire region under Russian control. By Marina Koren
Policy