Defense Systems
Cyber warriors: The next generation
The cyber commands are planning to add thousands of new personnel. Where will they come from? And how will the services train them?
Defense Systems
US mulls sharing anti-IED tech with Russia for Sochi Olympics
Jamming technology used in Iraq and Afghanistan could disrupt radio and cell signals used to set off bombs — if they can work with Russian networks.
Defense Systems
Mobile campus lets soldiers in Afghanistan continue their education
The Deployed Digital Training Campus delivers college and other courses to a networkede system via satellite.
Defense Systems
New radios to improve SOCOM’s tactical communications
Falcon III tactical radios will operate on wideband frequencies and provide video, voice, and data capabilities.
Policy
Against Odds, Ban Ki-Moon Presses Nuclear Disarmament Forum
The United Nations secretary general, a longtime nuclear disarmament advocate, said he has not given up hope. By Global Security Newswire
Policy
America Is Bored of the NSA Story
There's been very little public interest in the NSA story since July, and it seems that's exactly what the White House wanted. By Lucia Graves
Business
Playing the Defense Jobs Card Isn’t Working Anymore
By our count, there are half the F-35 jobs as Lockheed claims. Using defense jobs to fight budget cuts isn’t working like it used to, for good reason. By William D. Hartung
Policy
As Geneva II Convenes, One Unarmed Syrian Shadow Government Waits
The forgotten Temporary Syrian Parliament, or TSP, has no guns and no outside money. Here's why the United States should promote them in any Syrian opposition coalition. By Will McCants and Jomana Qaddour
Defense Systems
Lockheed begins production of Navy’s automated aircraft test system
The $103 million contract calls for replacing aircraft test equipment with the next-generation eCASS.
Defense Systems
Army to expand use of virtual tools, augmented reality for training
Technologies would help soldier and small units prepare for major field exercises.
Business
9 Ways Congress Wants to Reverse Cuts to Military Benefits
Congress may have restored some cuts to medically retired veterans, but the ax is still falling on $6 billion in military benefits. Here are some of the proposals to try to avoid that. By Jordain Carney
Business
Budget Cuts Are Hurting the Pentagon's Ability to Identify Budget Cuts
Budget cuts are hampering the Pentagon's effort to track and identify areas to find savings. By Charles S. Clark
Science & Tech
The Future of the Army: Less Soldiers, More Robots, More 'Lethality'
In the future, an Army brigade might have 3,000 human troops instead of 4,000, but a lot more robots. By Alexis C. Madrigal
Science & Tech
A Look at the U.S. Nuclear Arsenal, From 1945 to Now
Air Force officials say the country's nuclear arsenal is safe despite recent reports of crime and corruption. But what does it actually look like? By Matt Vasilogambros.
Business
NSA Reforms: What Will Change and What Won't
Depending on who you ask, President Obama's changes to the National Security Agency pave the way toward serious reform or are merely attempts at window dressing. By Dustin Volz and Marina Koren
Ideas
Deciphering Obama’s Necessary Message to the Intelligence Community
President Obama’s NSA speech was what the public, and intelligence workers, needed to hear. The president of one intelligence group explains why. By Joseph R. DeTrani
Defense Systems
Orbiting surveillance system protects satellites from space junk
The Air Force’s Boeing Space-Based Space Surveillance satellite detects threats more quickly than ground systems, decreasing risk of damage by two-thirds.
Defense Systems
DOD’s mobility plan a boon for BlackBerry
DISA says the plan, which will begin deployment Jan. 31, will support 80,000 BlackBerrys, about 98 percent of its new network.
Science & Tech
BlackBerrys Will Make Up 98% of Mobile Devices on New DOD System
The system is intended to secure a mix of smartphones will primarily support BlackBerrys when it launches later this month. By Aliya Sternstein
Policy