Threats
Sophisticated Army training goes mobile to knit a farflung Pacific coalition
The service took its Hawaii-based center to the Philippines, part of a regional campaign of joint and combined training.
Policy
Bush-era national security officials warn against politicizing civil service
In a letter to congressional committee staff directors, a cadre of former Republican appointees urged lawmakers to pursue a “middle ground” of federal employee accountability that preserves merit systems principles.
Science & Tech
Missile threats are proliferating. Here’s how the Pentagon is trying to keep up
A booster tweak might improve an anti-ICBM weapon while a next-gen missile-spotting constellation comes online.
Ideas
China’s latest aircraft carrier is much more than a big ship
Along with technical and operational advances, the Fujian represents a response to 19th-century humiliation.
Policy
DOD CIO resigns to take university post
John Sherman will become dean of the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M.
Business
Inside the Navy’s slick effort to find workers to build submarines
The BuildSubmarines ad blitz is part of an innovative campaign to shore up one particular aspect of the industrial base.
Policy
As new ICBMs' cost soars, a few lawmakers are trying to rein it in
A congressional working group on nuclear arms will hold a hearing in July on the budget-busting program.
Science & Tech
As space gets more crowded, Pentagon looks to AI to spot weapons
A new DARPA contract aims to identify satellites behaving strangely.
Policy
Biden puts limits on asylum requests at the US-Mexico border
No more than 2,500 incoming people will be able to apply for asylum per day under the new executive order.
Policy
House defense bills on collision course over F-35, second sub
Appropriators would boost, not cut, jet purchases, and hew to the Navy’s submarine-building plan.
Science & Tech
A leading military simulation tool gets an AI upgrade
An interview with Pete Morrison, co-founder of VBS4 maker BSIM.
Policy
Biden threatens veto as GOP outlines proposed FY25 cuts
House Republicans propose cutting $700m from military construction, 12% of State and USAID funding, and more.
Business
Pentagon looks beyond primes for cheaper drones
The Air Force and DIU say non-traditional contractors offer “the best chance” for inexpensive mass production.
Threats
'I feel really good' about election security, former NSA chief says
Paul Nakasone says the intelligence community has everything it needs to fight election interference.
Policy