Defense Systems
How Is the Air Force Doing at Cyber?
To answer the question, a new task force is working to map the service’s networks.
Policy
AI Tops Proposed Tech Amendments for the 2023 NDAA
One bipartisan proposal would create federal AI data libraries; others would further limit tech exchange with China.
Threats
West Rejects Russian Claim that Ukraine Plans a False-Flag Dirty Bomb
US, U.K., France release statement decrying Moscow’s Sunday allegation.
Threats
How the FBI Stumbled in the War on Cybercrime
In an excerpt from their new book, the authors reveal how unprepared the nation’s top federal law enforcement agency was to combat online crime.
Science & Tech
The Military’s Network Warfare Experiment Scaled Up This Year
The U.S. Army-led experiment attempted to create a lot more targets, challenges, and complexities to test out futuristic concepts.
Ideas
After Six Years, It’s Time to Confirm a Defense Department Inspector General
IGs perform a critical role in holding powerful officials and government agencies accountable, and the Senate should confirm a Defense IG when it returns from recess.
Ideas
Sensible Talk Aboard a UK Aircraft Carrier. But Does It Come Too Late?
New poll shows US, UK publics aren’t buying what national-security experts have been selling.
Science & Tech
Sergeant Makes One Counter-Drone Trainer to Rule Them All
Having too many different counter-drone systems is making training unnecessarily difficult. An Army National Guardsman from CENTCOM has developed a solution.
Policy
U.S. Military Will Pay for Troops to Travel for Abortions
Post-Roe abortion restrictions are hurting recruiting and retention, defense officials say.
Ideas
The Intelligence Community Doesn’t Warn About All Attacks Against the US Homeland. Why Not?
A simple policy change could help defend America against threats to non-military targets.
Ideas
Why the Pentagon’s Crush on Elon Musk Is Dangerous to Democracy
Once considered a cross between Thomas Edison and Moses, Musk is revealing himself to be an ill-informed, would-be tyrant.
Defense Systems
The U.S. Army Is Testing A Data Platform Just For Intel Officers
It’s part of a larger effort to use commercial and cloud-based technologies to make the service more data centric.
Business