Ideas
The Taliban Reportedly Have Control of US Biometric Devices
Up to 32 million Afghans are tagged in a system that DOD and the Afghan government used for criminal prosecutions, background checks, and voter registration.
Science & Tech
US Army Wants to Put Facial Recognition in Daycare Centers
A pilot system at Fort Jackson would begin “monitoring the health and well-being of children."
Threats
The Final Retrograde from Afghanistan Has Officially Begun
The threat to U.S. personnel, aircraft in the final days at Kabul airport remains “very real” after a retaliatory U.S. drone strike took out two ISIS-K planners.
Ideas
Defense One Radio, Ep. 86: Afghanistan’s new, uncertain chapter
A former Afghan interpreter and diplomat explain what might lie ahead for Afghanistan after nearly two decades of war.
Threats
U.S. Conducts Airstrike on ISIS-K Planner in Afghanistan
Embassy issues second warning to Americans at Kabul airport gate: ‘Leave immediately.’
Ideas
Who Is ISIS-K?
Two terrorism experts on the group behind the deadly Kabul airport attack and its rivalry with the Taliban.
Threats
13 US Troops Killed, More Injured, in Terrorist Attack at Kabul Airport
10 Marines among the dead; they were securing one of the last gates open for Afghans, Americans to escape.
Business
Conference Wire: Navy Eyes Greater Space Capabilities
The final day of the 2021 Space Symposium saw Navy officials talk—just a bit—about their plans.
Science & Tech
US Navy Will Upgrade Warships to Add Unnamed Space Capabilities
“Everything is classified” when it comes to space, one admiral complained.
Threats
13 US Troops Killed in Terrorist Attack at Kabul Airport
In a statement, Biden vows to attackers: "We will hunt you down and make you pay."
Threats
US Troops, Afghans Killed by Explosion at Kabul Airport, Pentagon Says
Worsening security and the need to get all troops out is quickly closing the window to safely escape. ‘Today is likely last day,’ one memo advises.
Threats
Afghanistan Airlift Ops Have Rescued 101,300 From Kabul
But numbers out each day are dropping as Taliban tighten grip on airport, security threats rise.
Defense Systems
VA readies cloud-based data platform
VA Data Commons features computing infrastructure, co-located data and commonly used software services, tools, and apps for managing, analyzing and sharing data.
Defense Systems