Ideas
Defense One Radio, Ep. 83: Harriet Tubman and the Combahee River raid
From the rice fields of South Carolina comes an incredible story of courage amid unspeakable tragedy.
Ideas
The F-35’s Painful Lessons Must Inform Future Programs
Congress and the Pentagon must question dubious technical requirements, rosy buy-in costs, and optimistic schedule promises.
Threats
Climate Change Will Force Coast Guard to Respond to ‘More Intense’ Storms, Biden Says
One recent hurricane season cost the service nearly a billion dollars to respond to aid requests and repair the damage to its own facilities. The future is sure to bring worse.
Policy
Will 2021 Be the Year JADC2 Takes Off?
The U.S. military has big hopes for joint, all-domain command and control. But logistical and financial challenges are mounting.
Defense Systems
Inside Raytheon's four-year blueprint for growth
Portfolio transformation efforts are largely in the rear-view mirror for Raytheon Technologies, which is now turning toward what the defense giant is calling "operational transformation" of its internal muscle and external pursuits of defense and government business.
Science & Tech
CIA’s Last Classified Fax Machines Are About to Retire
A secure email system dubbed Gray Magic will replace the legendary analog technology.
Ideas
Is DarkSide Really Sorry? Is It Even DarkSide?
Deciphering the mysterious apology of the mysterious group that shut down a major U.S. pipeline.
Ideas
Blinken’s Arctic Opportunities
The secretary of state can make real diplomatic progress on several key areas.
Defense Systems
Huawei cloud, services gain toehold in developing countries
A May 17 report from the Center for Strategic and International Studies identified 70 deals in 41 countries between Huawei and foreign governments or state-owned enterprises.
Ideas
Détente with Iran Could Unlock a Foreign Policy Gold Mine
Bringing Tehran back into the diplomatic fold would foster other progress.
Policy
If the Pentagon Drops JEDI, Then What?
DOD says the contract’s enterprise capabilities are still needed. But there are new cloud technologies that could fill the bill.
Ideas
The ‘Rule of Thirds’ Is Bunk
The military services’ shares of overall defense spending have always fluctuated with strategy and need.
Threats
Documents Show Trump Officials Used Secret Terrorism Unit to Question Lawyers at the Border
Newly disclosed records show that conspiracy theories were used to justify interrogating immigration lawyers with a special terrorism unit.
Defense Systems
CMMC board adds new training head, board members
Melanie Kyle Gingrich will take over training daily operations for the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Accreditation Body as the vice president of training and development.
Defense Systems
CISA chief: cyber order will 'stretch the system'
The executive order, which was published Wednesday night, contains deadlines for CISA, the Department of Homeland Security, the Office of Management and Budget and other agencies to begin reworking the government's cybersecurity with some timelines as short as 30 days from its signing.
Defense Systems