Ideas
US Punishes International Criminal Court for Investigating Potential War Crimes in Afghanistan
The court prosecutes genocide, torture and grave wartime abuses worldwide. Trump's executive order imposes on its lawyers and judges the kind of sanctions usually used on foreign terrorists.
Ideas
We Know How to Prevent Megafires. We're Just Not Doing It
This week has seen the 2nd- and 3rd-largest California wildfires ever. There's near-total scientific consensus on how to stop the next one.
Defense Systems
A year with the Army's cloud management office
The Army's enterprise cloud office is coming up on its first anniversary, so Defense Systems talked with its director, Paul Puckett, about what the office has been up to and how COVID has affected priorities.
Ideas
Honor World War II with a Better, Shared Future
We believe that the best way to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the peace is to join hands.
Ideas
America Has No Coherent Strategy for Asymptomatic Testing
The federal guidance to not test asymptomatic carriers "is like saying we won’t fight the fire until it reaches the second floor.”
Science & Tech
USAF Seeks Better Ways to Process Electronic Intelligence
The Air Force Research Lab is looking for white papers outlining new technologies and methodologies for signal processing.
Defense Systems
Air Force seeks proof of concept in latest JADC2 experiment
The Air Force's "internet of things" also known as the Advanced Battle Management System is headed into a massive experiment to iron out the complexities of data-fueled warfare.
Defense Systems
Air Force looks to bridge 'valley of death' for small tech firms
The service's acquisition chief hopes to change how small businesses interact with the service through its innovative research program and eventually adopting the In-Q-Tel model.
Defense Systems
CMMC board to begin background checks
The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Accreditation Body teamed with a firm to perform financial and ownership background checks for those seeking to become accredited suppliers.
Defense Systems
DISA plans single award for $11.7B IT contract
The Defense Information Services Agency expects to release the solicitation for a potential 10-year, $11.7 billion IT support contract by the end of September with an award expected in the fourth quarter of calendar year 2021.
Science & Tech
Microscopes Powered by Google’s AI Could Change Cancer Diagnostics
A DoD pilot program could help make artificial intelligence useful not just to researchers but to physicians.
Threats
China Rapidly Increasing Nuclear, Naval, and Next-Gen Tech, Pentagon Warns
The PLA is preparing for modern, networked warfare with more artificial intelligence, warships, and even a space station.
Ideas
Fear of a Black General?
The case of one superstar colonel doesn’t prove anything about the Marines. But the larger pattern is worrisome.
Policy
Trump's Halt to Election-Security Briefings Worries Many
DNI Ratcliffe’s edict comes just two months ahead of Election Day, with Russia, China and Iran all intent on influencing the outcome.
Defense Systems
Joint All-Domain Command and Control: It’s all about the data
Critical applications and data become liabilities if they cannot be architected in a lightweight, modular manner, readily scaled and consistently deployed everywhere they are needed -- whether at the tactical edge, on an aircraft or in a cloud environment.
Ideas
The Week QAnon Became Everyone’s Problem
The conspiracy theory-based movement poses a different type of terrorist threat.
Ideas