Ideas
How We’re Building a 21st-Century Space Force
Only by staying lean, agile, and tightly focused on our mission can we succeed in protecting the United States.
Policy
Trump Officials Deliver Plan to Split Up Cyber Command, NSA
An end to the “dual hat” arrangement has been debated for years — but the timing raises questions. The plan requires Milley's certification to move ahead.
Ideas
Pushing Billions in Arms Sales Is Not an ‘Accomplishment’
It matters to whom the weapons are flowing and how they will be used.
Policy
Space Force Troops Get a Name: ‘Guardians’
VP Pence revealed the moniker for Trump’s oft-teased newest military service branch to stand alongside soldiers, airmen, sailors, and Marines.
Ideas
A Day of Deaths 25 Percent Higher Than Spring’s Worst
For the second week in a row, more COVID-19 deaths were reported in the U.S. than at any other time in the pandemic.
Defense Systems
Linux containers can minimize cross-domain security headaches
Containers can help expedite and improve the reliability of application and data transfers from the “low side” to the “high side,” allowing developers to safely move applications and data across domains while maintaining a secure pipeline.
Threats
SolarWinds Isn't the Only Way Hackers Entered Networks, CISA Says
The agency warned that ejecting attackers from networks will be tough, especially because they can likely read the email of IT and cybersecurity employees.
Science & Tech
Amid Massive Hack, Lawmakers Urge Trump to Sign Defense Bill with New Cybersecurity Legislation
As the government scrambles to understand the widening compromise, legislation to shore up the nation’s cyber defenses sits unsigned on the President’s desk.
Ideas
If You Don’t Hire Robots to Attack Your Networks, You’re Not Doing Security Right
Complying with DoD’s new cybersecurity regulations requires hard data, the kind that pretty much requires automation to compile.
Ideas
A Conversation with Sen. Angus King and Rep. Mike Gallagher
This conversation is part of Defense One’s Outlook 2021 event series.
Threats
Milley Meets With Taliban In Fragile Peace Negotiations
The Joint Chiefs chairman's meeting comes at a profound moment of uncertainty for the U.S.-brokered talks on Afghanistan.
Defense Systems
Telework gets Air Force IT seal of approval
Lauren Knausenberger, the Air Force's deputy CIO, said IT satisfaction went up significantly once people started working from home.
Defense Systems
NSC invokes 2016 directive to respond to SolarWinds hack
The National Security Council's announcement to create a special group for coordinating the federal government's response to the SolarWinds hack comes as the list of affected agencies grows.
Defense Systems
Senate passes NDAA but veto threat looms
Lawmakers in the House and Senate passed the annual defense bill by margins sufficient to override a presidential veto but some Republican may decide to switch their votes if President Trump decides to reject the bill for reasons unrelated to national security.
Defense Systems
2021 defense bill takes on new pilot for consumption-based solutions
The new pilot program based on the Section 809 panel recommendations could speed things up by allowing DOD to buy tech solutions based on how much they use.
Defense Systems