Defense Systems
DOD's cyber chief to exit this month
The Pentagon’s lead cybersecurity expert, Jack Wilmer, is leaving his post for an industry role at the end of July.
Defense Systems
Pentagon issues contract guidance on China tech ban
The Defense Department outlines how it will implement the upcoming government ban on doing business with companies that use certain Chinese telecommunications equipment.
Defense Systems
House-passed NDAA expands paid leave benefit to excluded feds
Title 38 employees, such as workers at the Transportation Security Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, and Federal Aviation Administration were not included in the bill that established the benefit.
Defense Systems
As Huawei ban looms, waivers are an option
Waivers for a looming federal rule prohibiting agencies from signing new contracts with companies that use a list of Chinese-made communications gear are only a temporary fix, says one expert.
Defense Systems
Navy shifts to zero trust mindset to deal with COVID-related telework
Yesterday's buzzword has become today's security imperative, according to the department's CISO.
Defense Systems
Sustainment issues plague F-35’s logistics IT backbone
Questions remain about the replacement for the F-35’s logistics infrastructure, Autonomic Logistics Information Systems, which has been riddled with errant alerts and corrupted data transfer.
Science & Tech
Was the Pentagon’s Blacklist of Chinese Companies Justified?
An independent study of the list found China uses its favored companies to wipe out competition and spread economic influence.
Business
Raytheon CEO Projects Three-Year Coronavirus Downturn
It’s ‘a hell of a lot worse than what we originally projected,’ says the head of the new company formed by the United Technologies-Raytheon merger earlier this year.
Ideas
Three Urgent Questions for the Air Force’s New Chief of Staff
The service has too long delayed the hard choices that would prepare it to deter China.
Ideas
We Need a Better China Policy in the Middle East
With allies and direct lines to Beijing, Washington must do more to keep China’s presence in the region from becoming a threat.
Policy
National Guard Commander To Testify ‘Excessive Force’ Used on White House Protesters
Officer on the scene saw spent tear gas canisters, contradicting key details of Attorney General Barr’s account of the controversial night.
Ideas
Trump Should Teach Erdogan a Lesson in Law, Not Corruption
The president offered to help Turkey’s strongman beat U.S. courts, John Bolton has revealed. It only helps Iran.
Science & Tech
Energy Unveils Blueprint for Nationwide, ‘Unhackable’ Quantum Internet
Impacts could be realized within the next decade.
Science & Tech
The Pentagon's Platform One Offers an Ambitious Model for the Future of Software
In an interview, the Air Force’s chief software officer described the potential for a profound transformation for cybersecurity.
Ideas
This Is Not Your Parents' Military. We Can’t Fund It the Same Way
The price of arms and personnel has risen far faster than inflation.
Ideas
Ep. 73: Monuments, terrorism and the American white power movement
'Each time the white supremacist movement has surged in the U.S., that surge has been mirrored by a similar increase within the armed forces.'
Ideas
There’s a Bigger Threat Than Big Tech. It’s Big China
As lawmakers grill U.S. technology CEOs, they should ask not just about their near-monopoly power today, but also about staving off Chinese dominance tomorrow.
Threats