Ideas
The Military We Have Vs. The Military We Need
We only pretend to build armed forces to confront the threats we face.
Science & Tech
The Army Team That Is Trying to See, and Shape, the Future
The team’s scientists are charting how advances in various fields will unlock more advances, out to 2050.
Business
Lockheed Says It’s Hired 8,300 Since Coronavirus Hit
The company also says it sent $1.1 billion in accelerated payments to keep suppliers afloat amid COVID-19.
Ideas
Trump Admin Lacks Solid Plan to Reopen Federal Offices, GAO Says
Republicans say feds should swiftly go back to work: "It’s time to take our chances," one argues.
Science & Tech
Intelligence Bill Seeks Faster Clearance Reviews, Other Reforms
The bill would also allow the government to give “derogatory information” about individual contractors to their companies.
Policy
Trump Says Wisconsin Shipyard’s ‘Location’ Swayed Navy’s Frigate Award
The president also claims he’s made the service’s ships more beautiful.
Threats
DHS Predicted A Summer of Violence, Radicalization, and Conspiracies
In an April 7 internal memo, Homeland Security officials warned that the pandemic's “extended isolation” could spark trouble.
Defense Systems
CMMC training registration starts, but worries persist
The first cadre of DOD cybersecurity assessors is expected to graduate by early August, but concerns loom over Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification.
Defense Systems
Lawmakers skeptical of seaborne drone fleet
The House defense committee is looking to add some oversight for rapid procurement of unmanned vehicles and vessels, and wants more detailed plans on how the Army will use its newly developed augmented reality headset.
Defense Systems
Key Solarium recommendations find a home in the defense bill
Lawmakers declined to add a mandate for a White House Cyber Director position, citing jurisdictional issues.
Defense Systems
AI leadership restructuring, IT policy oversight on tap in 2021 NDAA
The House Armed Services Committee began marking up its draft of the 2021 defense policy bill with some focus on artificial intelligence efforts and oversight of IT policy.
Defense Systems
Pentagon taps Dave Spirk as chief data officer
Spirk filled the same role at U.S. Special Operations Command, has an intelligence background and will help implement the department's modernization strategy.
Defense Systems
Perspecta's NGEN protest denied
The Government Accountability Office has denied Perspecta’s challenge of the $7.7 billion Navy NGEN award that went to Leidos.
Defense Systems
Pandemic fuels cloud demand, shift to apps
The remote work challenges under the COVID-19 pandemic mean that once "nice-to-have" technologies are now mission critical, leaders said.
Defense Systems
NSA launches pilot program to secure defense contractors
The National Security Agency is testing a secure domain name system model to better secure companies in the defense industrial base, which houses much of the nation's weapons technology.
Defense Systems
Lawmakers want answers on Juniper backdoors
Members of Congress are pressing Juniper's CEO for details of an internal probe into how modified code for a compromised NSA encryption algorithm wound up in the company's firewall products.
Threats