Ideas
2020 Dems Need To Get Up To Speed on Nuclear Weapons. Fast.
Front-runners have displayed key misunderstandings, while other candidates have shied away from the topic.
Ideas
To Prove Trump’s Bad Faith, Don’t Argue Policy. Show He Subverted the Process.
On Ukraine, the president dodged processes designed to ensure that U.S. foreign policy serves the public interest.
Ideas
Saudi Arabia’s Phone Hacking Shows We Need Better Encryption — Not Backdoors
End-to-end encryption isn’t good enough. Files and cloud backups need strong crypto as well.
Threats
As Toll Mounts, Trump Downplays Injuries Suffered in Iranian Attack
The president's dismissive statements about the brain trauma suffered by U.S. troops at Al Assad may reflect a considered attempt to de-escalate – or not.
Science & Tech
Inside America's First All-Biometric Airline Terminal
At Hartsfield-Jackson Airport in Atlanta, facial-recognition cameras and other ID systems plug into a data backbone installed by Customs and Border Patrol.
Defense Systems
Army's cloud office slated to be fully operational in March
The Army's enterprise cloud office is fashioned to be a resource for any component in the organization looking to migrate data and tools to a cloud environment.
Defense Systems
DOD wants a fast patching inventory management system
The Defense Department's innovation arm is looking for companies with existing solutions that will help revamp its inventory management system.
Defense Systems
Army chief says to expect fewer program cuts in 2021 budget
After two rounds of zero-based budgeting, the Army's 2021 budget request is likely to contain fewer steep cuts to underperforming or legacy programs, according to Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy.
Defense Systems
DISA's Fourth Estate network modernization pushes on
The DOD's central IT organization is leading a migration to a new single service network and will bring on the first agency later this year.
Ideas
While ‘Arctic Exceptionalism’ Melts Away, the US Isn't Sure What It Wants Next
Global competition is coming to the northern polar region. U.S. policymakers are not clear on a fundamental question about its future.
Defense Systems
Amazon Web Services aims to stop JEDI roll-out
Amazon Web Services has asked for a temporary pause in Defense Department's work with Microsoft on the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure Enterprise cloud contract.
Defense Systems
VA benefits platform makes a splash without busting the budget
The cloud-based Benefits Integration Platform lets the Department of Veterans Affairs quickly spin up, tear down and rebuild new development environments.
Science & Tech
Toward a War With Fewer Radio Calls
A recent Air Force test that data-linked an F-35 and an F-22 promises to move and combine data automatically.
Ideas
Who Gets to Tell the Story of the Afghanistan War?
The Washington Post’s ‘Afghanistan Papers’ is the latest contribution to a growing argument over whether the conflict — or any of the ‘forever wars’ — was worth the cost.
Science & Tech
Pentagon Wants to Build One Satellite Per Week
Over the next two years, the Space Development Agency is looking to put dozens of satellites into orbit.
Policy
A Split-Screen Moment For Trump As Impeachment Trial Begins
The president is speaking at an economic forum as the Senate begins to debate whether to remove him from office.
Ideas
The US Navy’s Three Great Intellectual Challenges
Design the force, wrestle with change, buy ships.
Ideas