Defense Systems

MHS Genesis deployment suspended amid COVID-19 pandemic

The rollout of a commercial electronic health record system to Defense Department hospitals on pause to support response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Defense Systems

$2 trillion rescue bill gives defense contractors limited relief

Defense contractors would get some relief for personnel costs under the Senate-passed $2 trillion coronavirus stimulus and relief bill but worries over increased production costs remain.

Ideas

America Should Build an International Coalition Now

The United States has an urgent interest in filling the global leadership void during this stateless scourge.

Business

Military Leaders Worry About Health of Commercial Airlines

The leader of U.S. Transportation Command is looking for ways to give them work.

Science & Tech

If Space Startups Fail, the Pentagon’s Going to Need Some New Plans

The coronavirus is threatening young space companies — and the military’s plans to rely on them.

Threats

US Navy Evacuating Aircraft Carrier Infected by Coronavirus

A skeleton crew will man critical stations while Theodore Roosevelt is disinfected pierside in Guam, Acting Secretary Modly said.

Defense Systems

What DOD can learn from TIC modernization

Instead of bottlenecking connectivity through regionally aligned security stacks, agencies need security for their data, regardless of location.

Science & Tech

Can Better Airplane Boarding Procedures Slow the Spread of Coronavirus?

A new computer model offers a better way to understand how people move in tight spaces, which can affect how viruses spread.

Ideas

The Coronavirus Pandemic Should Be NATO’s Moment

There’s one multinational organization that has command-and-control for contingencies, the staff to execute operations, and exists to defend its member states.

Business

Pentagon Will Modify Hundreds of Contracts for Coronavirus Response

The Defense Department is ramping up the purchase of certain items, including ventilators, in response to the COVID-19 outbreak.

Threats

Coronavirus Is Rising Around US Military, Defense Infrastructure, Analysis Shows

The Govini assessment indicates that COVID-19 is about to hit military bases and manufacturing hubs in the southern and western United States.

Ideas

Ep. 65: Preparing for the next coronavirus

Three things that could help better protect us ahead of the next coronavirus-like pandemic.

Ideas

China is Willing to Negotiate on Nuclear Arms, But Not on Trump’s Terms

Here are four steps that might bring Beijing to the table.

Ideas

How to Counter China’s Coronavirus Disinformation Campaign

Beijing is using lies to undermine America’s standing; the U.S. should fight back with science and truth.

Threats

Military Leaders Ask to Delay Budget Planning To Focus on Coronavirus, Let Staff Stay Home

But the Defense Department's No. 2 told Army, Navy, and Air Force budget planners to figure a different solution.

Ideas

It Wasn’t Just Trump Who Got It Wrong

America’s coronavirus response failed because we didn’t understand the complexity of the problem.

Threats

DHS Makes a Master List of Coronavirus Knowns and Unknowns

The list is meant to help government decision-makers make better choices about policies and actions.