Defense Systems
Microsoft gets $10B JEDI contract
The long-awaited enterprise cloud contract award comes days after Defense Secretary Esper recused himself from the process.
Defense Systems
Navy research funds could see scrutiny, secretary says
Navy Secretary Richard Spencer warned certain activities could suffer in "constrained" resource environments.
Business
Microsoft Wins Massive JEDI Cloud Contract
Amazon loses in a $10-billion upset decision after months of legal and Trump-fueled political controversy.
Business
$85B Nuclear Missile Competition Gets Messier as Feds Investigate Northrop
Boeing is breaking up its ICBM team — just as the Federal Trade Commission begins looking into the company's allegations that Northrop wasn't playing fair.
Ideas
What Was the Point of the Syria ‘Withdrawal’?
Donald Trump, who vowed to get troops out of Syria altogether, incurred all the strategic costs without getting any of the political benefit.
Threats
US Troops, Armor Will ‘Secure’ Oil Fields in Syria, Says SecDef in New Reversal
The U.S. might also maintain “one of our two airfields that are there,” said America’s envoy to Syria to lawmakers.
Science & Tech
Russia Will Test Its Ability to Disconnect from the Internet
The nascent RuNet is meant to allow the country to survive an attack — and Putin to monitor and control the population.
Defense Systems
DOD modernization faces program and funding challenges
On Capitol Hill and in Congress there's concern that delays and stopgap funding could take a toll on critical tech upgrades.
Threats
Trump’s STRATCOM Pick Declines to Endorse Open-Skies Withdrawal
The Trump administration is weighing pulling out of the 1992 surveillance agreement amid complaints that Russia is out of compliance.
Science & Tech
US Army Will Study 'Metamaterials' Collected by UFO Study Group
The service has pledged to spend $750,000 to examine futuristic materials and technologies collected or studied by a group run by Blink-182's frontman.
Ideas
The Consequences of Donald Trump Washing His Hands of the Middle East
The short-term costs have been brutal, but the longer-term ones could be far more significant.
Defense Systems
How the Air Force upgraded cyber testing for weapons systems
Air Force Materiel Command's 96th Test Wing is modernizing the way the service tests weapons systems for cybersecurity vulnerabilities.
Defense Systems
Army seeks new paths to network interoperability
The Army doesn't want to keep relying on the Defense Department's secret networks to collaborate with international mission partners, but the change faces some policy hurdles.
Defense Systems
Army AI task force looks for cyber project as industry day nears
The Army Artificial Intelligence Task Force is looking to start a cyber project this year just in time for its third annual industry day.
Defense Systems
Esper recuses himself from JEDI decisions
Secretary of Defense Mark Esper will not be making decisions on the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure contract because his son works at one of the original bidders.
Science & Tech
Pentagon to Begin Testing 5G at Four Bases
The project will evaluate the next-gen networks' usefulness for augmented and virtual reality, smart warehouses, and spectrum-sharing.
Threats