Defense Systems
Is it worth comparing the DOD and ODNI cloud plans?
The intelligence community's top IT official said that DOD is "where we were five years ago" when the CIA opted to pursue a single vendor, single cloud solution.
Policy
The Normalization of Meeting Kim Jong Un
Trump probably won’t convince the North Koreans to give up their nuclear weapons. But that doesn’t mean he has accomplished nothing.
Science & Tech
How AI Will Transform Anti-Submarine Warfare
New Navy projects seek to capture more data about the oceans’ depths — then train computers to out-think human captains.
Threats
Iran Breaches 2015 Enrichment Limits; Trump Goes To North Korea; More Leadership Drama at Pentagon; and just a bit more...
Iran says it breached uranium enrichment limits. Tehran’s semiofficial FARS news agency posted the claim today.
Threats
With Treaty Set to Expire, NATO Scrambles to Counter Russian Missile Threat
A "dangerous and entirely avoidable reality" is just five weeks away.
Threats
The Making of a Russian Spy
An ethnic Russian serving in Estonia’s military had something to hide. Now he’s in prison as a convicted traitor.
Policy
EXCLUSIVE: Countries May Begin Backfilling US Troops in Syria Within Weeks, Envoy Says
In an exclusive interview, Amb. Jim Jeffrey also confirmed a breakthrough agreement that could restart the Geneva peace process.
Policy
Top Diplomat Slams ‘Endless War’ Cries of Campaign Trail as ‘the Echo of the 1930s’
“I get terribly worried. Because this shows total ignorance of what’s going on in the world today,” Ambassador Jim Jeffrey says.
Defense Systems
DOD builds laser that IDs remote subjects by their heartbeat
The Defense Department has developed a device that uses an infrared laser to detect unique cardiac signatures of people 200 meters away.
Ideas
Melians’ Revenge: How Emerging Tech Can Fortify NATO’s Eastern Flank
AI, 3D printing, commercial drones, and more can give the alliance’s easternmost nations a surprisingly potent defensive punch.
Ideas
Ep. 46: Mosul, revisited (part one) with Omar Mohammed of Mosul Eye
This episode we travel to Paris to meet the Iraqi historian behind secretive dispatches during the Islamic State group's occupation of Mosul.
Threats
Pentagon Official: We Didn’t Link Iran to al-Qaeda In Hill Briefings
“In these briefings, none of the officials mentioned al-Qa'ida or the 2001 Authorization to Use Military Force,” DASD Mick Mulroy said.
Defense Systems
Lawmaker worried about DOD leadership shuffle
Rep. Jim Cooper (D-Tenn.) worries U.S. defenses in space could be at risk due to lack of permanent leadership at the Pentagon.
Threats
Code that Allowed the Equifax Breach Was Downloaded 21M Times Last Year
A report highlights the difficulties of securing the many government IT systems that rely on open-source software.
Policy
Lawmaker: Human Problem at Pentagon Worse than Tech Problem
Rep. Jim Cooper says Congress shouldn’t accept a government topped by acting political appointees.
Threats
