Science & Tech
Russian Troops Will Be Getting Tactical Bomb Drones
Having learned from ISIS attacks in Syria, Russia is rushing to put armed drones on the front lines.
Policy
Warren Vows to Double the Number of Career Diplomats at State
Democratic candidate calls for massive overhaul to the State Department and how it manages its employees.
Science & Tech
Congress Wants DHS to Study Disruptive Deepfake Videos
Bills introduced in the House and Senate aim to combat the forged media through comprehensive research and technological assessments.
Defense Systems
Are JEDI and the CIA's C2E clouds even comparable?
Recent criticism of DOD's 10-year Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure procurement cites the CIA's plans for a multi-cloud, multi-vendor environment
Defense Systems
Oracle keeps hammering on JEDI
The company reiterated its claims that the procurement violates procurement law and that individuals involved had a conflict of interest.
Policy
Brand New Marine One Helicopter To Make Debut at Trump’s July 4th Parade
Other aircraft slated to fly over include the B-2 stealth bomber, F-22 Raptor and Air Force One.
Threats
Tanks Arrive in Washington; Trump Would Leave ISR In Afghanistan; Turkey Stockpiles Weapons In Advance of Possible Sanctions, and a bit more...
Abrams and Bradley fighting vehicles have been spotted in Washington for President Trump's July 4 celebration.
Defense Systems
Defense cyber policy deputy talks DOD's homeland support role
A senior defense official explained that DOD can provide information sharing and technical expertise to respond to ongoing cyber threats against the homeland.
Defense Systems
DOD tweaks UAS acquisition strategies
Kevin Fahey, the assistant secretary of defense for acquisition, said his office wants to steer DOD away from developing new technologies and training requirements simultaneously.
Policy
US Senate Approves $750 Billion Defense Policy Bill
The National Defense Authorization Act also contains 3.1% military pay hike and acquisition reforms.
Science & Tech
The US Army Is Making Synthetic Biology a Priority
New thermal cloaking, insect proof uniforms are on the horizon, if the U.S. can get out in front of China.
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