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

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.