Ideas
Ep. 22: China in the US; Iran in Syria; Ukraine's navy + Q&A w/ Brig. Gen. Jackson in Afghanistan
Welcome to our podcast about the news, strategy, tech, and business trends defining the future of national security.
Defense Systems
Navy awards commercial cloud deal
The CSRA arm of General Dynamics' IT services arm wins a key contract through which the Navy aims to speed up its move to commercial cloud services.
Defense Systems
DOD has lost 4,000 civilian cyber workers in the past year
The Defense Department looks to targeted recruiting and bonuses to check the loss of cyber workers as it expands the Cyber Excepted Service Personnel System.
Defense Systems
Navy looks to blockchain to track aviation parts
The Naval Air Systems Command is working on a project using blockchain to track components through their lifecycles.
Threats
US Voting Systems Have ‘Staggering’ Vulnerabilities: Cyber Researchers
The report from DEF CON’s Voting Village found one bug that alone could flip the Electoral College. Another has gone unfixed for 11 years.
Ideas
In Cyberspace, Governments Don’t Know How to Count
NATO’s governments can’t agree on what constitutes a cyber attack, and that’s a big problem.
Defense Systems
PEO Digital shows Air Force shift on software development
Steven Wert, USAF's digital program executive officer, said the service is looking to pivot to agile development.
Ideas
The World According to Trump
At the end of a contentious visit to the United Nations, the American president delivered a globe-spanning seminar on his worldview.
Defense Systems
Air Force SBIR/STTR pushed forward with PaaS project
With the application now running in the cloud, attention is turning to more-efficient migrations.
Threats
Ukraine is Building a Mosquito Navy to Fend Off Russia, With US Help
Hostilities in the Sea of Azov are heating up, and the U.S. is increasing its involvement.
Threats
US Official: We May Cut Support for Iraq If New Government Seats Pro-Iran Politicians
The senior administration official’s warning is the latest tack in a largely fruitless bid to shape a new governing coalition in Baghdad.
Ideas
What Trump's UN Speech Says About What Comes Next
His General Assembly speech laid out his worldview—and offered some clues about what could lie ahead.
Science & Tech
DHS Aims to Replace Slow, Outdated Bioterror-Detection System
A new plan to draw on big data and distributed sensors will replace a 2003 system that can take up to 39 hours to detect a threat.
Ideas
Moon’s Praise-and-Pressure Plan to Get Trump to Help End Korean War
“You are, indeed, the only person who can solve this problem,” Moon said of Trump—just before he amped up the pressure.
Defense Systems
Army makes ITES-3S awards
The Army finally awards its much-anticipated $12.1 billion ITES-3S contract, the branch's primary mechanism to acquire commercial IT services.
Policy