Defense Systems
For DOD cloud, market share matters
Companies with a large market share are better able to innovate, according to the Pentagon's chief data officer -- making them more suitable for agencies’ long-term, multipurpose use.
Ideas
The Shutdown Is Great News for Russia
The competition of democracy versus dictatorship is to a degree a contest of narratives.
Science & Tech
Zap: How Electric Therapy Is Curing Navy SEALs of PTSD
Hundreds of vets have tried out an experimental new treatment that could change how the world addresses mental disorders.
Ideas
Let’s Make This the Last Shutdown. Please.
Congress can pass a law saying that if no budget is passed as the fiscal year expires, the government proceeds at current funding levels.
Ideas
The New Missile-Defense Policy Won’t Make Us Safer
Instead, it will encourage rogue states to nuke first in a conflict, and will increase the risk of escalation in a great-power war.
Policy
State Department Defends Unusual Recall of Furloughed Staffers, With Pay
Management, budget and legal teams approved emergency movement of funds.
Science & Tech
Trump’s New Missile Policy Relies Heavily on Largely Unproven Technologies
New adversary missiles are to be met by a host of technologies that, by and large, don’t exist yet.
Threats
Missile Defense Review Calls for Protecting US From Cruise Missiles
The long-awaited report calls for technology development, but stops short of calling for the deployment of hypersonic interceptors and space-based lasers.
Threats
What Lies Beyond America’s Deadliest Day in Syria
The assault in northern Syria underscores why Trump wants to get out — and why that’s going to be difficult.
Ideas
Trump Tried Partisan Applause Lines Inside the Pentagon. Nobody Applauded.
The president uses a missile-defense policy rollout to bash Democrats before the military’s senior leaders.
Ideas
Ep. 36: British defense strategy with UK MoD’s Will Jessett
Welcome to our podcast about the news, strategy, tech, and business trends defining the future of national security.
Policy
It's Official: Furloughed Feds Will Receive Back Pay Once the Shutdown Ends
Bill signed into law on Wednesday also will ensure retroactive compensation for furloughed feds in future shutdowns.
Science & Tech
Pentagon to Study Putting Anti-Missile Laser Weapons in Space
The long-anticipated missile defense review shies away from a full-scale push — which critics say underlines the idea’s folly.
Threats
Army Chief Confirms US Will Hand off ISIS Fight in Syria
Gen. Mark Milley is the first senior military official to say the military is proceeding in Syria as Trump wishes.
Ideas