Defense Systems
Army deploys update to transportation platform
The enterprise-level software platform that allows users to plan and manage the inventory and transportation of unit personnel and equipment assets on a global scale.
Policy
Curtailing Korean Exercises Comes at a Price, Says USMC Commandant
Gen. Neller says training on the Korean peninsula is an integral — if not quite irreplaceable — part of Marine readiness.
Threats
Scientists: Pentagon’s Plant-Virus Research Could Endanger World’s Food Supply
But DOD responds that new ways are needed to harden crops against coming natural and manmade threats.
Defense Systems
IBM files JEDI protest
As the deadline to submit bids on the Pentagon's $10 billion, 10-year warfighter cloud deal draws near, IBM announced a legal protest.
Defense Systems
Shanahan a fan of Army Futures Command
Deputy Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan implored all of DOD to "remove obstacles" from the path of Army's new modernization command, Futures Command.
Ideas
Will America Shape Its Grand Strategy Around China or Russia?
The debate doesn’t just have consequences for U.S. foreign policy—it will define the next decades of domestic affairs as well.
Science & Tech
Defense Intel Chief Worried About Chinese ‘Integration of Human and Machines’
The future of human performance is a research race, and the U.S. shouldn’t take its lead for granted, the DIA director says.
Science & Tech
Many of the US Military’s Newest Weapons Have Major Cyber Vulnerabilities: GAO
Testers achieved access with simple tools, default passwords, and long lists of known-yet-unfixed vulnerabilities.
Ideas
Who Will Replace Nikki Haley?
Trump has increasingly sought advisers who are less apt to push back on his disruptive agenda.
Ideas
The White House National Cyber Strategy: Continuity with a Hint of Hyperbole
There seems to be a general consensus that the new cyber strategy is a continuation of existing policy. However, the us-versus-them approach the strategy takes could pose a problem.
Policy
The Navy’s Terrible Accident Record Is Now Hidden From Public View
The latest incidence of a government agency quietly removing data from its website demonstrates the dangers of an ever-changing internet.
Ideas
All the Times Trump Has Invoked ‘National Security’
The president does so a lot — mostly in regard to immigration and trade.
Defense Systems
Army looks to bring in cyber pros as colonels
The Army is opening higher ranks and pay grades to cybersecurity specialists who join the Army in hopes of bolstering the cyber mission force.
Science & Tech
Microsoft Announces ‘Secret’ Cloud Capability, Closes In on Amazon
The advancement moves Microsoft closer to competing for the Pentagon’s coveted JEDI top-secret-cloud contract.
Ideas
How Russia’s Sub-Launched Missiles Threaten NATO’s Wartime Strategy
NATO used to worry that Soviet subs would decimate supply convoys and carrier battle groups. Now Russia can simply wreck ports from afar.
Threats
Russia is Winning the Information War in Iraq and Syria: UK General
Moscow is “better than us” in using social media to shape the strategic landscape, says a former deputy commander of the West’s anti-ISIS coalition.
Science & Tech
Police-Grade Surveillance Technology Comes to the Playground
After Parkland, schools are installing gunshot-detection systems typically used in cities like Oakland and Chicago. But are they worth the expense?
Ideas