Policy
Army Corps of Engineers May Lose Its Domestic Missions
The White House's sweeping reorganization proposal would move the Corps' navigation functions to the Transportation Department, and other civil works missions to Interior.
Science & Tech
NSA ‘Systematically Moving’ All Its Data to The Cloud
The National Security Agency has moved most of its mission data into the Intelligence Community GovCloud.
Ideas
What War Games Tell Us About the Use of Cyber Weapons in a Crisis
Recent U.S. war games have shown that decision makers are surprisingly reluctant to use cyber weapons during a crisis scenario that escalates into armed conflict. Why?
Ideas
Turkey's Slow-Cooking Crisis With Its Allies Is Coming to a Boil
Ankara just got its first F-35. It may never get another.
Ideas
Ep. 9: Space Force!; BAE Systems CEO Jerry DeMuro; Border security, Trump, and more.
Welcome to our podcast about the news, strategy, tech, and business trends defining the future of national security.
Defense Systems
DISA modernizing clearance process with continuous monitoring
By continuously vetting cleared personnel, the Defense Information Systems Agency hopes to virtually eliminate the reinvestigation process and reduce the backlog.
Science & Tech
In 2020, We’ll Have Digitized Immigration. Until Then, We Have JAG Lawyers
An effort to shrink the case backlog hobbling the immigration system is just getting started.
Science & Tech
Officials ID North Korean Nuclear Test Site To Be Destroyed
But arms control officials yawn, saying this site is not as important as it was a few years ago.
Ideas
SpaceX Just Sold the US Air Force the Cheapest Enormous Rocket It’s Ever Bought
The launch will cost $130 million, far less than the $350 million average cost of United Launch Alliance’s Delta IV.
Defense Systems
AF sees aircraft maintenance via augmented reality
To make aircraft maintenance more efficient, the Air Force Research Laboratory is considering projecting scaled visualizations of the task onto the machinery being serviced.
Defense Systems
Reorg puts DOD in charge of clearances
Under the Trump administration's reorganization plan, the Pentagon would become the central hub for security clearance authority in the federal government.
Ideas
Before You Help a Fragile State’s Military, Ask These Uncomfortable Questions
A checklist for a Pentagon that rarely looks into why so many of its partner-building efforts fail.
Defense Systems
8 win Army training services awards
The Army has award eight companies spots on a $2.4 billion contract to provide and manage training and training assistance services to the Army.
Defense Systems
ICF wins $50M AF cyber advisory order
Under this order, the company will work with Air Combat Command to take on responsibility for the branch's cyberspace core function currently run by Air Force Space Command.
Ideas
The US Is Letting Sudan Off the Hook
Lifting sanctions allows the regime to continue to sow discord in a region that the U.S. and allies are spending billions to stabilize.
Ideas
