Defense Systems
Air Force may launch RCO for cyber
The U.S. Air Force is considering a rapid capabilities office to streamline cybersecurity acquisition.
Policy
Air Force Pushes Back on Pentagon’s First Blueprints for Trump’s Space Force
In a pointed memo, Heather Wilson counters several Space Force proposals championed by Deputy Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan.
Ideas
Trump Is Repeating Soviet Leaders’ Intel Mistakes
Stalin ignored his spies when their findings contradicted his assumptions. Now the U.S. president is doing the same.
Ideas
The World Waits for Putin to Stop Assad. He Won't
As Assad begins an assault on Idlib, the last rebel stronghold, the world has fooled itself into thinking Russia will intervene.
Policy
On the Campaign Trail for NATO, With Secretary General Stoltenberg
The former Norwegian prime minister tells Defense One that dissent is good, questions are welcome, and they’re making the alliance stronger than ever.
Defense Systems
Who's minding the store on DOD-VA health systems collaboration?
As the Pentagon and Veterans Affairs work in parallel to implement the Cerner health record systems, Congress is worried about a single point of accountability.
Defense Systems
Debate building around $10B JEDI procurement
Concerns around the Defense Department’s management of services for the pending Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure bubble up as award protests mount.
Ideas
The Secret to Effective Foreign Aid? Sometimes, It’s Giving Cash
For the first time, USAID compared a traditional intervention to a simple cash transfer.
Defense Systems
CYBERCOM building up in-house acquisition capacity
U.S. Cyber Command's contracting office is in its "infancy" with a handful of staff and is looking to expand while showing Congress it knows what it's doing.
Ideas
Ep. 20: Jeffrey Lewis on nuclear war; Loren DeJonge Schulman; the Houthi 'war machine' and more.
Welcome to our podcast about the news, strategy, tech, and business trends defining the future of national security.
Ideas
America is Losing Power and Influence and Must Adapt, Warns UN Secretary General
The "attraction of American society...is today less clear" says António Guterres, in an exclusive interview.
Threats
Here’s the Real Message Behind Russia’s Big Far-East Wargame
The week-long exercises, which kicked off yesterday, are intended as a show of might. But the country is in no position to wage a real conflict.
Threats
Trump’s Latest Warning to Iran Didn’t Come out of Nowhere
The White House condemned the Islamic Republic for rocket attacks on U.S. facilities in Baghdad and Basra. Such attacks have been common—but it’s not always clear who exactly is driving them.
Defense Systems
Why it’s so hard to reach an international agreement on killer robots
There is fundamental disagreement over whether increasing the autonomy of weapons is always bad.
Science & Tech