Business
The US Defense Industry Wants an Arms-Export Czar
AIA proposes the appointment of a single official or government body to shepherd deals through the Defense, State and Commerce Departments — among other changes.
Defense Systems
RFP for JEDI cloud contract slips past May deadline
Officials are still working on the final solicitation for the massive cloud initiative.
Defense Systems
DLA looks to dramatically reduce application footprint
The Defense Logistics Agency Director Lt. Gen. Darrell Williams is concerned about supply chain vulnerabilities and thinks reducing the number of applications on DLA's network will reduce risk.
Ideas
What Would Denuclearization Look Like in North Korea?
Success will start by closing the gap between what the U.S. and North Korea mean by the term.
Defense Systems
GAO: TRANSCOM cloud award should be cancelled
The Government Accountability Office recommended that the Pentagon terminate its $950 million award to Amazon cloud reseller REAN made under an "other transaction authority."
Ideas
The Status Quo Killed 17 US Sailors. The Navy Must Change.
The surface warfare community should embrace, not reject, a congressional mandate to divide new line officers into two specialties.
Ideas
Did Congress Just Shut Down Trump’s War Plans for Iran?
The Senate would do well to follow the House’s lead — and go even farther to shut all the backdoors to war.
Threats
Pentagon Rebrands PACOM as ‘Indo-Pacific Command’
The change is symbolic, defense officials say, but it emphasizes the U.S.’s commitment to new partnerships.
Science & Tech
Special Operations Command Takes Aim At Enemies Hiding Files Inside Seized Electronics
Terror groups are using new techniques to reduce the intel value of seized laptops and cellphones.
Defense Systems
Army awards $841M contract extension for computing system support
Leonardo DRS has received a potential $841.5 million contract to continue its hardware supply and engineering services for an Army computing platform used to manage networked-battle command information in a common environment.
Science & Tech
The US Military Has a New Tool to Connect Its Far-Flung African Bases
A medium-earth-orbit satellite contract hints at AFRICOM’s data and connectivity needs.
Ideas
Syria Is Now In Charge of the UN's Disarmament Efforts. Really.
The U.S. says the Assad regime’s repeated use of chemical weapons on civilians should disqualify it from the post.
Ideas
How to Admit Georgia to NATO — Without Triggering a War
Russia’s partial occupation of the Caucasian country has given it a kind of veto on alliance membership. Here's a way around that.
Science & Tech
Central Command Needs Mideast Cyber Ops Advisers — and Fast
Potential bidders should come ready to handle everything from network maintenance to offensive hackery.
Business
US Air Force Is Waiting a Year for Parts That It Could 3D-Print
Its chief weapons buyer is mulling licensing arrangements to allow third-party manufacture.
Ideas