Ideas
Can Global Agreements Survive Without the US? Climate Change Offers A Test Case
American withdrawal from the Paris agreement is a test for the future of the globe, but also for the international order.
Science & Tech
US Retakes Supercomputing Crown, But China Has Far More of Them
Since 2002, China has gone from having none of the world's fastest supercomputers to having more than anyone else.
Ideas
An Extraordinarily Expensive Way to Fight ISIS
The tale of a 2017 bombing raid in the Libyan desert that pitted stealth bombers and 500-pound bombs against 70 ragtag fighters.
Ideas
CIA Official: Cloud Is More Secure Than Old Tech, Less 'Soul-Crushing'
Is cloud more secure than traditional government data centers? The CIA seems to think so.
Defense Systems
DOD's cloud strategy illustrates need for outside innovation
The Defense Department is now looking to the likes of Amazon Web Services, Microsoft, Google and others for advances in cloud technology.
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