Science & Tech

Security at the Winter Olympics Includes Drones That Catch Drones

Even without the Olympics, South Korea has been beefing up its drone expertise.

Ideas

Is Trump Preparing for War With North Korea?

The omissions in the State of the Union, and the fate of Victor Cha, all point in the same direction.

Defense Systems

Navy awards $86.7M command and control contract

Scientific Research Corp. has won an $86.7 million contract to help the Navy install command and control systems.

Defense Systems

Fed 100 flush with Defense winners

Congratulations to all the women and men being honored for their outstanding contributions to federal IT.

Threats

DHS’s New Plan for Refugee Screening Looks a Lot Like TSA PreCheck

Forget bans. Risk-based screening is the new way to vet refugees, and it could be useful for visa applicants as well.

Defense Systems

Coast Guard pressed to go commercial on health records

After spending seven years and almost $60 million on a failed electronic health records system, the Coast Guard is back to using paper. Many lawmakers are urging a commercial solution.

Defense Systems

Does cloud deserve its own MOS?

The Department of Defense's road to cloud has been bumpy, exposing weak points in skillsets and education that the services are quickly trying to rectify.

Defense Systems

Army awards precision guidance contract

BAE Systems' U.S. arm takes in an $8 million contract to develop guidance kits that help munitions change course without the use of GPS.

Threats

'The Military Has Seen the Writing on the Wall'

The United States is preparing for a war with North Korea that it hopes never to have to fight, says Senator Tammy Duckworth.

Defense Systems

Addressing cyber gaps with automation and orchestration

DHS and Marine Corps officials look to automation and orchestration to patch gaps in their cybersecurity strategies.

Ideas

The War in Yemen and the Making of a Chaos State

Aid workers, journalists, and experts describe little-appreciated realities about a 1,000-day conflict and — just maybe — how to turn things around.

Defense Systems

Global fitness tracker data exposes IoT policy gap

Thanks to data from fitness trackers, jogging routes of service members are providing a virtual atlas of sensitive military installations and forward operational bases around the world.

Threats

US General to Turkey: We’re Not Pulling Back

Gen. Votel said the U.S. recognizes its NATO ally's concerns but won't abandon the coalition of Syrian Democratic Forces fighting ISIS on the world's behalf.

Threats

Shrugging Toward Doomsday

Experts warn that the world is now as dangerous as it was at the height of the Cold War. Many Americans already know it.

Science & Tech

Chelsea Manning’s Campaign Website is Based in Iceland. Why?

For one thing, it’s harder for U.S. law enforcement to search. That may matter to the Wikileaks contributor-turned-U.S. Senate candidate.