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.
Science & Tech
What the US Military Can Teach Everyone Else About Cyber Security
Hint: it’s all about “resilience.”
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.
Ideas
America's Longest War—and the Ally That Fuels It
How Pakistan has perpetuated the Afghan conflict.
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.
Science & Tech
DHS Cyber Info Sharing Tool to Get a Reboot This Year
The goal is for organizations to use the tool to automatically block cyber threats.
Ideas
How the Saudis Drag the US into Perpetual War in the Mideast
With ISIS essentially gone from Syria, it's time to bug out, no matter what the Kingdom thinks.
Threats