Defense Systems
DIUx searching for Raj Shah replacement
After almost two years at the helm of the Pentagon's innovation shop, Raj Shah is returning to the private sector.
Ideas
We’ve Lost the Opening Info Battle against Russia; Let’s Not Lose the War
Our defenders must understand not just media technology but the critical historical and societal contexts that give it power.
Defense Systems
ARL exploring private cloud options
The Army Research Laboratory is looking for industry input on how to migrate its current data centers to a cloud environment.
Defense Systems
DOD seeks cloud-based task management system
The Defense Human Resources Activity is developing a five-year contract for development of a cloud-based task management system.
Threats
US Announces New Sanctions Against Smugglers Who Bring Fuel to North Korea
The White House takes aim at international shipping companies in its latest attempt to undermine Pyongyang’s weapons developments.
Business
White House, Boeing In Final Stages of New Air Force One Deal
President Trump and Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg met in White House this week to break gridlock on price of new presidential planes.
Threats
New Report Notes Erosion of Pentagon’s Technological Advantage
The evidence ranges from a new long-range Chinese missile to ramped-up European defense spending, an annual assessment of the world’s militaries finds.
Science & Tech
North Korea Is Upping Its Offensive Cyber Operations
As Pyongyang runs out of money for missile tests, expect more hacking.
Science & Tech
TSA Wants Your Face To Be Your Passport — But There's One Big Problem With That
With current technology, ethnic minorities and non-American travelers could find biometric identification to be much slower and prone to error.
Ideas
Trump's Aimless War in Afghanistan Expands, Again
Why is the U.S. bombing Chinese separatists, and what does it say about the flailing war effort in Afghanistan?
Threats
Justice Launches Cyber Task Force
The task force will examine cyber efforts to undermine elections and critical infrastructure.
Science & Tech
Bigger, Faster, Stronger: China’s Ever-Evolving Military Tech
China’s progress hasn’t gone unnoticed.
Ideas
Global Elites Cannot Save a World In Turmoil
Last weekend’s security conference in Munich was a stark reminder that this class has nothing of substance to offer a world in turmoil.
Business