Policy
Trump Administration Seeks Outside Help to Hire 26,000 New Immigration Enforcement Personnel
CBP just awarded a separate $300 million contract for Border Patrol hiring assistance.
Ideas
The National Security Strategy Papers Over a Crisis
The NSS is a stunning repudiation of Trump, and Trump’s speech was a stunning repudiation of the NSS.
Threats
The Desperate Push To Get Ukrainian POWs Home by Christmas
Kiev wants to send hundreds of captured war prisoners home to Russian-controlled areas. But not everyone wants to go back.
Defense Systems
DLA turns to analytics to fight fraudulent contractors
The Defense Logistics Agency wants to beef up its Business Decision Analytics tool to catch supply chain fraud and crack down on "CAGE jacking."
Defense Systems
DOD looks to solve battlefield network issues
DARPA is reaching out for help in developing radio technology for the battlefield that increases network reliability.
Ideas
What Does a Government Shutdown Mean for the Department of Defense?
Four years ago, this staffer for the defense policy undersecretary helped the Pentagon figure out the impacts of a shutdown. Hint: it wasn’t pretty.
Threats
Kaspersky Strikes Back After US Government Ban
The Russian anti-virus company wasn’t given a meaningful opportunity to defend itself, the CEO says in legal suit.
Ideas
Three Ways to Read Trump's National Security Strategy
Is it better approached as a sacred text, or examined like the scat of a shaggy, woodland beast?
Defense Systems
Air Force awards 'Gray Wolf' networked missile contract
Lockheed Martin wins a five-year, $110 million Air Force contract to build a "Gray Wolf" missile prototype that can connect with other weapons via a network.
Science & Tech
Air Force Pays Out Government’s Biggest Bug Bounty Yet
White-hat hackers and military cyber specialists teamed up for the latest Hack the Air Force program.
Policy
New National Security Strategy Sees Rising Russia, Retreat on 'Democratic Peace'
Donald Trump’s first strategy talks about threats and nation-state competition but also signals a reluctance to compete philosophically or morally.
Ideas
For NATO, True Interoperability Is No Longer Optional
Here are nine ways to ensure That alliance members could fight together to defend Europe.
Defense Systems
Air Force bug bounty event pays out $26K
During a live-hacking event in New York City earlier this month, 25 security researchers uncovered nearly 60 unknown vulnerabilities.
Defense Systems
Stronger security via a different chip?
Draper's 'Inherently Secure Processor' tackles cybersecurity from the hardware side.
Defense Systems
Army awards contract for Virtual Patient Simulator System
The Army picks seven companies for a five-year, $186 million contract to supply whole-body simulation devices.
Threats