Defense Systems
Army standardizes IT components, software across 400 units
Over the course of a two-year period, the Army will standardize software to improve security, interoperability and combat effectiveness.
Threats
North Korea: The View From Guam
What it’s like to be in the cross-hairs of the war of words between Washington and Pyongyang.
Science & Tech
17-Year-Old Hacks US Air Force For The Biggest Bug Bounty
The Defense Department’s third vulnerability-finding contest invited international participants to attack USAF websites. They found the most bugs yet.
Threats
When Words Risk Provoking War
Words especially matter between societies that poorly understand each other’s motivations and intentions, as do North Korea and the U.S.
Defense Systems
DARPA looks for tech to wipe out botnets, cyberattacks
Research agency wants to develop autonomous software agents that can locate and destroy botnets.
Defense Systems
DARPA pursues small biometric sensors for human-machine interface
Biometric and neural data are helping teach machines to adapt to human variability, according to DARPA.
Policy
Are Mercenaries Really a Cheaper Way of War?
The founder of Blackwater says privatizing the 16-year war could save taxpayer money. History, both recent and farther back, suggests a different outcome.
Policy
After the Marines United Scandal, ‘All Options’ Are on the Table
The Corps is considering integrating female recruits into West Coast training camps to help address subconscious biases, the assistant commandant said.
Ideas
America Is Not Ready for a War in North Korea
If loose words about fire and fury are a mere negotiating tactic, they will not deliver what the United States desires.
Ideas
Why Trump Is Wholly Unsuited to the North Korea Crisis
The president confronts a situation that calls for a trustworthy, careful, decisive leader drawing on all available expertise.
Threats
ISIS Says Secret Weapons Await Coalition Forces In Battle for Raqqa
The terror group makes some big claims about its homegrown arsenal in the latest issue of its online magazine.
Science & Tech
Here’s How the US Military Wants to Counter ISIS Drones and Roadside Bombs
Predictive algorithms, deep machine learning, directed energy, and more are all on the Pentagon’s shopping list.
Policy
Does the US Military Need a Space Corps?
A proposal in Congress would create the first new uniformed service in 70 years, but it faces opposition from the Pentagon.
Defense Systems