Science & Tech
The US Government Is Still Installing Russian Software on Its PCs
The intelligence community is aghast, but the rest of the federal government keeps buying anti-virus tools from Moscow-based Kaspersky.
Threats
DHS, FBI Alert About North Korean Hacking Campaign
It’s rare for the government to attribute cyber mischief to a nation-state.
Business
Global Business Briefing with Boeing Defense CEO Leanne Caret
On June 14, 2017, Caret talks about company plans to reorganize its defense operations.
Science & Tech
It’s Getting Harder to Draw Lessons from Today’s Wars
The researchers compiling the U.S. Army’s accounts of Iraq and Afghanistan have an overwhelming yet spotty volume of material to work through.
Threats
After A Shooting, What Do Security Pros Do Behind Closed Doors?
Wednesday’s attack on a congressional baseball practice will trigger re-evaluations of security posture, and decisions on next steps.
Defense Systems
New Special Forces radio packs add full-motion video
The new version of the Special Forces manpack radio system will have two-channel, video, and secure beyond-line-of-sight transmission capabilities
Ideas
At BALTOPS, It’s Back to Prepping for High-End Warfare
The annual NATO exercise in tight Baltic waters, grown a bit sleepy after the Cold War, has snapped back into serious intensity.
Business
Boeing to Cut 50 Executives, Reorganize Defense Business
Fresh off a move to from St. Louis to Washington, the firm’s defense division says it’s removing a layer of bureaucracy.
Ideas
Military Omnipresence: A Unifying Concept for America’s 21st-Century Fighting Edge
The Pentagon should converge its technological and doctrinal efforts towards a perpetual, networked presence that enables operations and awareness anywhere in the world.
Defense Systems
Video Update 6-13-17: Textron, DOD move intel gathering to cloud
Textron Systems has unveiled a new web-based software designed to streamline and organize intel.
Defense Systems
Air Force F-15 gets new super high-speed computer
The Advanced Display Core Processor computes 87 billion instructions per second.
Policy
Dunford: Without Better Funding, US Will 'Lose Competitive Advantage' In Just a Few Years
Gen. Dunford, and then Defense Secretary Mattis, deliver a dire warning to House lawmakers.
Defense Systems
milCloud 2.0 upgraded with commercial cloud infrastructure
Almost half a billion dollars allotted for commercial cloud infrastructure within DISA milCloud.
Threats
A Giant Russian Exercise Will Soon Put 100,000 Troops on NATO’s Border. Then What?
As Russia and Belarus prep for their quadrennial fight-the-West wargame, NATO’s Baltic states are watching more than a bit nervously.
Ideas
Five Ways President Trump is Making Terrorism Worse
Terrorists are pleased to confront a United States that demonizes Muslims and seeks only its own advantage.
Ideas
The Trump Administration Is Making Good Policy
It’s the president himself who’s destroying it.
Ideas