Defense Systems
Navy looks to modernize procurement system
The Navy wants to replace the Standard Procurement System it uses now for writing and managing contracts. The new system will need to support 10,000 users world-wide. It also will have to interface with financial management and other reporting systems.
Business
US Air Force Needs the F-35 and A-10: Outgoing Secretary
As the Obama administration’s time grows short, Deborah James puts in a word for two polarizing aircraft.
Policy
Intelligence Chief Sets High Expectations For Next Week’s Hacking Report
James Clapper promises more details of Russian influence operations aimed at U.S. election.
Defense Systems
'Fake news' morphs into information warfare
The seemingly irresistible urge to click on news stories is being leveraging by hackers.
Defense Systems
Northrop upgrades Fire Scout drone software
New contract adds capabilities and expands applications to new ships, such as Littoral Combat ships and destroyers.
Ideas
How Many Airstrikes Did US Forces Execute in 2016?
Estimates from government releases show Iraqi and Syrian targets got hit the hardest.
Science & Tech
The Technology Race to Build — or Stop — North Korea’s Nuclear Missiles
As Pyongyang warns of an upcoming ICBM test, and Trump threatens to stop it, the Pentagon has few good options.
Ideas
As Trump's Foreign Policy Emerges, Watch His Temperament in Washington
By what Trump has shown, even where there's policy continuity the world will see Washington as more erratic and less reliable.
Defense Systems
Army networks its command-and-control systems
Command Post Computing Environment is a developmental effort to synchronize command center mobile and fixed-site applications.
Defense Systems
Army networks its command-and-control systems
Command Post Computing Environment is a developmental effort to synchronize command center mobile and fixed-site applications.
Defense Systems
Navy networks ship’s gunnery systems
An augmented reality helmet fuses information from a ship's gunnery liaison officer and weapons system into an easy-to-interpret visual format for the gunner.
Ideas
Weaponized Narrative Is the New Battlespace
And the U.S. is in the unaccustomed position of being seriously behind its adversaries.
Ideas
ISIS Ends Its Separate Peace With Turkey
The politics of the attack and its avowal make the Istanbul massacre much more pivotal than many others.
Science & Tech
Is This the Accidental Mastermind in the DNC Hack?
The White House’s new list of sanctioned Russians includes a young Moscow-based hacker, much to her professed surprise.
Threats