Ideas
Don’t Let the Pentagon Become the Next Enron
Bad financial assumptions and unwillingness to make hard choices threaten to undermine national security.
Science & Tech
US Christens First Ghost Ship (and The Dawn of The Robotic Navy)
Autonomous vessels like this submarine hunter will play a growing role in future naval missions and will soon crowd the seas.
Defense Systems
Army unveils far-reaching network strategy
The service’s plan for 2025-2040 focuses on incorporating "leap-forward" technologies, including the Internet of Things, software-defined networks and a variety of sensors and analytics.
Defense Systems
Rogers’ nightmare: weaponization of cyber by terrorists
In testimony to lawmakers, Cyber Command chief Adm. Michael Rogers highlighted the potential damage non-state actors could inflict in cyberspace going forward.
Defense Systems
DOD, Silicon Valley team up on 'lean startup' approach
Stanford University initiative looks to streamline DOD and intelligence agency tech acquisition.
Ideas
A Firewalled Nuke Fund Is Bad Budgeting and Bad Planning
It’s a budget gimmick that would promote waste and push off hard choices about tomorrow’s nuclear arsenal.
Defense Systems
Army making 'tremendous' progress in cyber
Officials at a recent conference outlined quickly the Army is filling out its cyber mission force.
Defense Systems
Air Force adds to deal for cyber weapon system
The service has more than doubled its investment it what it said in January was its first cyber weapon.
Business
Carter Seeks New Powers for Joint Chiefs, Top Commanders in War on Terrorism
Obama’s defense secretary unveils his Goldwater-Nichols reform plan, and the most sweeping changes to the military's top command in a generation.
Science & Tech
Carter May Elevate CYBERCOM to a Full Combatant Command
As network warriors pound away on ISIS in the battle for Mosul, Carter says it’s time to consider full-COCOM status for cyberwarfare.
Defense Systems
Marines put new cyber unit into play
The Marine Corps unveiled a new cyber unit called Marine Corps Cyberspace Warfare Group to man, train and equip its cyberspace mission teams.
Defense Systems
Despite cuts elsewhere, US drone market is growing
A recent report by Govini finds that the U.S. government’s spending on UAS has grown 6 percent over the last five years.
Science & Tech
The Pentagon Still Hasn't Decided Who's In Charge If America Comes Under Cyberattack
Is it NORTHCOM or CYBERCOM? CYBERCOM or the NSA—or both? So many agencies; so little clarity.
Business
Giddy Among Fellow Nerds, Carter Pitches Pentagon Work to Techies
The defense secretary takes his outreach tour to robotics labs and startup centers in Austin and Boston.
Defense Systems
Plan for cheap, reusable 'Gremlin' drones moves forward
DARPA has awarded contracts to four companies for the project, which seeks to launch inexpensive UAS from other aircraft and retrieve them mid-air after their missions.
Defense Systems