Threats
Agencies Get Marching Orders for Filling 'Major' Cyber Talent Shortage
"We still have the fundamentals wrong," says Office of Management and Budget's Trevor Rudolph.
Policy
A Fractious, Fragmented Republican Debate
The GOP candidates shared a stage in Vegas, but seemed locked in their own, only occasionally intersecting conflicts.
Defense Systems
DARPA looks to help utility companies survive power grid cyberattacks
The Pentagon's research arm wants to not only detect cyber threats against the power grid before they occur, but be able to restore power within days as opposed to weeks.
Defense Systems
DOD steps up the search for electronic warfare tools
The military services are looking for innovative ways to improve EW capabilities and blend them with cyber operations.
Defense Systems
General Dynamics to provide communications support for AFCENT
DISA has awarded the company a contract worth up to $450 million to support the Air Force's Central Command.
Policy
Clinton Pledges ‘360-Degree’ Homeland Security Strategy, But Can She Turn Around Voters’ Doubts?
After San Bernardino and ahead of the holidays, the former secretary of state says the U.S. can protect both itself and its values.
Ideas
The United Nations Must Clamp Down on ISIS Oil Profits
With little power to stop Islamic State administrators from taxing subjugated populations, the world community must focus on limiting petrochemical revenues.
Policy
When National Security and Nativism Collide
Three months ago, a photo of a drowned Syrian refugee toddler sobered the world. Now even Donald Trump’s Muslims ban hardly shocks it. How did we get here?
Threats
New OPM Cyber Chief Is Bracing for an ISIS Hack
The U.S., said the agency's first-ever senior cyber and information technology adviser, has to 'assume that at some point in time they may be successful.'
Ideas
The US Military Just Lost Its Carbon Exemption, But Don't Expect Big Changes Soon
Under the Paris climate agreement, countries are no longer exempted from cutting military emissions. Here's how that figures into U.S. plans, which are not set to begin for many years.
Ideas
The Challenge of Selling ‘Stay the Course’
Obama’s Pentagon photo op was meant to talk tough and say nothing new while convincing the public his plan is working.
Defense Systems
DARPA awards 9 contracts for Squad X program
The program is beginning work on bringing an operational picture down to dismounted soldiers and Marines.
Defense Systems
Starting up a network is getting easier for the Army
The Initialization Tool Suite gives commands a faster, streamlines way to start up a network and keep it up to date.
Science & Tech
These Are the Decisions the Pentagon Wants to Leave to Robots
The U.S. military believes its battlefield edge will increasingly depend on automation and artificial intelligence.
Business
Dunford: New Pentagon Staff Needed to Meet Transregional Threats
Today’s system of regional combatant commanders is ill-suited for broader challenges, Joint Chiefs chair says.
Threats
Obama: ISIS Losing Territory, Influence As US Troops Push South in Syria
Speaking at the Pentagon, the president says an expanded war effort — ordered before the Paris attack — is ‘well underway.’
Threats
The Pentagon is Nervous about Russian and Chinese Killer Robots
Deputy defense secretary: Russia is preparing for all-robot fighting units.
Science & Tech