Defense Systems

Army wants help with next-gen C5 tech

The Army is looking for research proposals that can address new requirements and development of maturing technologies in command, control, communications, computer and cyber.

Defense Systems

Where DOD is planning to spend on unmanned systems in 2017

The budget proposal provides insight into where investments for unmanned systems are going.

Science & Tech

Hacker May Have Punched Through FBI Cyber Security With One Phone Call

It doesn’t matter how technically secure your data is if it’s protected by gullible humans.

Ideas

Dispatch from the Turkish Border: Syrians Waiting in Vain for the World

‘People are waiting for the international community to stop this war.’

Ideas

Meet the Guerrilla Fighters of Kurdistan

While the fight against the Islamic State has been devastating for Kurdish communities, many guerrillas convey an optimistic message: When the war ends, the Kurds could finally have an independent state.

Defense Systems

Lawmakers grill Clapper over U.S.-Russia space arrangement

During a Senate hearing on Tuesday, Sen. McCain and others expressed exasperation with the U.S. reliance on a Russian-made rocket engine to send payloads into space.

Defense Systems

DOD's $6.7B cyber budget focused on emerging threats

The request for fiscal 2017 takes into account increased activity by Russia, China and other potential adversaries.

Ideas

Obama Punts Controversial War Account to Successor

The president, who decried the Pentagon’s 'dishonest' war chest, will leave office with it firmly entrenched.

Science & Tech

What Obama’s Air Force Budget Request Says About the Future of Warfare

The Defense Department budget request is full of high tech-items aimed at countering the capabilities of technologically advanced adversaries.

Ideas

Congress Must Stop the Decline of Our Military Readiness

Here's what President Obama's final defense spending request should have included.

Science & Tech

White House Wants to Revamp Cybersecurity In New $19B Plan

President Obama's last budget also calls for a new chief information security officer and $62 million to help hire 10,000 new workers.

Defense Systems

22 DOD IT leaders honored in this year's Fed 100

Defense Department agencies are well-represented on FCW’s list honoring great work in public-sector IT.

Defense Systems

Special Ops wants to correct the Parallax view in optical systems

The command is holding a challenge to find an algorithm that can compensate, in near-real time, for different views from offset optical sensors.

Ideas

5 Ways to Clarify and Strengthen US Cybersecurity Law

While most corporate counsels are still trying to figure out what the Cybersecurity Act of 2015 does for them, here are a few ways to improve on next year's round of legislation.

Ideas

What North Korea’s Latest Missile Test Means for the US and Its Allies

The Unha launch is hardly the basis for panic, but it is time for certain measures to ensure security and stability.

Science & Tech

The Army Has Made a Robot Cockroach

Biologically inspired robot bugs could be the next big thing in intelligence collection.

Ideas

Should We Fear an AI Arms Race?

Five reasons the benefits of defense-related artificial intelligence research outweigh the risks—for now.