Defense Systems
Keith Alexander's cyber startup draws backing
The former NSA director's firm, IronNet, will use the cash infusion to scale his line of cybersecurity products.
Ideas
The History of No-Fly Zones Doesn’t Bode Well for Syria
Tough-talking presidential candidates want a no-fly zone to save Syrians. But nothing in the historical record shows a NFZ would work this time.
Policy
DOD Sequestration Furloughs Were Fair, Court Says
Judges reject argument that some employees should have escaped budget battle.
Policy
Congress Might Actually Pass a Budget This Year — And Next
Negotiators are close to an agreement that would increase federal spending, and the debt limit, for the next two years.
Business
Got a Clearance? Getting a Job Just Got Harder
The OPM hack has slowed hiring for jobs requiring a security clearance, a recent survey shows.
Policy
Pentagon Wraps Up Colorado Search for Gitmo North
Pending report to go to the Defense Secretary before the White House, then on to Congress.
Ideas
How Drones Make War Too Easy
A report from the Council on Foreign Relations explores "several reasons why armed drones are unique in their ability to destabilize relations and intensify conflict."
Defense Systems
Cyber warriors take to the battlefield
Armed and in full camo, an Army team gives a mission force valuable real-time information during a recent exercise.
Defense Systems
Navy wrapping up its switch from BlackBerry to Apple, Android
The transition for shore-based mobile users on NMCI and ONE-Net is to be completed by the end of January 2016.
Defense Systems
DISA mulls small businesses for National Gateway Center support
The agency is looking for engineering and hardware and software services in support of its cross-domain messaging system.
Ideas
Counterterrorism's False Trade-off Between Security and Freedom
Fighting terrorism across the globe involves a dangerous paradox: the better it works, the less we appreciate the need for it.
Ideas
1.3 Billion People Are the Real Losers of India, Pakistan Extremism
More than 70 years of violence has consistently left the citizens of each nation out to dry.
Ideas
Why Do Top Government Personnel Keep Using Private Email for Official Business?
As government breaches continue, it's hard to argue that 'security' alone is a good enough reason to keep official communication on official servers.
Business
Meet the New Army General in Charge of the ISIS War
Army Lt. Gen. Sean MacFarland is now commanding the counter-ISIS campaign; Officials name Nagata’s successor at SOCOM Central.
Ideas
Kunduz, War Crimes, and the Real Laws of War
The U.S. should embrace an independent investigation of the tragic Afghanistan hospital strike to shed light—and facts—on the laws of war.
Ideas
Why It Matters That Carter Says Iraq Raid Isn't Combat, Then Says It Is
We may not be a nation at war, but U.S. special operators are fighting. And their raids against ISIS most certainly are combat.
Science & Tech
A New Material Promises NSA-Proof Wallpaper
A Utah company has a new nickel-carbon material that could help the Pentagon fight off some of its most haunting threats.
Policy