Defense Systems
Does a centralized approach help or hurt DOD cybersecurity?
Panelists at the 2015 Open Architecture Summit described the current problems with the standards, policies and strategies handed down from on high.
Defense Systems
U.S. approves Italy's request to weaponize Reapers
The State Department will let the NATO member outfit its MQ-9 drones with Hellfire missiles.
Defense Systems
Pair of mesh reflectors boost Navy’s satcom network
The reflectors on satellites in the MUOS constellation help increase communications capacity 16-fold.
Policy
White House Won’t Rule Out Vetoing Defense Authorization Bill (Again) Over Guantanamo
New NDAA, same old showdown over Guantanamo.
Threats
China Is Among the World Leaders in 'Secret' Military Spending, Report Says
And 'additional, off-the-books spending' could be as high as 50% of China’s official defense expenditure.
Threats
How Al-Shabab Could Get Their Hands on a Nuclear Core
Kenya is facing a terrible dilemma: Run out of energy for its citizens, or risk terrorists seizing a nuclear power plant.
Business
Obama Should Have Given Weapons to Ukraine, Says Former Pentagon Russia Official
Evelyn Farkas, who stepped down last week as the Pentagon’s top policy official for Russia and Ukraine, says the U.S. should open a military base in Eastern Europe to send a message to Vladimir Putin.
Threats
US, UK Officials Suggest Bomb Exploded Russian Airliner, But Urge Caution
Likely, possibly, maybe—but British and U.S. officials stop short of confirming a bomb, or ISIS, brought down a Russian airliner over the Sinai.
Policy
Jeb Bush’s ‘Serious’ Foreign Policy Is Not Serious
The Bush campaign offered what it said were well-thought-out, serious foreign-policy views on Monday. And they were insane.
Policy
President Obama’s Last, Best Chance to Close Guantanamo
Obama needs to stick to his veto guns, hurry up and offer his plan to close Guantanamo.
Defense Systems
The future of ISR is unmanned, whether commanders like it or not
Air Force officials see the U-2 and Global Hawk as complementary, but they’ll soon have to do without one of them.
Defense Systems
Army CID issues warning on Internet extortion, blackmail
The information given up on social media and dating sites, as well as through data breaches, can be used against you.
Policy
Can the US Military Help the White House and Israel Move Beyond Iran?
The Iran-inspired breakdown in relations between Obama and Bibi has meant that Defense Secretary Ash Carter is now point man on maintaining the relationship.
Threats
US Still Doesn’t Know Who's In Charge of What If Massive Cyber Attack Strikes Nation
Cyber physical attacks on infrastructure may be an unlikely sneak attack, but if it happens, the chain of command is far from clear.
Ideas
Defense One Summit 2015 - The Age of Everything
Miss the 2015 Defense One Summit? Catch the whole thing again, right here.
Business
Here’s Obama’s IT Security To-Do List For Preventing the Next OPM Hack
An ambitious long-term framework to strengthen federal cybersecurity brings a waterfall of near-term deadlines for agency officials carrying out the new plan.
Business
Troops' Privacy at Center of $43M Gas Station Tussle Between Pentagon, Watchdog
No one so far knows where some $42 million went for a $500k gas station in Afghanistan. But a fight between the Pentagon and its auditor is keeping the records out of the public eye.
Science & Tech