Policy
As First Women Graduate Army Ranger School, Women Veterans in Congress Celebrate
Sen. Joni Ernst and Reps. Tammy Duckworth, Tulsi Gabbard, and Martha McSally reflect on how far the military has come since they served, and how far it has yet to go.
Defense Systems
Open source effort targets the trouble with joint avionics
The Future Airborne Capability Environment seeks to deliver common avionics components for all three services.
Defense Systems
Air Force puts 22 companies on $490M Agile Acquisition contract
The five-year deal covers work at Eglin Air Force Base to develop new systems and modify existing ones.
Policy
The Islamic State, Donald Trump, and the Iowa State Fair
Iowa voters value national security, but when Hillary Clinton and Jeb Bush’s debate over Iraq fell flat, Donald Trump bulldozed through the opening.
Ideas
Don’t Let the Iran Deal Become 2016’s Swift Boat
Opponents are attacking the Iran Deal with everything they’ve got—almost all of it entirely fabricated and unsupported by the entire nuclear expert community.
Policy
Pentagon Pressures Turkey to Strike ISIS, Tighten Border
More than a year into the U.S.-led campaign against Islamic State militants, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter is demanding Ankara do more.
Ideas
Russia And China Have A Cyber Nonaggression Pact
The two powers are advancing a vision of security in cyberspace that is markedly different from Western approaches.
Threats
Germany Charges Own Spy With Spilling Secrets To US, Russia
The spy, arrested last summer, is accused of accepting more than $100,000 from the CIA to snoop on Germany.
Defense Systems
Army awards $1B for intelligence and info warfare support
Four companies are named to the nearly $1 billion contract to support the directorate that develops ISR, cyber and electronic warfare capabilities.
Defense Systems
DARPA going to extremes for DDoS defense
The research agency is looking to the private sector for revolutionary ways to blunt the effect of distributed denial of service attacks.
Defense Systems
Computer designs deliver innovative radio solution for SOCOM
Engineers using a 3D CAD program developed an innovative way to create a two-in-one radio mount while adhering to strict weight requirements.
Threats
The Ashley Madison Hack Is Not OPM (But the Government May Be Watching It Anyway)
Thousands of the site’s affair-seeking users registered from .mil and .gov domains — at least ostensibly.
Ideas
The International-Relations Argument Against Killer Robots
AI-assisted weapons could spark an arms race that would increase the likelihood of wars — and the slope of their escalation.
Science & Tech
Predator Drone Maker General Atomics Flying Spy Missions For the Pentagon
The US military has hired General Atomics to fly some missions — just ISR so far, but what about the future?
Policy
Congressional Democrats Not Yet Sold On Iran Deal
Public skepticism of the agreement may trump political loyalty — not to mention its merits or failings.
Ideas
The New US Army Chief Sets His Tone
Here are a few takeaways from Milley's first address since taking command of the nearly half-million strong active duty force.
Business