Ideas
Rand Paul Has a Point: How Much Defense Spending is Enough for GOP?
The next GOP debate could find even more substance by making candidates answer Paul’s question to the conservative movement.
Threats
Russia: We Didn't Mean to Show Everyone Our Massive New Nuclear Torpedo
After airing images on two state-run TV stations, Putin's spokesman said in the future, authorities would 'undoubtedly take preventive measures so this does not happen again.'
Policy
Intelligence Whistleblowers Need More Protection, Advocate Group Argues
A new report criticizes the White House for its heavy use of the 1917 Espionage Act amid complaints of retaliation against whistleblowers in the Defense and Justice Departments.
Defense Systems
For the military, the Internet of Things isn't about 'things'
It's all about culture and organization, not technical issues, retired Gen. James Cartwright said during a speech at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
Defense Systems
US Transcom looking for IT help with joint command
The Transportation Command is in search of various IT related tasks for the Joint Enabling Capabilities Command.
Defense Systems
Army looking for help in defending against small UAS
In a recent solicitation, the Army asks for assistance in detecting and identifying drones of less than 20 pounds.
Science & Tech
Chinese Scientists Unveil New Stealth Material Breakthrough
Planes and warships just got a lot harder to see with microwave radar.
Ideas
America Isn't Losing the War of Ideas to ISIS
In every era, the same alarms bells have sounded. The rise of the Internet, however, could make this one different.
Ideas
The Secret to Defeating the ISIS 'Caliphate' Might Just Be in Islam Itself
Nearly 100 years after the last Ottoman caliph was exiled, the Sunni world has yet to wholly define itself. And if good people don't step in, worse ones—like ISIS—will.
Science & Tech
Can the Pentagon Ditch the Password and Finally Embrace the 'Internet of Things'?
A new report claims the U.S. Defense Department could save millions using internet-ready devices and sensors. But there's one huge problem before that can happen.
Policy
Facing Divisions at Home and Wars Abroad, Obama May Go It Alone for His Final Stretch
On Guantanamo and other issues, the president has to decide whether he will let Congress stand in his way.
Business
The Pentagon's Afghan 'Slush Fund' Will Now Have to Answer to Angry Lawmakers
The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee has given the DOD 48 hours to turn over its files on a controversial task force that may have misspent millions in Afghanistan.
Defense Systems
Pentagon prepares to test its sub-hunting drone vessel
The ACTUV, developed by DARPA, is set for tests in early 2016 and could see its role expanded to other missions.
Defense Systems
On the battlefield, cyber is just new weapons payload
A recent report from the Center of Strategic International and Strategic Studies identifies the ways in which cyber can be used in a military context.
Policy
Why Veterans Day Won't Spark Real Debate on National Security
Veterans Day underscores how the public and politicos focus on manufactured patriotism instead of actual national security experience and policy specifics.
Ideas
Expect More Self-Destruction from Egypt's Sisi
The new Egypt, with its over-reliance on violence, coercion, and lies, looks strikingly similar to the old one.
Business
Got Cyber? US Homeland Security Wants to Fast-Track Hundreds of New Workers
By June, DHS hopes to be moving on 1,000 new positions toward a more robust information security capability.
Ideas