Policy
Scott Walker’s National Security Gap
Translating gubernatorial leadership to presidential has long plagued state executives running for the White House. But Scott Walker has a particularly tough sell in 2016.
Science & Tech
Suddenly, Everyone Wants the NSA's Cyber Defense Tech
Orders are rolling in, from banks and agriculture companies alike, for the spy agency’s newly available commercial products.
Threats
Climate Scientists Warn That Global Warming Is as Threatening As Nuclear War
Rising global temperatures and sea levels will become an international security issue if left unattended.
Threats
Pentagon’s IED Office Reinvents Itself For A New War
JIEDDO is now JIDA, with a permanent place in the bureaucracy and license to target more than roadside bombs.
Ideas
What the Fighter of the Future Will Look Like
The next 15 years will change troops’ gear in virtually every respect, from body armor to communications to robot interactions.
Defense Systems
How network virtualization can aid military readiness
The increased speed and agility in delivering services can cut costs and meet the requirements for mission-specific, coalition networks.
Defense Systems
Navy adds $155M contract for electronic warfare systems
Lockheed Martin will continue to deliver SEWIP upgrades under the new deal.
Threats
Can Tunisia Stop Terrorism With a Wall?
History suggests that building a wall on the Libyan border might not be all that effective.
Business
Three Women Advance to Next Phase of Army Ranger School
The last of the 19 women who began the first gender-integrated course for the Army’s elite Rangers will move on to the mountain stage.
Threats
Here’s the Biggest Difference Between US and Chinese Military Policy
What their public strategy documents say about the world’s leading military power and its up-and-coming rival.
Defense Systems
Army addressing an emerging threat: drones as IEDs
The service has adapted missile defense technology to defend against small drones that could pose a threat to friendly forces or infrastructure.
Defense Systems
White House offers protections to 22 million affected by OPM hack
A suspected Chinese hack of a security clearance database netted information on background checks dating to 2000.
Business
Pentagon Reconsidering Total F-35 Buy, Dunford Says
Gen. Joseph Dunford, the nominee for chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said he’s willing to rethink the acquisition plan for the most expensive weapons program ever.
Business
Second OPM Hack Stole Data of 21.5M People, Including Biometric
The breach affects nearly everyone that underwent a background check through OPM in 2000 or later.
Policy
The Democrat Who Could Swing the Iran Deal
Chuck Schumer is caught between liberals who want to side with the administration, and hawks skeptical of rapprochement with Tehran.
Policy
The UN Still Can't Stop Genocide
A failure to recognize the 1995 massacre at Srebenica as genocide sent the world body decades into the past.
Science & Tech
