Policy
Obama, Xi Reach Agreement Over Chinese Data Thefts
The two leaders agreed that neither government would conduct or knowingly support web enabled theft of intellectual property.
Threats
Pentagon Warns 2 Million Troops, Workers May Have to Work Without Pay Next Week
The looming government shutdown threatens paychecks for roughly 2 million troops and civilians, but some shrug as this happened before — just two years ago.
Defense Systems
IC embraces open source intel, even if it is double-edged
Members of the Intelligence Community, academia and industry are making use of social media and other open source intelligence, because terrorist groups do the same.
Defense Systems
Army staging largest ever joint-forces network exercise
NIE 16.1 incorporates coalition and other U.S. forces, setting the stage for the multinational Army Warfighting Assessments.
Policy
NSA Head: Loss of Access to Metadata Will Hurt Intelligence
The director of the NSA says the Freedom Act will slow and hamper intelligence gathering. Too bad it’s already law.
Ideas
More Action, Less Talk Needed On Chinese Tech Theft
While the US dithers, China is bleeding billions from our economy by stealing intellectual property. We have the solution.
Policy
Would Sun Tzu Endorse Donald Trump's Total-War Political Strategy?
Forget The Art of the Deal—what does The Art of War have to say about whether the Republican frontrunner’s campaign has peaked?
Science & Tech
DHS Wants Self Destructing Phones
A Boeing-GM firm is taking $2.2 million over 2.5 years to develop and test the Black phone's self destruct ‘brain’.
Threats
Pope Pushes U.S. To Do More To Confront Global Insecurity
From the refugee crisis to diplomacy to the arms industry, Pope Francis pointedly reminded the U.S. of its leading role, and culpability, in the international community.
Threats
Obama, Putin Will Meet About Syria
With their military forces both engaged in a single war-torn country, the leaders will meet during the UN General Assembly.
Ideas
UN Peacekeeping Needs a Major Technological Update
The blue-helmeted troops often find themselves with far inferior gear than local fighters and even police.
Ideas
How China's Generals Already Gamed Xi's Meeting With Obama
China’s military hard-liners had a wish-list for today’s summit in Washington. Here’s what they wanted.
Science & Tech
Just 1 Out of Every 7 Emails The Pentagon Gets Is Legit
Of 700 million emails sent to DOD accounts monthly, about 98 million are actually “good emails,” an official says.
Defense Systems
Robots to retrieve the wounded from the battlefield
The Army also has other plans for using existing technologies to improve medical care in the trenches.
Defense Systems
Orbital ATK to supply boosters for ULA's Atlas V, Vulcan
The expanded partnership could help bring down costs, as ULA faces competition from SpaceX for future Air Force contracts.
Defense Systems
Recruiting cyber warriors: What DOD can learn from college football coaches
Army Deputy CIO Gary Wang said that the next generation should be recruited early, much like how coaches approach young talent.
Defense Systems
Air Force awards $73M contract to finish DEAMS project
Accenture Federal Services will complete work on the multibillion dollar ERP project over the next 30 months.
Policy