Business
Carter: Joint Chiefs Breach Shows Military Needs Better Cyber Security
As he travels to Silicon Valley to seek help, Defense Secretary Ash Carter criticizes the military’s network security.
Threats
US Army Looks Inward for Next Batch of Cyber Specialists
The vast majority of enlisted soldiers are eligible to apply for a yearlong training program.
Policy
Senate Cyber Security Bill Hinges On 22 Amendments
Republicans and Democrats alike want to reshape the bill, which would encourage companies to share information with the government.
Threats
Industry: Pentagon Moved Too Fast on Cyber Rules
Companies fear they’ll have to rewrite their Defense Department contracts when pan-federal regulations arrive.
Ideas
Incirlik Air Strikes Aren’t Changing Any Games Just Yet
Two weeks after U.S. planes started bombing ISIS from Turkish bases, the number of strikes in Syria has declined.
Defense Systems
Traditional security is dead; long live traditional security!
Don’t throw out established practices, just make them part of a larger, more sophisticated strategy, Joel Dolisy writes.
Defense Systems
Navy's Fire Scout drone copter sets endurance record
The MQ-8C Fire Scout recently showed extended endurance and range for ISR, rescue and other missions.
Defense Systems
Air Force looks to get the MOAST out of open architectures
A new program wants to build on emerging open architecture standards to allow for faster upgrades of manned and unmanned systems.
Defense Systems
Army units' new Raven cameras see better than a hawk
Selected units recently received and tested 360-degree cameras with built-in infrared capabilities for their small UAS.
Business
Army Takes Biggest Hit In OPM Hack
The service will cover 40 percent of the Pentagon's plan to spend $132 million on credit monitoring.
Science & Tech
Oshkosh Wins $30 Billion Army Contract Battle to Replace Humvee
The Wisconsin truck-maker has won the coveted megacontract to replace most of the Army’s iconic Humvees.
Ideas
Pakistan Must Convince the World of its Intentions
Tackling terror, all terror, should be Job No. 1 for Islamabad.
Science & Tech
The US Military Gets A Guidebook to the Cloud
DISA rolls out a collection of best practices for a Pentagon herding its myriad information services toward their cloud-based future.
Ideas
The US Military Should Deploy More Troops as UN Peacekeepers
Obama is calling a summit to boost the UN's peacekeeping efforts. His first step should be to lead by example.
Policy
Here's How the Supreme Court Could Make Congress Own the War on ISIS
The Court has wisely left it to the political branches to work out their inter-branch conflicts over foreign policy. But decisions over war and peace are special case scenarios.
Defense Systems
Navy makes largest federal purchase of solar power
A new 210-megawatt facility will provide up to a third of the power for 14 installations in California.
Defense Systems