Defense Systems
Navy awards $89M contract for submarine communications
Raytheon will deliver 25 of the high data rate systems for Navy and U.K. subs.
Defense Systems
Lab is making Star Trek's transparent armor a reality
It's not precisely transparent aluminum, but NRL's ceramic spinel has the same properties and is a potential game-changer for military and commercial uses.
Science & Tech
Pentagon Sets Up a Silicon Valley Outpost
Can Ash Carter enlist a tech community spooked by spying and allergic to bureaucracy?
Business
Defense Secretary to Troops: I Need You to Say ‘Enough’ to Sexual Assault
Ash Carter says the military has too many other challenges to let this one fester.
Science & Tech
House Passes Blockbuster Cybersecurity Bill
Despite fears that the measure could bolster the NSA's spying power, it cleared the lower chamber by a wide margin.
Science & Tech
The Army Is Testing Handheld Ray Guns
Fittingly, these rifle-sized weapons would gun for other electronics.
Science & Tech
The Pentagon Isn't the Only Agency Turning to Silicon Valley
DHS is close to opening up a new office to court top tech and cyber talent.
Ideas
Make Manpower Matter
If the Pentagon wants good people, it needs to put good people in the top Personnel slot.
Threats
Who Are the Houthis?
The Iranian-backed Shia militia toppled Yemen's government and has sparked civil war. Here's how they came to power.
Business
Veterans Sue the VA Over Access to Medical Records
Some veterans are upset they're having to waiting hundreds of days just to advance the process of applying for combat-related compensation.
Policy
New McConnell Bill Would Extend NSA's Domestic Surveillance Through 2020
The measure aims to restore a core provision of the USA Patriot Act that would permit the bulk collection of U.S. phone records beyond the next presidential term.
Policy
McCain: New ISIS War Powers Request 'Is Not Going Anywhere'
There never was much political incentive for anyone in Washington to officially declare war against the Islamic State group.
Defense Systems
How technology has changed intelligence collection
Advancements have enabled signals intelligence to supersede relying on human sources in the field, but progress has come with shortcomings of its own.
Defense Systems
Squid-inspired 'invisibility stickers' provide night-vision camo
Researchers make a tape that could render soldiers invisible under infrared light.
Defense Systems
DARPA wants to plumb the depths of an underwater Internet
The agency is looking for technologies to expand high-bandwidth communications and networking below the surface.
Policy
How Vladimir Putin Weaponized Russia's Media
After decades of wielding Soviet-style hard power, Moscow is developing a subtler form of influence.
Policy
The Senator Who Might Scuttle NSA Reform
Without the backing of Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, the USA Freedom Act will likely stall in the Senate, where last year it fell two votes short.
Business
Defense Contractors Unsatisfied with Thornberry's Acquisition Bill
A contractor's trade group representing some 400 companies say Rep. Mac Thornberry's acquisition reform bill further complicates an already complicated process.
Science & Tech