Ideas
Stop the Army’s Dangerous Game
The service’s visions of light troops mounted on wheeled vehicles are setting up the Army — and the nation it serves — for humiliation and defeat.
Business
Watch Now: Defense One Live's ‘Force of the Future’
The Pentagon's acting personnel chief has vowed to upend the military's Cold War-era HR system. Watch him describe how and why.
Business
The Air Force Is Trying To Get Some of Its Civilians To Leave
Hoping to avoid layoffs, the service is offering incentives to civilians who retire early.
Threats
5 Chinese Cyber Attacks That Might Be Even Worse Than the OPM Hack
If the Chinese government is in fact behind the OPM hack, it would not be their boldest alleged move in cyberspace; only the most recent.
Threats
What the US Should Do About ISIS Now
More than a dozen experts and scholars weigh in on how the U.S. should regroup as the coalition nears the end of its first year of fighting Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria.
Science & Tech
What To Watch For at the 2015 Paris Air Show
Aviation trendsetters and seekers converge on Le Bourget.
Defense Systems
Ever-widening OPM hack includes security clearance database
Hackers apparently from China took highly-detailed SF-86 info on military and intelligence personnel.
Defense Systems
Air Force accelerates development of military GPS receivers
The service has awarded Rockwell Collins another contract modification to speed development of the high-powered, jam-resistant devices.
Science & Tech
What the OPM Hack Means for the Future of Warfare
It's not the first time the U.S. government's systems have been breached, and it won't be the last time either.
Science & Tech
White House Orders Agencies To Beef Up Cyber Defenses 'Immediately'
In the wake of a devastating hack on OPM, the Obama administration is directing agencies to lock down government systems.
Policy
Hillary Clinton, Former Secretary of State, Isn’t Emphasizing Foreign Policy — Yet
The most experienced national-security candidate in the 2016 presidential race formally opened her campaign by talking mostly about her personal narrative and domestic-policy goals.
Threats
Obama Administration Transfers 6 Guantanamo Detainees to Oman
Defense Secretary Ash Carter ends a five-month pause in transfers as the White House and Congress battle over the future of the U.S. military prison.
Threats
OPM Breach Just Put America’s Spies ‘At High Risk’
Hackers may now have detailed biographical information and a virtual phonebook of every United States intelligence asset.
Science & Tech
Second OPM Hack Exposed Information About Military, Intelligence Workers
Officials confirmed Friday they had detected a second intrusion that may be far more damaging than the one reported last week.
Business
Pentagon Backs Major Changes to Retirement System
Defense Department leaders want, in part, to mandate participation in the 401(k)-type Thrift Savings Plan in the hopes it will save money and help retain top talent.
Defense Systems
Cyber provision removed from DOD spending bill
Information sharing legislation would give companies partial legal immunity from prosecution.
Defense Systems
Army extends IT hardware contract another year, $652M
The six incumbents on ITES-2H will cover orders until next June while the Army works on the delayed ITES-3H.
Science & Tech