Defense Systems

Special forces aiming to lock down BlackBerry 10 devices

The command wants an "integrity agent" to ensure devices can operate in a trusted state and resist any kind of tampering.

Threats

US, Iraq Forces Working To Protect Ramadi, Dempsey Says

The Joint Chiefs Chairman says that the fall of Ramadi to Islamic State militants wouldn't be a symbolic defeat for the Iraqi government.

Ideas

How Terrorists Are Turning Robots Into Weapons

Terrorists and college kids already have hacked into government drones. It's time to rethink security with the rise of robotics.

Science & Tech

Pentagon To Recruit Thousands For Cybersecurity Reserve Force

Military leaders want private sector and National Guard cyber professionals at the ready in case of a national network emergency.

Business

The NSA's Fight To Keep Its Best Hackers

Even with flexible hiring authorities, the agency is losing its elite employees to deep-pocketed cyber-security firms.

Threats

New Nigerian President Buhari Has a New Plan for Taking on Boko Haram

Muhammadu Buhari's op-ed in the New York Times signals a change in approach to taking on the terrorist group.

Policy

Meet The US Treasure Hunters Racing To Protect Artifacts From War

Amid escalating violence in the Middle East and Africa, the Library of Congress is on a mission to secure history.

Ideas

What the ISIS Campaign Teaches Us About the Future of War

Winning today's fights still means reaching an actual victory, focusing on changing players, and heeding history.

Threats

New Pentagon Chief Carter to Court Silicon Valley

The Pentagon wants to partner more with Silicon Valley tech firms, but can radically different cultures find common ground?

Defense Systems

Reusable rocket race heats up with Vulcan

ULA rolls out a new U.S. rocket with reusable components, while SpaceX again narrowly fails to recover a spent launcher.

Defense Systems

Army mulls a cyber career field for civilians

The service's cyber commander tells Congress that recruiting and retaining civilian cyber warriors remains "challenging."

Business

The Pentagon Says This Man Can Fix Its Personnel System

Army Under Secretary and former Congressman Brad Carson takes the reins in an office that has seen nine leaders since 2009.

Policy

Two Ways the United Nations Could Improve Cybersecurity Policy This Week

It will come down to sticking with an unsatisfactory status quo or coming up with something new.

Business

Army Shows Women No Slack at Elite Army Ranger Qualifiers

No debate about it, the Army is making the women trying to qualify for Ranger School meet every male standard – just like they want it.

Policy

National Security Eclipses Economy as Voters' Top Concern, GOP Poll Finds

Republican strategists believe a growing body of evidence suggests that America's foreign policy could play a pivotal role in the next election.

Policy

Senator Corker's National-Security Power Move

The Tennessee Republican's traditionalist approach paved the way for Congress to reassert itself.

Ideas

No, the 1998 Iraq Bombing Campaign Isn't a Model To Strike Iran

Only 12% of the targets in Operation Desert Fox were related to Saddam Hussein's WMD sites.

Defense Systems

Day of the LOCUST: Navy demonstrates swarming UAVs

ONR, in another breakthrough for autonomous technology, shows how a team of small drones can work together to protect an asset or attack an enemy.