Science & Tech
It's Taking Nearly a Decade To Upgrade the Pentagon's Internet
Defense Department IT officials are still using a technology transition plan that doesn't even reflect the role of U.S. Cyber Command, which launched in 2009.
Science & Tech
The Navy Is Stepping Up Its Cyber Defenses
Part of a forthcoming cyber strategy focuses on the Navy's capacity to conduct cyberattacks from anywhere across the globe.
Science & Tech
Can the Military Make a Prediction Machine?
The planet is awash in open, free data. Can military-funded research turn it into a crystal ball?
Defense Systems
Army's cloud strategy outlines long-range goals, security precautions
The Army expects to reap benefits in cost and technical support, while increasing interoperability and ensuring cybersecurity.
Business
Pentagon Moves More Communications Gear into Cheyenne Mountain
Largely abandoned a decade ago, the iconic Cold War bunker is getting an upgrade.
Science & Tech
The Army's Plan To Move to the Cloud
It won't happen overnight, but the service plans to take a solid step towards storing data externally.
Policy
GOP's National Security Outsider Rand Paul Launches 2016 Bid
The latest Republican presidential candidate might be trying to rebrand himself on foreign policy, but he's not a defense hawk.
Threats
Iraq's Youth Are Ticking Time Bombs That Can Still Be Defused
If the US is serious about ISIS threat, Congress should prioritize better, more accessible education to the millions of youth affected by the insurgency.
Ideas
National Security Policy and Feminism Don't Have To Be Incompatible
Foreign policies that advocate and legislate for women by influencing the internal politics of other countries hold troubling, but not insurmountable, implications.
Science & Tech
These Robotic Spiders Could Fix America's Satellite Infrastructure in Space
Instead of sending complete structures into space, the rockets of tomorrow could be filled with raw materials that dozens of multi-limbed robots could assemble in orbit.
Science & Tech
How Fish Could Give Us the Body Armor of the Future
A new study out of MIT may have found a protective, flexible solution for today’s soldiers in an unlikely place: the sea.
Defense Systems
DISA soliciting bids for $4B global network project
The Global Network Services contract aims to create a single, high-speed network encompassing all wired and wireless communications.
Defense Systems
Marines, DARPA show what real-time air support looks like
The prototype Persistent Close Air Support System dramatically cuts the time from identifying a target to delivering a strike.
Threats
The 5,548 ISIS Targets Struck By Coalition Air Forces, in 3 Charts
The Pentagon’s latest data release finally includes airplanes that were destroyed in fall 2014.
Policy
These Are the Alternatives to an Iran Deal
Israel’s prime minister says more sanctions will produce a better nuclear agreement. But the evidence suggests otherwise.
Policy
Arms Won’t Keep US, Egypt From Drifting Apart
Despite Egypt's new US-acquired jets, tanks and missiles, the Washington-Cairo relationship is running on fumes.
Policy
The Future of NSA Reform, GOP 2016 Edition
Rand Paul and Ted Cruz are likely going to hit their opponents—and each other—early and often for backing mass surveillance.
Policy