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

How Wi-Fi Will Power Tomorrow's Battle Gear

Cords and batteries are a burden on the battlefield. Will future devices be powered by radio waves…from space?

Policy

The Syrian War in Numbers, 4 Years On

After 51 months of fighting, the death toll is more than 230,000 Syrians, including some 14,000 children and 30,000 opposition fighters.

Threats

To Beat Boko Haram, Nigeria Must Craft a Future for Its Child Soldiers

Boko Haram has anywhere between 7,000 and 10,000 regular fighters, and no military campaign against them can—or should—envisage killing them all.

Policy

As More US Troops Head to Iraq, New Congressional Approval Isn’t Going Anywhere

Despite some legal experts' claims that the U.S. shouldn't fight ISIS on the authority to fight al-Qaida, the issue is a political hot potato in almost every corner of Washington.