Policy
No. 2 Democrat Launches Standoff over Defense Spending ‘Gimmick’
The GOP shot down Sen. Dick Durbin’s amendment, but look for its main idea to resurface when the spending bill hits the Senate floor.
Defense Systems
DARPA wants to put real-time links into tiny satellites
The Pentagon’s research arm is looking for lightweight and low-power communications links for CubeSats.
Defense Systems
Air Force looking for low-cost, disposable attack drones
By relaxing its usual requirements, the service is hoping to make UAS inexpensive enough so that their loss could be "tolerated."
Policy
On National Security Cred Tour, Jeb Shakes Fist at Putin
Bush is taking a different tack on his presidential rite of passage in Europe than his GOP rivals: he’s talking.
Policy
Senate Democrats Blast McConnell for Tying Cyber Measure to Defense Policy Bill
Legislation that has been long debated in the Senate is being jammed into the NDAA — and Democrats are furious.
Threats
What the New US Troops Will Do in Iraq
The Pentagon hopes the new personnel will help increase the pace of the anti-ISIS air campaign.
Defense Systems
How might the US respond to cyber attacks?
It would start with information sharing and would not necessarily be limited to actions in cyberspace.
Defense Systems
What drives Army acquisition? Threat assessment and S&T
Assistant Secretary of Army, Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology Heidi Shyu outlined Army acquisition strategies and priorities at an address at the Atlantic Council.
Policy
In Today’s Congress, Everyone’s a National Security Hostage Taker
The fight over defense spending has echoes of the ‘unpatriotic’ rhetoric that shaped the Iraq War vote.
Policy
McConnell To Pair Cybersecurity Measure With Defense Bill
Privacy advocates still fear the information-sharing bill could lead to more NSA spying.
Science & Tech
How OPM Can Find Its Missing Data on the Dark Web
The best way to recover from breaches is to assume that they’re inevitable — and start looking for your data before you know it’s gone.
Threats
It's Nearly Impossible to Understand What Motivates Terrorists
Asking how people join terrorist groups is more worthwhile than asking why.
Policy
How China Is Building the Biggest Commercial-Military Empire in History
China’s outsized latticework of global infrastructure is said to be rooted in a fierce competitiveness learned from 19th-century America.
Threats
Iraq's Problem Is So Much Bigger Than Just Training Its Military
President Obama may blame the lack of a strategy for training the troops on Baghdad, but solving ISIS is much bigger than finding a fighting force.
Business
DoD's HR Overhaul: From Yugo to Maserati in a Year and a Half
Pentagon officials say they’re committed to overhauling the personnel system by the end of the Obama administration.
Defense Systems
Marines using virtual reality to lighten real-world load
The Office of Naval Research ETOWL, a 3D computer simulation program, lets users load up an avatar to study the stress points on warfighters.
Defense Systems