Policy
Joe Heck, GOP One-Star General, Running for Reid’s Senate Seat
The Nevada congressman kicked off his campaign for Senate in 2016 on Monday.
Defense Systems
Air Force team develops innovative RPA collaboration system
The Web-based Surveillance Intelligence Reconnaissance Information System revamps the way remotely piloted aircraft crews collaborate.
Defense Systems
Military enlists private sector to build cyber mission force
The U.S. Cyber Command and the Army are courting assistance in training and capabilities.
Defense Systems
Revolutionary prosthetic arm enters its next phase
DARPA awards DEKA a contract to work on improving the FDA-approved system’s feel and help bring it to market.
Science & Tech
Hillary Clinton Accuses China of Hacking 'Everything That Doesn't Move'
The former Secretary of State's criticisms come following a devastating breach at the Office of Personnel Management.
Threats
The Other Reason the Iranians Are Edging Toward a Nuclear Deal
The spread of ISIS has changed the equation, making Tehran's hawks more amenable to a deal with the west.
Policy
Is Jim Webb the Ultimate Democratic Dark Horse?
The Virginia Democrat could end up posing a steep electoral challenge to Hillary Clinton.
Ideas
I Played Make-Believe With the Pakistani Military
Islamabad tells its military embeds that it is fighting terrorists backed by Indian, Afghan, Israeli and American agents. However, the truth is far more interesting.
Policy
Corruption at US Border Security Could Undermine Entire System, Report Says
An internal report found the agency’s current investigations process 'chronically slow' and recommended a surge of nearly 350 new investigators.
Ideas
Beyond the Military: Why the US Needs More National Service Options
Building a next generation of American foreign policy and national security leaders requires new options for national service.
Ideas
UK Steps Up Defense Posture, Spending Ahead of Review
British armed forces are stepping up their response, and future presence, against threats from Russia to terrorism.
Defense Systems
Cyber Guard exercise expands to whole-of-nation defense
Over 100 organizations in the government, military, industry, academia and the international community worked on developing unified, interoperable cyber skills.
Defense Systems
'Space Pearl Harbor' debate rages
Policy analysts argue over how U.S. strategy should evolve to deal with asymmetric threats that could leave low Earth orbit unusable.
Defense Systems
Army developing a 'flying motorcycle' for the battlefield
ARL and two companies are adapting the Malloy hoverbike for tactical recon and troop transport, for use as a cheaper, more agile option to helicopters.
Business
Neller Tapped as Marine Corps Commandant
Lt. Gen. Robert Neller now awaits Senate confirmation as the latest addition to the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Defense Secretary Ashton Carter’s national security team at the Pentagon.
Business
Dempsey’s Final Instruction to the Pentagon: Prepare for a Long War
In a new National Military Strategy, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff warns the Pentagon to reorganize its global footprint to combat prolonged battles of terrorism and proxy wars.
Threats
ISIS Kills 50 Egyptian Soldiers in Sinai Peninsula
If the terrorist group does control this territory, it would be a new milestone for the group's foothold outside of Iraq and Syria.
Ideas