Policy
House Panel Advances Military Retirement Reform Bill
The measure would expand perks for personnel who don't spend a significant portion of their career in the military.
Ideas
The United States Needs a Drone Board
If we’re going to keep killing citizens by drone, we need a better form of due process for it.
Threats
Why the Obama Administration Thinks It's Beating ISIS
It will be a 'long, steady, slow-burning campaign,' explains the State Department's Brett McGurk.
Threats
China Says North Korea Has More Nukes Than the US Thought
North Korea watchers have argued that it may be too late to stop North Korea’s nuclear weapons program. China just reportedly backed that up in a big way.
Threats
White House: Three Americans Killed in Counterterrorism Operations
Administration officials said Thursday that one American hostage and two American al-Qaida operatives were killed during U.S. military operations.
Defense Systems
DOD recruits Silicon Valley for cyber, innovation efforts
Defense Secretary Ash Carter says success depends on a cooperative, integrated effort.
Defense Systems
Navy awards $89M contract for submarine communications
Raytheon will deliver 25 of the high data rate systems for Navy and U.K. subs.
Defense Systems
Lab is making Star Trek's transparent armor a reality
It's not precisely transparent aluminum, but NRL's ceramic spinel has the same properties and is a potential game-changer for military and commercial uses.
Science & Tech
Pentagon Sets Up a Silicon Valley Outpost
Can Ash Carter enlist a tech community spooked by spying and allergic to bureaucracy?
Business
Defense Secretary to Troops: I Need You to Say ‘Enough’ to Sexual Assault
Ash Carter says the military has too many other challenges to let this one fester.
Science & Tech
House Passes Blockbuster Cybersecurity Bill
Despite fears that the measure could bolster the NSA's spying power, it cleared the lower chamber by a wide margin.
Science & Tech
The Army Is Testing Handheld Ray Guns
Fittingly, these rifle-sized weapons would gun for other electronics.
Science & Tech
The Pentagon Isn't the Only Agency Turning to Silicon Valley
DHS is close to opening up a new office to court top tech and cyber talent.
Ideas
Make Manpower Matter
If the Pentagon wants good people, it needs to put good people in the top Personnel slot.
Threats
Who Are the Houthis?
The Iranian-backed Shia militia toppled Yemen's government and has sparked civil war. Here's how they came to power.
Business
Veterans Sue the VA Over Access to Medical Records
Some veterans are upset they're having to waiting hundreds of days just to advance the process of applying for combat-related compensation.
Policy
New McConnell Bill Would Extend NSA's Domestic Surveillance Through 2020
The measure aims to restore a core provision of the USA Patriot Act that would permit the bulk collection of U.S. phone records beyond the next presidential term.
Policy
