Policy
Meet Martin O’Malley, Hillary Clinton’s Latest Unlikely National Security Critic
The former Maryland governor offers a warier foreign policy, contrasting himself with a more hawkish Clinton and Republican field.
Ideas
Keep Calm and Spy On: Why the OPM Hack Won't Bring Down US Intelligence
For starters, there are very few known cases in which blackmail was involved in getting government employees to give up classified information.
Defense Systems
Army giving cyber warriors a training range of their own
CECOM will open the Cyber Battle Ground to all units later this year to speed up cyber operations training.
Defense Systems
NRO jumps on open source bandwagon
Spy agencies are paradoxically embracing open source technologies as they seek more security.
Defense Systems
Navy hires Lockheed for shipboard electronic warfare upgrades
The SEWIP contract for $8 million could be worth as much as $59 million.
Threats
Video Chat Could Put US Advisors In ISIS Fight — Virtually
US troops confined to Iraqi bases may soon use FaceTime-like apps to help Iraqi soldiers on the battlefield.
Science & Tech
Cyber War Puts Democracies on the Defensive
Free countries must band together to fight off authoritarian states that can be more institutionally flexible, opaque, unaccountable, and corrupt.
Science & Tech
China Is the Leading Suspect in OPM Hack, US Says
The intelligence community thinks they know who stole the data. That doesn’t change much.
Science & Tech
Why Putin’s ICBM Announcement Does Not Signal a New Nuclear Arms Race
The Russian President’s announcement was entirely in line with previous expectations, and won’t add new capabilities to Moscow's arsenal.
Defense Systems
Bill would mandate a streamlined satellite program
An amendment to the Senate intel bill would put into law what the military has been trying to do anyway.
Defense Systems
ARL scientist zooms in on a better way to search confiscated images
A new interface for DARPA's Visual Media Reasoning system spares Intelligence Community analysts a lot of time and frustration.
Ideas
Special Report: Beyond Guantanamo
President Obama has begun his final push to close Guantanamo. But America’s bigger challenge is deciding what to do with tomorrow's prisoners in a war without end.
Science & Tech
NSA Chief: Don’t Assume China Hacked OPM
Attribution, which came so quickly when North Korea hacked Sony, is proving trickier when China stands accused.
Policy
Obama to Families of American Hostages: 'We Will Stand By You'
The president announced Wednesday that the government will no longer threaten prosecution for families who try to pay ransom to hostage-takers.
Defense Systems
Military establishes space-focused center to counter China, Russia
The Air Force and Rand Corp. have established the China Aerospace Studies Institute to focus on the persistent threat China and Russia poses to U.S. technological and military superiority.
Defense Systems
DISA rolls out new classified smartphone system
The new version of DMCC-S improves interoperability, boosts graphics and sound, and adds a mobile device management system.
Defense Systems