Defense Systems
DISA: We need industry more than ever
A panel of agency IT leaders says the "old days of us against you are over."
Defense Systems
Airborne 'stealth launch' of CubeSat said to be underway
DARPA and the Air Force are readying a program to launch small, inexpensive satellites on short notice.
Defense Systems
Navy making faster work of software upgrades
Sometimes little things, like “eradicating” XP, make a difference.
Ideas
After Ukraine, NATO's Chance for a New Normal
Can Defense Secretary Ash Carter and European leaders turn NATO's historic Ukraine response into a new future for the alliance?
Business
America’s Drone Pilot Shrink Says They Need a Vacation From War
The men and women fighting America’s drone war can’t go home, no matter where they are.
Threats
Pentagon Building Cruise Missile Shield To Defend US Cities From Russia
The military moves to set up an expensive sensor-and-shooter network, but is the threat real?
Ideas
Why the US Hasn't Pinned the OPM Hack on China
Getting China to stop this activity is at the top of Washington's diplomatic agenda. Stopping foreign intelligence services from spying, however, is not.
Threats
The Inequality of War
A new report confirms that more than ever across the globe, peace begets peace and violence more violence. And without significant change, the inequality will only worsen.
Policy
John McCain Wants to Change How the Military Buys Weapons
Two big changes could make leaders and services accountable for weapons-contract overruns.
Defense Systems
Air Force concludes fast-acquisition 'PlugFest' test
The event was part of the broader Bending the Cost Curve program, which aims to cut acquisition cycles for some program from years to weeks.
Policy
Everything You Want To Know About Iran Sanctions
As the P5+1 continues negotiating a deal, here's how Tehran came to face a dizzying array of punitive measures.
Ideas
Iran’s Nuclear Past Should Not Scuttle A Deal for Its Future
It’s more important to know Tehran will have no nuclear weapons for the next 20 years than to obsess over what it did 20 years ago.
Policy
Democrats Retreat In the Battle Over Defense Budget 'Gimmick'
An 'overstuffed' war fund is ok with Democrats in a defense policy bill but not in a spending bill, adding further uncertainty to a key measure already facing a veto threat.
Business
One Does Not Simply Embed US Troops In Iraq
Calls to allow U.S. specialists to accompany Iraqi military units on offensive missions generally ignore the support requirements.
Business
What The Pentagon Has To Do To Recruit Silicon Valley's Nerds
Defense Department and national security political leaders are eager to attract tech minds. But are they willing to change enough?
Policy
Putin Bad, GOP Candidates Agree
Less clear is what they’d do, as America's next president, about a more assertive Russia.
Defense Systems
DISA's 5-year plan focuses on joint environment, cyberspace operations
The strategy for 2015-2020 also calls for streamlining networks and supporting anytime/anywhere access for warfighters.
Defense Systems