Policy
Meet The US Treasure Hunters Racing To Protect Artifacts From War
Amid escalating violence in the Middle East and Africa, the Library of Congress is on a mission to secure history.
Ideas
What the ISIS Campaign Teaches Us About the Future of War
Winning today's fights still means reaching an actual victory, focusing on changing players, and heeding history.
Threats
New Pentagon Chief Carter to Court Silicon Valley
The Pentagon wants to partner more with Silicon Valley tech firms, but can radically different cultures find common ground?
Defense Systems
Reusable rocket race heats up with Vulcan
ULA rolls out a new U.S. rocket with reusable components, while SpaceX again narrowly fails to recover a spent launcher.
Defense Systems
Army mulls a cyber career field for civilians
The service's cyber commander tells Congress that recruiting and retaining civilian cyber warriors remains "challenging."
Business
The Pentagon Says This Man Can Fix Its Personnel System
Army Under Secretary and former Congressman Brad Carson takes the reins in an office that has seen nine leaders since 2009.
Policy
Two Ways the United Nations Could Improve Cybersecurity Policy This Week
It will come down to sticking with an unsatisfactory status quo or coming up with something new.
Business
Army Shows Women No Slack at Elite Army Ranger Qualifiers
No debate about it, the Army is making the women trying to qualify for Ranger School meet every male standard – just like they want it.
Policy
National Security Eclipses Economy as Voters' Top Concern, GOP Poll Finds
Republican strategists believe a growing body of evidence suggests that America's foreign policy could play a pivotal role in the next election.
Policy
Senator Corker's National-Security Power Move
The Tennessee Republican's traditionalist approach paved the way for Congress to reassert itself.
Ideas
No, the 1998 Iraq Bombing Campaign Isn't a Model To Strike Iran
Only 12% of the targets in Operation Desert Fox were related to Saddam Hussein's WMD sites.
Defense Systems
Day of the LOCUST: Navy demonstrates swarming UAVs
ONR, in another breakthrough for autonomous technology, shows how a team of small drones can work together to protect an asset or attack an enemy.
Defense Systems
An unexpected source of mobile security: Ada
The longstanding DOD programming language goes from mainframes to mobile devices.
Ideas
Keeping Killer Robots on a Tight Leash
As militaries contemplate autonomous weapons technology, they must anticipate and plan for its consequences.
Science & Tech
The Navy is Preparing To Launch Swarm Bots Out of Cannons
The military’s swarm robots move from sea to air with a new program to shoot drones.
Ideas
How To Boost Domestic Intelligence and Privacy To Prevent the Next Terrorist Attack
Here are three steps to balance civil liberties with domestic security needs.
Ideas
What Obama and Iraqi Prime Minister Abadi Must Do Next
Tikrit exposed that Iran is not as strong as advertised in Iraq — and Washington not as weak.
Business