Threats

Biden: Iraq's Momentum Is In The ‘Right Direction’

Vice President Joe Biden sets the stage for the Iraqi Prime Ministers’s upcoming visit to Washington.

Defense Systems

What's DOD doing to protect its networks?

In light the White House hack, we take a look at some of the department’s recent efforts to defend networks with a "whole of government approach."

Defense Systems

Should DOD put IPv6 back on the front burner?

An IG report underscores the fact that, while IPv4 might be fine right now, its days are numbered.

Defense Systems

Blue Origin reports progress on new U.S. rocket engine

The BE-3 engine could serve as a future upper stage, and represents a step toward replacing the Russian-made RD-180, Jeff Bezos says.

Defense Systems

Army to create a marketplace for Manpack Radios

The service wants multiple vendors to compete for orders for the two-channel radios under a potential 10-year contract.

Threats

As Russia Improves Its Surface-to-Air Missiles, US Looks To Counter

The U.S. Air Force chief hopes cyber tactics can defeat a new generation of anti-air defenses.

Ideas

Arming Dictators Will Only Bring Chaos

Obama keeps saying the right things, but doing the wrong ones, by sending weapons to Middle East regimes.

Science & Tech

The Russian Hackers Taking on the Kremlin

Their name is 'Humpty Dumpty — and they're getting past telecommunications firewalls.

Threats

'Iraq Is Finished'

Corruption and war have eroded all what was left of the country.

Policy

Thornberry’s Acquisition Bill: Solid Contact, But No Home Run

The HASC chairman proposes several good ideas and several of less use.

Science & Tech

Snowden's Leaks Forced the DEA To End Its Own Mass Surveillance Program

By exposing the NSA’s spying programs, fugitive leaker Edward Snowden forced the Justice Department to shut down a separate phone-surveillance operation.

Science & Tech

6 Facts About the Future of the Air Force

Air Force officials wanted to reconstitute the force as the war in Afghanistan wound down. Here's why that will have to wait.

Science & Tech

The Islamic State's Cyber War Crimes

The Islamic State group's grisly videos are much more than a mere record of war crimes.

Science & Tech

It's Taking Nearly a Decade To Upgrade the Pentagon's Internet

Defense Department IT officials are still using a technology transition plan that doesn't even reflect the role of U.S. Cyber Command, which launched in 2009.

Science & Tech

The Navy Is Stepping Up Its Cyber Defenses

Part of a forthcoming cyber strategy focuses on the Navy's capacity to conduct cyberattacks from anywhere across the globe.

Science & Tech

Can the Military Make a Prediction Machine?

The planet is awash in open, free data. Can military-funded research turn it into a crystal ball?

Defense Systems

Army's cloud strategy outlines long-range goals, security precautions

The Army expects to reap benefits in cost and technical support, while increasing interoperability and ensuring cybersecurity.

Business

Pentagon Moves More Communications Gear into Cheyenne Mountain

Largely abandoned a decade ago, the iconic Cold War bunker is getting an upgrade.