Business
The FBI's Big Plan To Expand Its Hacking Powers
Technology giant Google has warned that a rule change represents a 'monumental' constitutional concern.
Business
The Military's Cybersecurity Budget in 4 Charts
The White House is pitching $5.5 billion in cyber spending for FY 16. Here's what that money looks like.
Policy
Support for Government Surveillance Could Imperil GOP's 2016 Hopefuls
That's one of several takeaways from a Pew survey measuring how much the Snowden leaks have changed how Americans protect their privacy online.
Defense Systems
AFRL's sweat-sensor app breaks new ground in bio-monitoring
The lab, working with the University of Cincinnati, develops a patch that can deliver key medical information in near-real time to a smartphone.
Defense Systems
DARPA moves ahead on long-range 100 Gbps wireless links
The agency's program is looking to develop links about 500 times faster than the military's current wireless connections.
Ideas
How America’s Drones Can Defeat ISIS
Critics of airstrikes over Iraq and Syria should give credit where it’s due: US sustained drone strikes are doing the job.
Policy
Is There a Future for Russia Without Vladimir Putin?
Even if the president reappears, his absence reveals the chilling degree to which he has consolidated power in the country.
Policy
Undoing Netanyahu's Damage to US-Israel Relations
The former Israeli ambassador to the U.S., Michael Oren, argues that it will crucial for Jerusalem's next government to get right with Washington.
Science & Tech
Pentagon Intel Analysts May Soon Use a Trick from Amazon's Book
A system copying Amazon's user experience could help coordinate the work of analysts at the Defense Department's National Ground Intelligence Center.
Threats
How the ISIS-Boko Haram Alliance Will Alter Nigeria's Future
Boko Haram's affiliation with the Islamic State will likely yield more for the Nigerian insurgency's recruiting than any game-changing operational assistance.
Business
Navy To Increase the Number of Deployed Ships to the Middle East, Asia
The U.S. Navy’s new maritime strategy calls for more forward-deployed ships and preparing for war against a near-peer and insurgents, including Islamic State militants.
Defense Systems
Air Force continues to track debris from exploded satellite
Weeks after confirming the explosion, the Air Force monitors the resulting space junk in polar orbit.
Defense Systems
How virtual reality helps treat soldiers with PTSD
Immersive, 360-degree simulations are being used in the therapy to help soldiers relive their experiences.
Threats
Is It Time for a Counterinsurgency Approach to the Cyber War Against ISIS?
What's missing in policy discussions about ISIS is a sense of an overarching strategic framework for countering the group in cyberspace.
Policy
Senate Panel Advances Cybersecurity Bill
In the wake of last December's Sony hack, the Senate Intelligence Committee passed a controversial information sharing bill that could embolden the NSA's surveillance programs.
Science & Tech
How Military Scientists Want To Fix Your Online Privacy Problem
DARPA is tackling online privacy. But can you trust them?
Threats
US Military Concerned ISIS Fighters Returning to Caribbean Could Reach Border
A top US commander warns Caribbean and South American countries are unable to track 100 foreign fighters that could return from Syria.
Ideas