Business

From War To Work

A multiagency effort is helping veterans make the transition to civilian life. By Charlie Clark.

Defense Systems

New technology looks deep to identify counterfeit microchips

The Advanced Scanning Optical Microscope works at the nanometer level to help ensure the reliability of integrated circuits.

Defense Systems

Pentagon launches Insider Threat Program

Several years in the making, the program looks to create an integrated process for keeping classified information under wraps.

Policy

Everything You Need To Know About the GOP’s 2016 Frontrunners On National Security

Defense One brings you our early take on the rumored Republican 2016 candidates’ national security credentials. By Molly O’Toole

Science & Tech

This Could Be the Navy SEAL's Boat of Tomorrow

The attack boats of tomorrow could look nothing like those of today. By Patrick Tucker

Threats

How Ebola Turned Into an Epidemic

In a 90-second video, world renowned public health expert Hans Rosling explains how Ebola spread. By Annalisa Merelli

Business

Review Finds the Military’s Health System Is Good, But Far from ‘World-Class’

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel’s comprehensive review of the military’s health system yielded mixed results one year after it was rolled out. By Ben Watson

Business

How To Determine the Success of Air Strikes in Syria

Targeting these 5 categories of an enemy's system can determine the success or failure of an air strike campaign like the US-led one in Syria today. By Col. Clint Hinote

Business

The Strange But True Reason the US Isn't Destroying Its Old Nukes

Since a small asteroid crashed in Russia last year, scientists are working on ways to destroy them before impact -- and they're not ruling out nuclear weapons. By Tim Fernholz

Defense Systems

US indicts four for hacks of Army, tech company networks

Information stolen in the hacks includes Army helicopter training software, confidential data and source codes.

Defense Systems

ATK enters competition to replace Russian rocket engine

Solid-rocket booster manufacturer would compete with a United Launch Alliance-Blue Origins team for new Atlas V engine.

Defense Systems

NGA enlisting help for a classified spectral library effort

The agency is looking to fulfill a small business set aside for a database of the surface reflection measurements for certain materials.

Business

The Pentagon’s Special War Funding Account Isn’t Going Away

Deputy Defense Secretary Robert Work says let the Pentagon keep its Overseas Contingency Operation money with new rules on how it’s spent. By Marcus Weisgerber

Threats

Why China Doesn't Feel the Need To Back Down in Hong Kong

China’s economy is less dependent on Hong Kong now than ever before. By Gwynn Guilford

Threats

Afghanistan Signs Deal To Keep 10,000 US, NATO Troops

The new Afghanistan president signed a bilateral security agreement that will keep international troops in the country well beyond 2014. By Jordain Carney

Ideas

In War and Tragedy, How the US Media Prioritizes Death

Gruesome beheadings by the Islamic State dominated the headlines, but it's worth understanding what gets lost and why oftentimes sympathy diminishes as death tolls rise. By Jacoba Urist

Policy

Congress Has Many Ideas To Fix the Broken Security Clearance Process

Lawmakers have been practically stepping on each other’s toes with proposals to fix the security clearance process. By Eric Katz

Defense Systems

Navy tracks how solar events can disrupt satellite navigation

Coronal mass ejections can affect WAAS and other electronic systems in wide-ranging ways.

Defense Systems

Air Force looks to open up control of airborne sensors

The ISTAC program would allow third parties, not just the pilot, to control advanced targeting pods.

Science & Tech

The Defense Industry Is Expanding the Use of 3D Printing

The Navy is still several years away from being able to print spare parts for ships and airplanes, but ‘that day will surely come.’ By Marcus Weisgerber