Defense Systems
Air Force switches contractors with $298M award for FAB-T satellite terminals
Raytheon snags contract from Boeing to provide terminals for “nuclear survivable” satcom.
Defense Systems
NSA accredits Lockheed Martin to help respond to cyberattacks
The agency’s National Security Cyber Assistance Program seeks to pre-approve vendors for cyber defense.
Policy
Congress Wants Answers on Bergdahl
After a closed-door briefing on the Hill, members of Congress have even more questions about the deal to exchange the American POW for five Taliban prisoners. By Molly O’Toole
Threats
Snowden: I Wasn’t a ‘Low-Level’ Employee at NSA
Edward Snowden tells a Portuguese television station that he ‘had more access than almost any other official in the intelligence community.’ By Marina Koren
Threats
Obama, Hagel, Kerry on NATO Defense Blitz
With a $1 billion sweetener, U.S. leaders hope Russia’s Ukraine invasion sparks other NATO countries to pony up. By Kevin Baron
Ideas
After Ukraine, Obama Keeps an Eye on the Baltics
The Obama administration is considering beefing up its military presence in Europe, perhaps going so far as granting a Baltic request for permanent NATO military bases. By Tara Sonenshine
Policy
Dempsey: Bergdahl Is 'Innocent Until Proven Guilty'
With some howling for Bergdahl’s head, Joint Chiefs Chairman Dempsey issues a statement to calm the mob. By Kevin Baron
Defense Systems
Cyber Grand Challenge offers millions for better cyber defense
Automated cyber defenses developed for DARPA’s competition could eventually compete against human hackers.
Defense Systems
Air Force awards deal for Space Fence to track orbital debris
Lockheed Martin wins the $914.7 million contract to build a system to track even small bits of space junk.
Business
Are Unions the Big Problem at VA?
Two-thirds of the VA workforce is unionized and critics say too many of them spend their time on union organizing. By Charles S. Clark
Threats
Sending Weapons to Ukraine Won’t Help
Ukraine needs help, but the kind of help it needs cannot be reduced to shipments of military hardware. By Eugene Rumer
Policy
Why No One Is Calling Sgt. Bergdahl a Hero
Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl spent 5 years being held captive by the Taliban. Now he’s heading home and it’s clear he won’t be getting a hero’s welcome. By Stephanie Gaskell
Ideas
Bringing NATO Into the 21st Century
NATO has to acknowledge that the world has changed since 1949 and it's time to act differently. By Marc Jacobson
Threats
How Obama Thinks About Counterterrorism
Fewer U.S. troops and the rise of the partnership-alliance model of beating back terrorists. By David Rohde
Threats
Why Terrorists Love Twitter
Social media could be a boon to the global counterterrorism effort. But so far, terrorists are just doing it better. By Laura Ryan
Defense Systems
New program looks to develop GPS-level capabilities – without GPS
DARPA sets a proposers’ day to explore options for alternative positioning, navigation and timing systems.
Defense Systems
Air Force awards five-year deal for Joint Operation Planning tool
Under the contract, worth up to $98 million, Northrop Grumman will maintain and enhance the Strategic Command’s Collaborative Information Environment.
Defense Systems
Cardillo to replace Letitia Long as head of NGA
Long is retiring after heading geospatial-intelligence agency since 2010.
Policy
Obama Heads to Europe
It's a presidential overseas trip that looks nothing like what was planned only three months ago. By George E. Condon, Jr.
Ideas