Defense Systems
ARL, TARDEC work to defeat laser threats that could blind soldiers
Wavelength-diverse lasers, which are difficult to filter out, could be used to blind tank gunners and attack soldiers’ eyesight.
Defense Systems
Army moving enterprise apps to core data centers
The migration also involves removing unused and redundant applications.
Policy
Lawmakers Want Answers on the Effects of Iraq and Afghanistan's Burn Pits
Some veterans feel the health impacts of Iraq and Afghanistan burn pit exposure demand more study. Some lawmakers aren't giving up on the issue either. By Jordain Carney
Business
Is the U.S. Ready to Patrol the Arctic?
A sobering look at America's ice-cutter fleet as it prepares to chair the 8-nation Arctic Council next year. By Marina Koren
Ideas
Why the Next 'Great War' Won't Happen on China's Doorstep
Today’s rising China is nothing like the threat that rising Germany posed to Europe in 1914. Here's why. By Michael Hunzeker and Mark Christopher
Science & Tech
How the CIA Partnered With Amazon and Changed Intelligence
Amazon is building a cloud for the intelligence community that could bridge the sort of gaps that preceded the 9/11 attacks. By Frank Konkel
Ideas
A Chance to Drive a Wedge Between Jihadists and Sunnis
ISIL’s overreach into Iraq is Washington’s opportunity to shift Sunni allegiances for good. By Dave Miller
Threats
Despite Pentagon Concerns, Obama Requests No New Military for Border Threat
White House agrees the root causes of the border crisis threaten national security, but says the mission is not the military’s. By Molly O’Toole
Defense Systems
3D bioprinting: Repairing burns, other traumatic injuries with new cells
Army researchers, part of a consortium of universities, hospitals and others, work on printing healthy cells onto serious wounds.
Defense Systems
Watch: DARPA unveils guided bullets
Special .50-caliber bullets are able to change course mid-flight and hit offset targets
Threats
How to Punish the Banks that Fund Terrorists
Terrorist financiers will have a harder time laundering money after France's largest bank agreed to an historic settlement for processing transactions from officials in a number of U.S-sanctioned countries. By Jonathan Masters
Business
VA Reform's Surprising 19th Century Roots
Congress's proposal to fix the broken agency risks returning America back to its patronage-job system of President James Garfield's day. By Norm Ornstein
Threats
ISIL Is Taking Iraq's Black Gold to the Black Market
The narrative of a ruthlessly managed, financially savvy rebel group just got a new chapter. By Steve LeVine
Ideas
How to Fix the Government's Security Clearance Mess
We need to continuously monitor who has top secret clearance. Here’s how. By Steve Nguyen
Policy
Special Operations Commander Says Burden On Elite Troops Is Here to Stay
Obama’s nominee to command special operations troops said more should be done to help alleviate the stresses on families of more than 13 years of frontline combat. By Ben Watson
Threats
When Millennials Intifada: The New Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Today's young adults see the fighting -- and chance for peace -- much differently than their elders. By Jeff Moskowitz
Threats
Hagel Declares ISIL Clear and 'Imminent Threat’ To U.S.
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel warns Americans – and skeptical lawmakers – that the extremists carving up Iraq and Syria threaten ‘every stabilized country on Earth.’ By Ben Watson
Defense Systems
Chinese hackers hit federal employee database
OPM, which manages security clearance investigations for federal workers and the military, was attacked in March.
Defense Systems
A prosthetic for the brain could restore a soldier’s lost memory
DARPA and two university teams are working to develop brain implants that restore memory in patients who have suffered traumatic brain injuries.
Defense Systems