Defense Systems
Army aims to make mobile tactical network iPhone-easy (almost)
Recent improvements to WIN-T Increment 2 include faster startup, a friendlier interface and improved troubleshooting.
Defense Systems
Northrop Grumman delivers GPS III antennas
Self-deploying antennas destined for next batch of next-generation navigation satellites.
Policy
Special Ops Moves from ‘Perpetual War to Perpetual Engagement’
Special Operations commander Adm. William McRaven tells Congress that ‘we need our friends and allies more now than ever before.’ By Ben Watson
Ideas
What Would Jimmy Carter Do?
With a Russian invasion, defiant autocrats, and spreading security threat, President Barack Obama could learn something from the former president. By Andrew F. Krepinevich
Policy
Feinstein Says CIA Illegally Spied on Senate’s Torture Investigation
Sen. Dianne Feinstein accused the CIA of breaking the law when it tapped into a secure database of interrogation records. By Kevin Baron
Threats
NATO Expands Recon Flights in Eastern Europe
NATO is adding flights over Poland and Romania in the latest response to Russian efforts in Ukraine. By Global Security Newswire
Policy
The Decline of the American War Hawk
There's been a backlash in the United States against foreign interventionism. By Conor Friedersdorf
Science & Tech
Will Weaponized Drones Eventually Replace Soldiers?
Sometime in the near future, the autonomous, weaponized drone could replace the infantryman as the dominant battlefield technology. By Noah Smith
Defense Systems
Spectrum Challenge: Can software-defined radios defeat jamming?
Eighteen teams will both duel and work together in DARPA’s effort to find radio protocols that can function in contested electromagnetic environments.
Defense Systems
DISA delivers new version of Enterprise Portal Service to SIPRNet
DEPS 2.0 gives users customizable choice for collaboration, and plenty of storage.
Policy
Marco Rubio's Stumbling Start to Be the GOP's National Security Candidate in 2016
Sen. Marco Rubio is trying a new route to 2016: Foreign policy. By Peter Beinart
Business
Pentagon Says Its Strategy Addresses Threat from Russia
Christine Wormuth, next policy chief at DOD, says the Quadrennial Defense Review addresses all threats to U.S. national security, including Russia. By Ben Watson
Business
At SXSW, Snowden Calls for More Oversight of Congress
NSA leaker Edward Snowden appeared from Russia through a live video stream at South By Southwest. By Dustin Volz
Ideas
How Obama Can Hold Back Russia and Reassure Europe
Crimea may be lost, but President Obama should fly to Brussels and reassure Europe that NATO will keep Putin out of Eastern Ukraine. By Barry Pavel
Science & Tech
When Does Cyber Spying Become a Cyber Attack?
Electronic espionage is different today than it was in the pre-Internet days of the Cold War. By Bruce Schneier
Threats
Q&A with Dennis Ross: How Ukraine Affects the Middle East
Veteran diplomat Dennis Ross says the U.S. response to Ukraine will have strong reverberations across the Middle East. By Bernard Gwertzman
Defense Systems
With R&D budgets, high risk has its rewards
Funding boost for DARPA’s research and development show DOD’s willingness to “invest in a few big bets.”
Science & Tech
The Internet Is the New Battleground, Assange Tells SXSW
Hackers, entrepreneurs and software developers gather in Austin to discuss how the NSA has helped and hurt the country. By Patrick Tucker
Policy
The GOP's Foreign Policy Problem
After the crisis in Ukraine, international affairs could play a big role in 2016 -- to the Republicans' disadvantage. By Michael Hirsh
Business