Policy

Public Increasingly Wary of the NSA, Poll Finds

The NSA’s PR outreach just got a lot harder. By Patrick Tucker

Science & Tech

The Cyborg Medicine of Tomorrow Is Inside the Veteran of Today

Here’s why the future of human enhancement lies with the nation’s wounded veterans. By Patrick Tucker

Science & Tech

How Can Technology Fight Ebola in Off-the-Grid West Africa?

Leveraging technology to combat Ebola in West Africa was always going to be an uphill fight. By Jack Moore

Science & Tech

The Military Wants New Technologies To Fight Drones

These are the technologies we will use to counter drones in the future. By Patrick Tucker

Science & Tech

The FBI’s Quiet Plan To Expand Its Hacking Powers

Authorities are asking a little-known rule-making panel to increase the FBI’s search warrant powers to remotely hack into computers. By Dustin Volz

Science & Tech

The Next Big Thing To Fight Hackers? Self-Healing Computers

Homeland Security networks should be able to not only detect hackers and throttle their destructive tactics -- but also robotically bounce back. By Aliya Sternstein

Science & Tech

The Army Wants Lighter Tactical Radios That Won't Overheat on Soldiers

The service's contracting arm has set aside nearly $3 billion for a safer, less cumbersome and longer-range tactical radio. By Bob Brewin

Ideas

Building US-UK Military Relations With Science and Technology

Because the U.S. and Britain can’t afford to fight – or develop tomorrow’s technologies -- alone. By UK Air Chief Marshal Sir Stuart Peach

Science & Tech

The NSA's Mass-Surveillance Program Is About to Go on Trial

More than a year after Edward Snowden’s disclosures, an Appeals Court will weigh the government’s bulk collection of U.S. phone records. By Dustin Volz

Science & Tech

Navy Launches ‘Task Force Cyber Awakening’

The Navy is embarking on a year-long effort to protect hardware and software across the service. By Aliya Sternstein

Science & Tech

Making Robot Steering More Like Call of Duty Could Save Lives

To make little tanks more drivable, ditch the tank controls, research shows. By Patrick Tucker

Science & Tech

The Army Will Provide Wi-Fi in West Africa for the Fight Against Ebola

The Army will help support troops and nongovernmental organizations engaged in the Ebola fight in West Africa by setting up email, video and satellite systems. By Bob Brewin

Science & Tech

Rumors of the Blackberry's Death (at DOD) Have Been Greatly Exaggerated

There are less than 10,000 Apple and Android devices on the Pentagon's unclassified network. By Bob Brewin

Science & Tech

British Spies Don't Need a Warrant To Sift Through NSA Surveillance Data

The U.S. isn't the only country with lax judicial oversight in how its intelligence agencies comb through communications data collected by the NSA. By Dustin Volz

Science & Tech

This Is the Ancestor of Today's Military Helicopters

A Russian engineer - with funding from the US military - designed and built the quadcopter that evolved into today's aerial weapons. By Sarah Laslow

Science & Tech

The Military’s Ebola Screening Machine Just Got Approved for US Hospitals

The FDA has ruled that the Ebola screening machine the military is using in Africa can now be used in U.S. hospitals. By Patrick Tucker

Science & Tech

Will This Video Game Raise Awareness About the Syrian Civil War?

The video game "1000 Days of Syria" lets its players navigate the first two years of the Syrian uprising as a Syrian mother, a rebel fighter or an American journalist. By Zach Goldhammer

Science & Tech

Can This Drone Bring Peace to Ukraine?

International monitors prepare to launch a surveillance drone that could change the game on the ground in Ukraine. By Patrick Tucker

Science & Tech

Here’s What the Next Brain Implant Will Be Made Of

Ever heard of graphene? A recent DARPA-funded study suggests it could soon be in brain implants. By Patrick Tucker