Science & Tech
Secret Military Contractors Will Soon Mine Your Tweets
The military wants to use detailed social media data mining to identify violent extremist influences around the world. By Bob Brewin
Science & Tech
How Big Data Could Help the U.S. Predict the Next Snowden
DNI James Clapper wants intelligence workers put into a big data cloud the U.S. can surveil, and it just might work. by Patrick Tucker
Science & Tech
Now You Can Track U.S. Drone Killings on an App
A new iPhone app will buzz your pocket each time the United States kills someone with a drone. By Robinson Meyer
Science & Tech
Navy's Aegis Missile Defense Is Ready for Prime Time
Say what you will about ground-based interceptors, but Navy’s Aegis ballistic missile defense system is already on patrol and ready. By Scott C. Truver
Science & Tech
DARPA Wants to Help You Search the Web Better
DARPA has kicked off a project to fine tune web searches by topical domain rather than subject. By Bob Brewin
Science & Tech
DARPA Thinks the Future of Surveillance Looks Like Siri
In a live webcast with Defense One, DARPA’s innovation leader says we don't have to make a choice between privacy and security. By Patrick Tucker
Science & Tech
The Internet Strikes Back Against the NSA on Feb. 11
Anti-NSA groups plan to attack the Internet on Tuesday -- with banner ads to call your congressman. By Dustin Volz
Science & Tech
75 Percent of DOD Contractors Upped IT Security After Snowden
A survey finds firms restricting access and increasing education after the Snowden leaks. By Aliya Sternstein
Science & Tech
U.S. Conducts 'Successful' Test of an Updated B61 Nuclear Bomb
An early performance analysis of a revamped nuclear gravity bomb was 'successful.' By Diane Barnes
Science & Tech
Check Out This Video of Army Trucks That Drive Themselves
The prototype Army trucks 'dealt successfully with all of the real-world obstacles that a real-world convoy would encounter,' testers said. By Rebecca J. Rosen
Science & Tech
Government Passwords Are Incredibly Easy to Hack
Some of the federal government's most sensitive data are protected by passwords that wouldn't pass muster for even the most basic civilian email account, according to a report. By Alex Brown
Science & Tech
Why Is the Syrian Opposition Disappearing from Facebook?
Social media was one of the first refuges for Syria’s non-violent activists. Now they’re getting kicked off. By Michael Pizzi
Policy
Secretary of State John Kerry Is Back on Twitter
Formerly one of Congress's most colorful tweeters, Secretary of State John Kerry has his own Twitter account again. By Sara Sorcher
Science & Tech
Army Commanders Slam New Communications System
Fifteen of fifteen company commanders surveyed found the new communications system distracting and said they would not take it to war. By Bob Brewin
Ideas
U.S. Missile Defense Isn't Ready for Prime Time
The U.S. shouldn’t field additional long-range missile interceptors until the current system is redesigned. By Tom Z. Collina
Science & Tech
Need to Know Memo: Cybersecurity
As the Pentagon boosts cyber spending and staffing, it faces a series of hurdles.
Business
Pentagon: F-35 Software Remains Seriously Flawed
The $397 billion F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program suffers from such severe software problems that it could not conduct operational missions today. By Bob Brewin
Science & Tech
The Army Wants More Smartphones on the Battlefield
Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno says the Army shouldn't have to rely on heavy, bulky communications equipment. By Bob Brewin
Science & Tech
Pentagon Wants to Develop Electronics That Can Vaporize
DARPA is trying to make battlefield electronic systems 'capable of physically disappearing in a controlled, triggerable manner.' By Bob Brewin
Business