Science & Tech
The Military Wants a Privacy Firewall for Disaster Response
A new tool to strip personal information from tweets and social media could help troops zero in on trouble spots.
Business
Carter Watches PBS on Fridays, and Other Bombshells from His Email
SecDef's redacted private messages reveal — gasp! — Washington insiders asking about jobs for friends and challenge coins for their kids.
Ideas
China Is Watching the FBI-Apple Battle Very Closely
Even if the U.S. government abandons its insistence on a backdoored iPhone, Beijing may not.
Ideas
How the Media Aids and Abets the Benghazi Committee
The investigation is functioning as partisan oppo-research organization, and the press is enabling it.
Science & Tech
Just 1 Out of Every 7 Emails The Pentagon Gets Is Legit
Of 700 million emails sent to DOD accounts monthly, about 98 million are actually “good emails,” an official says.
Ideas
The Intel Community Needs A Better Media Strategy
As press watchdogs stiffen their spines, intel agencies must decide what secrets truly need protecting and why.
Threats
How Violent ISIS Videos Help Mobilize New Recruits
Aug. 19 will mark one year since James Foley’s execution was posted on YouTube. Such videos offer, to certain minds, a paean to masculinity and a path out of powerlessness.
Defense Systems
DARPA wants tech to connect soldiers in barren lands
The Defense Department's research agency kicks off another program in its many-pronged effort to create smart, cognitive battlefield networks.
Defense Systems
Army moves to equip troops with handheld technologies
The Army and Special Operations Command launch new efforts to equip combat troops with networked communications gear.
Defense Systems
Army tests electronic, updatable manuals for the field
The Army is testing a variety of applications and devices, including a Kindle, six iPads and an Entourage Edge, as potential platforms for battlefield systems manuals.
Defense Systems
Wind power blows military in different directions
The Army is working on a wind-power project, while elsewhere wind turbines cause havoc with radar.
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