Science & Tech
The Pentagon's Massive IT Overhaul Is 'Redefining' Intelligence Collection
It isn’t uncommon for U.S. intelligence analysts to ping several hundred or more databases separately to collect information. That may soon change.
Business
Work: 'The Age of Everything Is the Era of Grand Strategy'
Deputy defense secretary lays out his views on 15 years of change.
Ideas
Maintaining the Edge in the Age of Everything
Ash Carter's message to the Defense One Summit: a new commitment to military, academic, business and scientific partnerships.
Policy
Pentagon Transfers Detainee to Mauritania, Leaving 113 At Guantanamo
The Obama administration continues to whittle the military detention center’s population.
Policy
Dunford: US Will Rethink Its Iraq Presence If Russia Goes In
Russia’s actions in the Middle East have U.S. lawmakers launching heated questions at top Pentagon officials. The answers so far have been less than reassuring.
Ideas
Why It Matters That Carter Says Iraq Raid Isn't Combat, Then Says It Is
We may not be a nation at war, but U.S. special operators are fighting. And their raids against ISIS most certainly are combat.
Business
‘I Don’t Know What The Debate Is,’ Army's Top Officer Says of Women
As Defense Secretary Carter orders senior military leaders to quiet down about women in combat decision deadline, Gen. Mark Milley had one more thing to say.
Business
US Army’s New Chief Sets Three Goals
Readiness, modernizing the force, and taking care of soldiers — and that means more time practicing complex scenarios.
Threats
Top Pentagon Weapon Buyers Say Budget Gridlock Threatens Hundreds of Projects
Pentagon officials say hundreds of acquisitions projects would be halted or cut in half this fiscal year if Congress doesn’t pass a proper budget.
Policy
U.S. Commander in Afghanistan: Now Is Not the Time to Leave
Gen. Campbell tells lawmakers he has sent the White House various options for keeping troops beyond 2016.
Policy
Lawmakers' Defense Spending Agreement Ignores Obama on War Fund, Guantanamo
House and Senate members agreed to military personnel and acquisition reforms, yet set up a showdown over the offshore prison and wartime supplemental funding.
Threats
Pentagon Warns 2 Million Troops, Workers May Have to Work Without Pay Next Week
The looming government shutdown threatens paychecks for roughly 2 million troops and civilians, but some shrug as this happened before — just two years ago.
Business
US, China Race To Boost Military Coding Personnel
Head of US Fleet Cyber Command wants to pull from the 9th-grade talent pool.
Science & Tech
A Top-Secret Cell Phone Is Just One New Tool the Pentagon Can Expect Soon
In a call with reporters, the Defense Department's chief information officer shared a handful of new developments on the Pentagon's tech horizon.
Business
Pentagon Civilian Worker Reclassification Draws Fire
Union calls the plan "vague, non-specific, and often conflicting."
Business
Ash Who? After Six Months On The Job, 44% Have No Opinion on Defense Secretary
A Defense One survey finds that nearly half of troops, natsec employees say they still have no opinion about Ash Carter.
Science & Tech
The Subatomic Race to Harness Quantum Science
US, China are betting millions on the promise of this newish field, but the real-world potential remains a mystery.
Business
Carter: Joint Chiefs Breach Shows Military Needs Better Cyber Security
As he travels to Silicon Valley to seek help, Defense Secretary Ash Carter criticizes the military’s network security.
Ideas
Where Are Pop Culture’s Women Warriors?
Hollywood leaves female troops off its made-up battlefields — and that matters to audiences and vets themselves.
Business