Science & Tech
Every Part of the US Government Has Probably Already Been Hacked
A Homeland Security official says 600,000 cyber incidents have occurred so far this fiscal year. By Frank Konkel
Policy
Senate Finds Plenty to Criticize About the 'Militarization' of US Police
After raising concerns about its transparency and questionable spending, senators said Tuesday the Pentagon's so-called '1033' program has to be reined in. By Emma Roller
Threats
Fort Lee Incident Now the Third Active Shooting This Year on U.S. Military Bases
The shooting incident at Fort Lee, Va., marked the third active shooter this year on a U.S. military base, and turns the spotlight back briefly on military suicides. By Ben Watson
Science & Tech
Foreign Government Agents Suspected of Hacking U.S. Nuclear Regulator
Malware and phishing campaigns compromised the computers of at least a dozen U.S. workers at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission with a technique the Chinese and Russians have used before. By Aliya Sternstein
Threats
So Much for Demilitarizing Ferguson, Here Comes the National Guard
After criticism of the militarized look of the Ferguson police, the Missouri governor on Monday ordered real U.S. troops to restore order. Here’s the difference. By Ben Watson
Business
Congress Is Not Canceling the Pentagon-to-Police Weapons Program Anytime Soon
Some are calling for a legislative response amid the Ferguson firestorm. Good luck with that, lawmakers appear to be saying. By Daniel Newhauser
Threats
Will Predictive Policing Make Militarized Police More Dangerous?
The China-fication of the American police force is a cause for concern. By Patrick Tucker
Policy
How Congress and the Pentagon Helped Create America’s Militarized Police
It all goes back to an obscure section from a 1990 defense bill. By Emma Roller
Business
Police in Ferguson May Have the Look But They Lack the Tactics of Soldiers
U.S. veterans are pointing out they patrolled Iraq, Bosnia and South America with less equipment and weaponry than police in Ferguson. By David Yanofsky
Threats
Getting on a U.S. Military Base Will Now Include an FBI Background Check
In the wake of the Fort Hood and Washington Navy Yard shooting, the Defense Department will now check IDs against the FBI’s criminal database. By Aliya Sternstein
Science & Tech
There’s Really No Way To Screen for Ebola at Airports
We can’t keep Ebola out of the United States, but we can do a better job of border protection. By Patrick Tucker
Science & Tech
House Wants Private Sector To Help Bolster U.S. Cyber Defense
House lawmakers think partnerships between the private sector and DHS will go a long way toward protecting America's vulnerable civil infrastructure. By Rebecca Carroll
Threats
What Would the National Guard Actually Do at the Border?
How troops deployed to America's border with Mexico might elude the usual characterizations of 'militarizing' a region. By James Oliphant and Rachel Roubein
Policy
How to Find Yourself on the Terror Watch List
The Obama administration's newly revealed guidelines for tracking individuals are a Kafkaesque mess built on hubris. By Conor Friedersdorf
Threats
Why Congress Is the Biggest Obstacle to Stopping the Next Terrorist Attack
The Department of Homeland Security, the 9/11 commission, even Congress itself say congressional oversight is out of control. By Clara Ritger
Policy
Rick Perry Orders National Guard Troops to Texas Border
Absent consent from Obama, Perry said his state can't wait any longer and will pay to deploy its Guard troops to America's southern border. By Katherine McIntire Peters
Policy
GOP Proposes More National Guard Troops for the Border Crisis
House GOP lawmakers claim their border plan is a 'major change' that will cost 'less than half' of the president's nearly $4 billion border response package. By Billy House and Rachel Roubein
Policy
House GOP Prepares Its Own Border Plan
All that's known so far is it will be cheaper than the president's $3.7 billion plan, and will include U.S. National Guard troops. By Billy House
Threats
Obama Requests Drone Surge for U.S.-Mexico Border
President Obama has requested an escalation of aerial surveillance along the border with Mexico -- including 16 more drone crews at a cost of nearly $40 million. By Aliya Sternstein
Threats