Business

America Needs a Robust Crisis Response Force

With a sequestered budget, a force design of 174,000 is right sized to allow the Marine Corps to remain America’s crisis response force.

Ideas

Gen. Amos on Reinventing the Marines, Owning Sequester and Why COIN Is More Relevant Than Ever

The Marine Commandant talks about the future of warfare and how budget cuts are here to stay. By Stephanie Gaskell

Defense Systems

Navy plans internal blog on IT

A new Navy blog that discusses information technology will be available only to members of the Navy and Marine Corps.

Defense Systems

Marine Corps wants green IT partnership with Army, industry

The Marine Corps wants to collaborate with the Army and industry on green IT systems that would lighten the logistical loads for warfighters.

Defense Systems

Web 2.0 review could lead to restricted use of social networking in DOD

A review on how social media should be used at the Defense Department will likely lead to a policy that allows the use of Web 2.0 tools with restrictions due to security concerns, according to a DOD spokesman.

Defense Systems

Marines' social-media ban is bad for morale

Rather than telling troops to get off Twitter and Facebook, the military should educate them about security.