Science & Tech
The Pentagon's Cartographers Won't Be Robots Anytime Soon
Machines are increasingly taking on routine scanning tasks, but are still no match for human analysts.
Threats
How the Military Can Reinforce the Pivot to Asia
A broader investment in technology and innovation can create the necessary edge to win future battles in the Pacific.
Ideas
Thornberry’s Bill a Good Start on Acquisition Reform
But far more is needed to make the US military 'the world’s fastest incorporator' of new technology.
Business
Pentagon's Next Bomber Will Be Built To Upgrade
The stealthy strike aircraft the Air Force buys this year will look a lot different when it is retired to the boneyard decades from now.
Policy
Thornberry’s Acquisition Bill: Solid Contact, But No Home Run
The HASC chairman proposes several good ideas and several of less use.
Science & Tech
It's Taking Nearly a Decade To Upgrade the Pentagon's Internet
Defense Department IT officials are still using a technology transition plan that doesn't even reflect the role of U.S. Cyber Command, which launched in 2009.
Business
3 Takeaways from Ash Carter's 'Force of the Future'
With the Pentagon already struggling to cap rising personnel costs, are the defense secretary's new plans too ambitious to be sustainable?
Science & Tech
Why Sharing Information on Cyber Threats Is So Difficult
Two barriers, one cultural and the other technical, continue to plague well-intentioned policy efforts.
Science & Tech
Why the Pentagon's Cybersecurity Dollars Don't Add Up
This is not the first time the Pentagon has had difficulty labeling its cyber investments.
Science & Tech
Pentagon Rolls Out 'NSA-Proof' Smartphones
The Defense Department has introduced supersecret smartphones made by a company founded by a former Navy SEAL.
Science & Tech
Where the Military's Smartest Hackers Aren't Human at All
A two-year competition led by DARPA could lay the groundwork for a world where machines are in charge of cybersecurity.
Policy
The Provision That Could Destroy the Sequester
Senate Budget Committee Chairman Michael Enzi added a small provision into the Senate GOP budget designed to provide the flexibility to alter budget caps again.
Business
The F-35 Program Boss's To-Do List
The price tag for the F-35 is coming down, but program manager Lt. Gen. Christopher Bogdan says there are still kinks with software, cracks in aircraft and the plane’s logistics system as the Marine Corps prepare to declare the jet battle ready.
Business
DOD's Commissary Cuts Would Start a 'Death Spiral,' Pentagon Union Warns
The Pentagon's largest employee union wants to stop Congress from enacting a DOD plan to cut subsidies for the Defense Commissaries Agency by more than $4 billion.
Threats
After Karzai, An Unexpected 'Thank You For Your Service' From Afghanistan
Afghanistan’s new president wants U.S. troops — and their leaders — to know how much he appreciates them.
Business
New House Armed Services Chairman Flexes Muscles for Pentagon Buyers
House Armed Services Chairman Mac Thornberry flexes his new muscles in attempt to give Pentagon program managers breathing room.
Policy
How the White House and Congress Plan To Boost Defense: Ignore Sequestration
Washington is really planning to avoid dealing with the budget caps, and boost defense spending anyway.
Ideas
The Pentagon Says 2014 Was the 'Most Complex Year Since 1968'
It's not just the nature of the issues that its working with - it's the volume.
Business
Pentagon: The Costs of Major Weapon Systems Are Finally Coming Down
More than four years since Ashton Carter took on reforming Pentagon acquisition, the cost of the largest arms projects is beginning to stabilize, defense officials say.
Ideas