Policy
Obama Should Scrap that Russian Helicopter Contract, Too
The U.S. government is buying arms from the same dealer that supplies Bashar Assad's regime in Syria. By Sonni Efron
Business
DoD's New Anti-Counterfeit Rules Are Confusing Defense Contractors
Many contractors say they can't comply with DoD's new anti-counterfeiting rules because they're too vague. By Aliya Sternstein
Business
How the Pentagon Found $1 Billion to Cut Civilian Furloughs to Just Six Days
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announces that civilian furlough days will be reduced from 11 to 6 days. Here's how he found $1 billion to pay for it. By Stephanie Gaskell
Business
Pentagon Cuts Furlough Days Down to Six
Defense managers found savings to avert additional mandatory unpaid days for civilian workers. By Kellie Lunney
Science & Tech
How Bad Commercial GEOINT Helped Sink the USS Guardian
NGA says over-reliance on error ridden commercial satellite imagery, among other missteps, doomed the USS Guardian to strike a reef. By Bob Brewin
Threats
Dempsey Warns of 'Significant Threat Stream'
Western interests are a target, according to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. By Matt Berman
Policy
Military Aid Didn't Buy Pakistan and It Won't Buy Egypt
$1.3 billion in annual aid payments to Egypt won't buy the loyalty Washington is looking for. By David Rohde
Ideas
DC's Political Paralysis 'Means More Casualties' for Untrained Soldiers
The best place to learn how Washington’s budget impasse is putting troops at risk is the Army’s National Training Center, which has cancelled rotations for the first time since 1981. By James Kitfield
Policy
Hagel to Reveal Sequester Review, Three Paths for Pentagon Future
With the Strategic Choices and Management Review in hand, Hagel will present three budget scenarios and their consequences to the Defense Department. By Stephanie Gaskell
Threats
Dunford Says 8,000 to 12,000 Troops May Be Needed Through 2017 in Afghanistan
The top ISAF commander says US. troops will be needed for many functions in Afghanistan past 2014, but it will be the Afghans doing the fighting – and dying. By Defense One Staff
Business
Pentagon May Be Able To Reduce Furloughs to Just Six Days
The Defense Department says it might only have to furlough its civilian workforce for six days, rather than the planned 11 days. By Defense One Staff
Business
Pentagon Protests Massive Southwest Green Power Lines
Proposed giant towers called "unacceptable risk" to testing, aircraft at White Sands Missile Range in Arizona. By Bob Brewin
Science & Tech
When Would Cyber War Lead to Real War?
The method of an attack does not dictate the means of reprisal. By Vincent Manzo
Threats
Seizing Chemical Weapons in Syria Is Really Hard To Do
There’s a reason why President Obama and his military advisors are cautious about going in to Syria to seize chemical weapons: It’s not easy. By Lee Michael Katz
Policy
Congress: We're Still at War and We're Not Closing Gitmo
A House amendment to end the legal authorization for war fails as Republicans insist “terrorism is not going away.” By Stephanie Gaskell
Business
House Approves 1.8 Percent Military Pay Raise
Measure also cancels possible civilian furloughs in fiscal year 2014. By Kellie Lunney
Policy
Is the Military Underrepresented Among Top Administration Officials?
In the first term, 12 percent of top officials surveyed by National Journal had military experience. Now, that figure is 9 percent. By Brian Resnick and Brian McGill
Threats
Hagel's Korean War Lesson from a Hollow Force
On the 60th anniversary of the end of the Korean War, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is warning Washington not to hollow out the force. By Stephanie Gaskell
Business
Highlights From the Aspen Security Forum
Defense One brings you a wrap-up of the Aspen Security Forum. By Kedar Pavgi
Business