Threats
To Prevent Insider Threats, DOD Must First Define ‘Normal’
The Pentagon thinks it can build an automated system to predict and prevent future Fort Hood-style attacks. But it’s a problem as big as big data itself.
Ideas
Three Women Advance, Inspire at US Army’s Ranger School
As the trio work their way through the Mountain phase, others across the Army watch, wait, and hope for their shot at the elite special operators course.
Ideas
What the Fighter of the Future Will Look Like
The next 15 years will change troops’ gear in virtually every respect, from body armor to communications to robot interactions.
Business
Second OPM Hack Stole Data of 21.5M People, Including Biometric
The breach affects nearly everyone that underwent a background check through OPM in 2000 or later.
Science & Tech
After Historic Hack, OPM Chief's 15-Point Plan May Be Too Little, Too Late
In the wake of a major hack, agency director Katherine Archuleta outlined a series of steps to counter future breaches.
Business
Military Retirement Changes Could Cut Into New, Old Troops' Benefits
Under the current system, personnel who serve 20-plus years get a pension. But what about everyone else?
Ideas
Why the US Hasn't Pinned the OPM Hack on China
Getting China to stop this activity is at the top of Washington's diplomatic agenda. Stopping foreign intelligence services from spying, however, is not.
Business
What The Pentagon Has To Do To Recruit Silicon Valley's Nerds
Defense Department and national security political leaders are eager to attract tech minds. But are they willing to change enough?
Business
Watch Now: Defense One Live's ‘Force of the Future’
The Pentagon's acting personnel chief has vowed to upend the military's Cold War-era HR system. Watch him describe how and why.
Business
The Air Force Is Trying To Get Some of Its Civilians To Leave
Hoping to avoid layoffs, the service is offering incentives to civilians who retire early.
Business
Pentagon Backs Major Changes to Retirement System
Defense Department leaders want, in part, to mandate participation in the 401(k)-type Thrift Savings Plan in the hopes it will save money and help retain top talent.
Business
DoD's HR Overhaul: From Yugo to Maserati in a Year and a Half
Pentagon officials say they’re committed to overhauling the personnel system by the end of the Obama administration.
Ideas
How We're Planning the Biggest Personnel Overhaul in 45 Years
DoD’s acting personnel chief lays out the Pentagon’s plans to manage for talent, not just time served.
Business
3 Women Get Another Try At Ranger School — But More Could Soon Follow
The other five women who remained were dropped entirely, while 195 more soldiers — all men — moved on to the mountain phase. But the Army chief says future Ranger classes are likely to include women.
Business
The Future of the Draft
As another Memorial Day passes with service members still at war, readers debate the merits of reinstating the draft.
Business
House Passes Military-Retirement Overhaul
Its version of the 2016 defense authorization act would automatically enroll new troops in the Thrift Savings Plan.
Ideas
A New Way To Help Our Troops Enter the Workforce
The Pentagon’s latest initiative connects employers to troops before they leave the military, so they’re better trained and ready to work when they do.
Ideas
How One Woman Earned Her Way Onto the Special Ops Battlefield
Amber realized she would have to beat dozens of women at the Army Rangers' famed '100 hours of hell' if she wanted to see combat in Afghanistan.
Business
VA to Congress: It’s Still Too Hard to Fire Bad Employees
A House hearing took an unexpected turn into longstanding problems of management.
Business