Threats

The D Brief: Commandant’s ARG/MEU push; Army acquisition reform; B-21, ICBM projects; ‘DoW’ price tag; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

The D Brief: A second Southern Spear; Boeing strike ends; Heavy-lift competitor sticks landing; Anduril’s S. Korean lashup; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Policy

Feds should get at least most backpay by Nov. 19, administration says

Lawmakers added a provision for full backpay after the White House suggested it might illegally prevent workers from getting their money.

  • Erich Wagner
Threats

The D Brief: Shutdown ends; USAF’s new missile; New ONR chief; Norway mulls big defense bet; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Science & Tech

DOGE veteran could bring much-needed change to Navy research, observers say

New ONR chief Riley did defense-reform work at McKinsey, former officials say.

  • Patrick Tucker
Threats

The D Brief: Acquisition reforms; SecDef’s purge; Army’s million-drone plans; Shutdown deal?; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
Threats

The D Brief: Buildup near Venezuela continues; War plans for Nigeria; China’s 3rd carrier; Powder sickens 7 at Andrews; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson, Thomas Novelly and Bradley Peniston
Threats

The D Brief: Acquisition-reform draft; US pitches Gaza force; Nuke-test differences; Vietnam’s fake islands; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson, Thomas Novelly and Bradley Peniston
Threats

At NSA, a leadership vacuum and staff cuts threaten operations and morale

"That’s what happens when your boss disappears, and then some of your lead unicorns also disappear,” one person said.

  • David DiMolfetta
Threats

The D Brief: Rationale shifts at boat-strike deadline; Hegseth bottlenecks Hill talk; Judge blocks Portland deployment; Trump threatens Nigeria; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Business

Contractors fear retaliation if they try to recover shutdown costs

Companies do have legal rights to recoup their losses, but their attorneys say they fear reprisal by the Trump administration.

  • Nick Wakeman
Threats

The D Brief: Venezuela targets picked?; STRATCOM nom pressed on tests; USAF fighter plan; New Guard quick-reaction forces; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

The D Brief: New nuke tests?; Pushback on European drawdown; Arms-export overhaul expected; Marines axe planned regiment; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
Threats

The D Brief: More boat strikes; OSD’s communications bottleneck; Navy scrutinizing sailors’ tweets; Shutdown effects; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson
Ideas

Don’t give up the shipyards

Trump’s first shipbuilding deal must not derail America’s bipartisan strategy to revive the foundations of its seapower.

  • Hunter Stires
Threats

The D Brief: Hurricane evacuation; B-1s off Venezuela; DOD civs fret amid shutdown; Plutonium for sale; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

The D Brief: Caribbean buildup; Carrier loses two aircraft; Court reverses Guard ruling; China’s AI-powered robots; And a bit more.

  • Ben Watson and Bradley Peniston
Threats

The D Brief: US eases limits on Ukrainian attacks; Boat strikes spread to Pacific; Chicago Guard hold extended; Interoperability? Not so much; And a bit more...

  • Patrick Tucker and Bradley Peniston
Policy

US cybersecurity is 'slipping' under Trump, says congressional commission

Cuts to agencies and the politicization of disinfo-tracking work have slowed or reversed progress toward goals set five years ago by the Cyberspace Solarium Commission 2.0.

  • David DiMolfetta
Ideas

Now is not the time for new US commitments to the Middle East

President Trump should follow his instincts and tell the Gulf states to take on more of their own security burden.

  • Will Walldorf
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