Defense
Iraq Agreed to Share More Information With U.S. to Avoid Travel Ban
Other countries will have a harder time pulling the same trick.
Defense
Chinese Military Officers Crash U.S. Air Force Conference in Florida
The three officers, armed with cameras, took a stroll around an exhibit hall of new weapons and technology.
Defense
Air Force Wants to Test a Laser on an Attack Plane Within A Year
But the U.S. Special Operations Command still needs money for the test and policymakers need to figure out the rules of engagement.
Defense
Pentagon Advisers Want Cyber ‘Tiger Teams,’ More Authorities for Cyber Command
Pentagon advisers: We need more infrastructure cybersecurity. Congress: We want more election-hacking security.
Defense
Sikorsky Pitches Area 51 Security Helicopters to Guard ICBMs
Company executives say it’s the most efficient way for the Air Force to replace its half-century-old Hueys.
Tech
Counter-Terror Chief: Expect Terrorist Drone Swarms 'Soon'
An upcoming competition will spotlight systems for downing enemy UAVs attacking solo or in groups.
Defense
Trump’s Defense Topline Faces a Big Hurdle, Just as When Obama Proposed It
The new administration’s proposal to give the Defense Department $603 billion in 2018 exceeds legal limits by about 10 percent.
Defense
Trump Ordered an Intelligence Report to Justify His Travel Ban. This is What He Got.
Citizenship is an “unlikely indicator” of an individual's threat to the U.S., it found.
Defense
How the FBI Is Hobbled by Religious Illiteracy
The Bureau has long defended “Judeo-Christianity.” Minority groups have not fared as well.
Defense
Hiring Freeze Forces Military Spouses to Make Tough Choices
Pentagon says it's looking at potential solutions for civilians blocked from new jobs when their spouses relocate.
Management
Air Force Buys Mysterious Israeli Weapon to Kill ISIS Drones
What is this secret weapon? Pentagon officials aren’t saying, but here are some clues.
Pay & Benefits
The Challenge of Accessing Birth Control in the Military
Many women want to stop their periods while in the field, but getting the means to do so can be difficult.
Tech
How Trump’s Immigrant Dragnet Might Catch Your Personal Data, Too
A DHS rule change aimed at undocumented immigrants could invade the personal privacy of fare more people than the ones they’re targeting.
Defense
NASA: Seven Earth-Sized Planets Have Been Spotted Around a Nearby Star
And all of them are in the temperate zone.
Defense
Three Urgent Tasks for Trump’s National-Security Team
The administration needs a single line on various policies — but even more urgently, it must fill about 100 top federal jobs, says James Stavridis.
News
Mattis Takes on the Pentagon Bureaucracy
The secretary of Defense wants to reform the sprawling department’s business functions and reorganize key executive offices.
Management
Can a ‘Comparable’ Super Hornet Steal Orders from the F-35C?
Two aircraft are on President Trump’s radar. Here’s how they’re different, and why it matters to more than just power players in Washington.
Defense
‘Our Readiness for a Terrorist Attack Is Dangerously Low’
“I’ve never seen anything quite like” Trump’s approach to national security, says a former counterterrorism adviser to three presidents.
Defense
How McMaster Could Change the Way the U.S. Goes to War
How did Trump’s new National Security Advisor win over the president — and what changes might he make in his new role?
Defense
F-35 General: Boeing Heard Nothing ‘Unreleasable’ in F-35 Call With Trump
The discussions that we had were all pre-decisional,” Lt. Gen. Bogdan tells lawmakers.
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