Defense

Pentagon Eases Blockade of Access to Science Group's Website

Federation of American Scientists said to have exposed classified information.

Defense

The FBI's Impersonation of an AP Editor

The Justice Department’s inspector general said no rules were violated when an agent pretended to be a journalist.

Defense

Would Obama Pardon Edward Snowden?

It's a long shot, but who knows what the president might do in his last months in office.

Defense

The End of Chelsea Manning's Hunger Strike

The Army has agreed to allow the soldier who leaked classified information to WikiLeaks to undergo gender-transition surgery.

Defense

Boeing Needed International Help to Build New Training Jet

A decade of layoffs forced the US giant to seek engineering and manufacturing talent from partner Saab.

Defense

Disjointed: Pentagon Isn’t Coordinating Efforts to Fix Readiness

Each service has its own plan, except for the Marines, who don’t really have a plan, says the GAO.

Defense

Fighting Terrorism With a Credit Card

Interest payments on America’s war debt could one day exceed the direct costs of combat itself.

Nextgov

Unleashing Digital Talent in the Next Administration

To attract cybersecurity and IT specialists, the government should use existing flexibilities in its system of hiring, training and nurturing talent.

Defense

When Women Lead Soldiers Into Battle

The age of the female combat officer is coming.

Defense

No, Clinton and Trump Do Not Receive the Same Daily Intel Briefing Obama Receives

Director of National Intelligence James Clapper has a message for all the election Cassandras: “It will be OK.”

Defense

A Woman Pilot Receives the Military Funeral the Army Denied Her

After a years-long battle for recognition, Elaine Harmon, a member of the Women Airforce Service Pilots, was interred at Arlington National Cemetery on Wednesday.

Defense

U.S. Intel Chief: Climate Change Is Adding Fuel to the World's Extremist Fires

DNI Clapper says environmental factors will keep the cycle of extremism going long after ISIS is vanquished.

Defense

From the Archive: The 9/11 Attacks

During one of the nation's darkest hours, federal employees rose to the occasion.

Defense

Americans Are More Worried About Terrorism Than They Were After 9/11

Fears about terrorism have risen considerably in the U.S., but that has a lot to do with which party is in the White House.

Defense

A New AI Learns Through Observation Alone: What That Means for Drone Surveillance

The military spends hundreds of man hours on intelligence collection and image analysis. Drones that could learn about human behavior with less human guidance could cut that time considerably.

Nextgov

Watchdog: DOD Needs Better Insight Into National Guard’s Cyber Response Capabilities

The Pentagon doesn't have full visibility into what the national guard could do, a GAO report finds.

Defense

The Same Culprits That Targeted Election Boards Might Have Also Targeted Ukraine

More circumstantial evidence suggests Russian-backed actors targeted state election boards.