Defense

Snowden Draws Standing Ovation at 'Truth-Telling' Awards Ceremony

NSA leaker demands accountability for intelligence chief Clapper's 'lies.'

Nextgov

Is It Time for Obama to Intervene in Missile Range Power Line Dispute?

Citing national security, New Mexico governor asks the president to direct a new route.

Defense

The State Department Warns of an 'Evolved,' Decentralized Al Qaeda

Report outlines how leadership losses in Pakistan and Afghanistan have forced the terrorist organization into an 'accelerated' splintering.

Oversight

Here's How Newly-Released Benghazi Emails Could Actually Embarrass the White House

New documents include a set of talking points created by Obama advisor Ben Rhodes.

Defense One

Afghanistan Needs More Than U.S. Troops to Survive

While the U.S. waits for Afghanistan to sign a post-2014 troop deal, a new report shows the war-torn nation is going to need a lot more than that. By Stephanie Gaskell

Defense One

Future Planes Could Run on Fuel Made from Sunlight

Researchers concentrate sunlight to make solar kerosene. By Patrick Tucker

Nextgov

NIST Removes NSA-Tainted Algorithm From Cryptographic Standards

Snowden documents say NSA introduced weaknesses to the number-generating guidance.

Defense One

Kerry: NATO Members Must Increase Military Spending

Secretary Kerry, claiming Russia has ‘escalated the crisis even further’ in Ukraine, tells under-spending NATO member states it’s time to pay up. By Ben Watson

Nextgov

There May Not Be Another Defense CIO Until 2017

Insiders are saying there isn’t enough time left in Obama’s second term to warrant a replacement for Teri Takai.

Defense One

Better Buying Power 4 Years On: Is It Making a Difference?

The plan to replace the V-XX, the president’s Marine One helicopter, is an example of the success of Better Buying Power. By Frank Kendall

Defense One

Why Ukraine Has Already Lost The Cyberwar, Too

Why was there no cyberwar in Ukraine? Because Russia has no need to attack that which it already owns. By Patrick Tucker

Defense One

The Secret Weapon in the War on Poaching...and Terrorism

Forget drones. Big data makes finding rhinos easier than finding insurgents. By Patrick Tucker

Defense

How Will the Ukraine Crisis Affect the Defense Budget?

GOP lawmaker says a Pentagon budget hike is needed, Democrat calls for a broader review of spending priorities.

Defense

Hillary Clinton: Edward Snowden's Leaks Helped Terrorists

She is 'puzzled' and found it 'odd' that Snowden fled the country.

Defense

He Hunted Osama bin Laden, He Breaks Into Nuclear-Power Plants

The unlikely career of Dalton Fury

Defense One

In Mexico, Hagel Focuses on Crime, Cyber and Natural Disasters

Forget terrorism or nuclear weapons, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and his counterparts from Mexico and Canada are worried about more immediate threats. By Stephanie Gaskell