Defense
Analysis: America’s Indefinite Endgame in Syria
The Trump administration wants to stay in the country to counter Iran. What if Iran never leaves?
Tech
DHS Downplays Report That Data Thieves Are Selling Millions of Voters’ Data
But your personal data from voting rolls is more public than you likely realize.
Defense
Watchdog Faults FBI Staff for Mishandling Secret Report on U.K. Terrorist Attack
Efforts to trace emails to find leak to New York Times come up dry.
Defense
President Trump Just Called Jim Mattis ‘Sort of a Democrat’
Trump’s description in a testy 60 Minutes interview doesn’t bode well for the defense secretary’s longevity in the Trump cabinet after the midterms.
Defense
In Pacific, U.S. Army Shifts Training from Disaster Relief to War
The change reflects Trump’s defense strategy and rising threats from China and North Korea.
Defense
Curtailing Korean Exercises Comes at a Price, Says USMC Commandant
Gen. Neller says training on the Korean peninsula is an integral — if not quite irreplaceable — part of Marine readiness.
Tech
Scientists: Pentagon’s Plant-Virus Research Could Endanger World’s Food Supply
But the Defense Department responds that new ways are needed to harden crops against coming natural and manmade threats.
Tech
Many of the U.S. Military’s Newest Weapons Have Major Cyber Vulnerabilities: GAO
Testers achieved access with simple tools, default passwords, and long lists of known-yet-unfixed vulnerabilities.
Tech
The Navy’s Accident Record Is Now Hidden From Public View
The latest incidence of a government agency quietly removing data from its website demonstrates the dangers of an ever-changing internet.
Defense
Pentagon Backs Off Controversial Changes to Contractor Pay Schedule
Lawmakers and industry officials had questioned a plan to pay companies less money up front.
Nextgov
Defense Agencies Want a Help Desk Vendor That’s Just the Right Size
The new back-office support services will be split into virtualized and on-premise help desks.
Defense
China Has a ‘Space Force.’ What Are Its Lessons for the Pentagon?
Space is an increasingly important arena for the U.S.-China strategic rivalry.
Tech
DHS Aims to Replace Slow, Outdated Bioterror-Detection System
A new plan to draw on big data and distributed sensors will replace a 2003 system that can take up to 39 hours to detect a threat.
Defense
Trump Calls Out Election Meddling—By China
In remarks at the UN Security Council, the U.S. president recommitted to a mounting great-power rivalry.
Defense
NSA Staffer Sentenced to 5.5 Years in Prison for Taking Documents Home
Ellicott City-based Pho was a computer developer handling top secret intelligence.
Management
A Solitary and Defiant Message to the UN In Trump’s Second Speech
“We reject the ideology of globalism. And we embrace the doctrine of patriotism,” Trump told world leaders.
Defense
The Old-School Double-Agent Tactics Governments Will Use To Erode Trust
Forget fake news—governments will increasingly manufacture entire fake movements.
Defense
Trump Signals an Openness to Talks with Iran
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley appeared on Sunday morning’s news shows and took a hardline on Iran, but said the president would react favorably if Iran expressed interest in meeting.
Defense
Kim Jong Un Liked His Trump Summit So Much, He’s Calling For Another One
Kim Jong Un is likely aiming for economic concessions and a long-elusive peace treaty.
Defense
Army to Up-Armor Two More Brigades
An infantry unit will get Strykers, and a Stryker brigade will shift to tanks, part of the Pentagon's focus on great-power competition.
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