Defense

Russian Spies Used Bitcoin To Hack The U.S. 2016 Election, Says The Department Of Justice

Russian cyberspies used the cryptocurrency to pay for US servers and host hacked information.

Oversight

FBI Agent Peter Strzok: 'There Is Simply No Evidence of Bias in My Professional Actions'

The federal agent weathered hours of questioning from Republicans seeking to discredit the Russia investigation.

Defense

U.S. Plans ‘Continuous Evaluation’ of New and Existing Security Clearances

Every federal employee authorized to handle classified information will be cross-checked for signs of risk using court proceedings, financial data, and more.

Defense

‘I Believe in NATO’ Says Trump at Summit, Allaying Morning Fears of Pullout

To some surprise, the president gave his strongest backing for NATO yet, minutes after leaving an emergency meeting of alliance leaders to address his threats on spending levels.

Defense

ICE Union Grows Disenchanted With Trump's Immigration Strategy

The union endorsed Trump in 2016, but says he's trying the same failed strategies of other presidents.

Defense

Deputy Commander in Iraq Misused Staff for Personal Tasks

IG absolves Brig. Gen. Rick Uribe of charges he wore unearned medals and skipped weigh-ins.

Defense

After Crash, Air Force Ends Test Flights of Light-Attack Planes Vying for Contract

Weeks after a Naval aviator was killed in a Super Tucano, Air Force leaders say the competition is back on for propellor-plane key to the Afghanistan war.

Defense

Trump Backs Russia on Election Interference Ahead of NATO Summit

The president’s remarks came amid increasing anxiety among U.S. allies about next month’s meeting, which will be immediately followed by a one-on-one with Russian leader Vladimir Putin.

Tech

Pentagon Intelligence Chief: Russia And China Will Have Weapons in Space ‘In the Near Future’

The Defense Intelligence Agency’s director says the U.S. lead in space is diminishing and tomorrow’s skies will be filled with enemy robot satellites.

Defense

‘Underground’ May Be the U.S. Military’s Next Warfighting Domain

Tunnels and subterranean infrastructure demand high-level attention, training, and technology, the military’s intelligence chief says.

Defense

How Exactly Do You Establish a Space Force?

President Trump has directed his military advisers to create a sixth military branch devoted to the cosmos, but doing so may require an act of Congress.

Tech

What Trump’s Space Force Announcement Means

New plan would create sixth service branch, and annoy the Air Force.

Defense

The American Who Says He’s Been the Target of Five Air Strikes

A federal judge is allowing his suit to proceed, finding that his “interest in avoiding the erroneous deprivation of his life is uniquely compelling.”

Defense

What ‘Missile Engine Testing Site’ Is Trump Talking About?

It’s unclear. But experts say it also doesn’t really matter: it’s unlikely to much affect North Korea's nuclear capabilities.

Defense

A Task Force Will Hunt Down New Americans Suspected Of Lying On Citizenship Applications

USCIS is launching an active effort to strip citizenship from people who lied on their naturalization documents.

Defense

Army Incurred Costly Delays on Construction of Texas Hospital

Pentagon watchdog says an additional $32.1 million was needed to fix design deficiencies.

Defense

Robert Mueller’s Russia Probe Has a New Indictee: A Former Russian Spy

Kilimnik, who worked for Manafort, is accused of tampering with witnesses related to Manafort's probe. Prosecutors say he used to work for Russian military intelligence.