Defense
Homeland Security: Drug Traffickers Are Spoofing Border Drones
DHS and local law enforcement are looking to harden its drones against attack, but that comes at a price.
Defense
Air Force to Ask for More Drones
Plan would add 3,500 Reaper pilots and up to five more ops centers around the country
Defense
Meet the Military-Funded Artificial Intelligence that Learns as Fast as a Human
Today, it recognizes handwriting; tomorrow, it may vastly improve the military’s surveillance and targeting efforts.
Defense
Here's Why People Join ISIS
A marketing communications company gets the Pentagon’s attention by identifying nine reasons.
Defense
Can the U.S. Military Construct a Disaster-Resilient City?
Cities are incredibly complex, and break in complicated ways. Understanding that complexity will be key to mitigating tomorrow’s disasters.
Defense
CIA Director: Paris Attacks are a ‘Wakeup Call’ To Europe On Encryption
The ability to shield communications from anyone but the intended recipient via encryption and other digital means will now face unprecedented challenges.
Tech
US Military Blimp Down Over Pennsylvania
The Army lost control of its 3.5-ton multi-billion-dollar air-defense JLENS for four hours on Wednesday.
Defense
Meet the Army General Now in Charge of the ISIS War
Army Lt. Gen. Sean MacFarland is now commanding the counter-ISIS campaign; Officials name Nagata’s successor at SOCOM Central.
Tech
Defense: State Department Doesn’t Have Enough People Tweeting At ISIS
In the war of online influence, the U.S. is gaining ground but is still hopelessly outmanned.
Defense
The Pentagon Used to Hook Everything To The Internet. Now It’s a ‘Big Problem’
The Internet of Things is supposed to make life easier. For the Pentagon, the quintessential early adopter, it has made life much harder
Defense
NSA Head: Loss of Access to Metadata Will Hurt Intelligence
The director of the NSA says the Freedom Act will slow and hamper intelligence gathering. Too bad it’s already law.
Analysis
The Fallacy of Threat Detection
Despite vast troves of online clues, predicting lone wolf attacks like the shootings in Tennessee is an inexact science.
Management
Oshkosh Wins Massive Army Contract to Replace Humvee
The Army awarded a $6.7 billion contract Tuesday to the Wisconsin truck-maker for an initial batch of 17,000 vehicles for the Army and Marine Corps.
Defense
The Government is Watching the Ashley Madison Hack
Thousands of the site’s affair-seeking users registered from .mil and .gov domains — at least ostensibly.
Management
Drone Manufacturer Has Been Flying Spy Missions For Defense Since Early August
The US military has hired General Atomics to fly some missions — just ISR so far, but what about the future?
Defense
Air Force Looks To Make Smarter and Deadlier Drones
The Reaper's next chapter includes better sensors, more autonomy, bigger weapons
Defense
Robert Neller Tapped as Marine Corps Commandant
He now awaits Senate confirmation as the latest addition to the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Defense Secretary Ashton Carter’s national security team at the Pentagon.
Defense
Drone Pilot Psychologist Says They Need a Vacation From War
The men and women fighting America’s drone war can’t go home, no matter where they are.
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