Management
Defense Contractors See End of Budget Decline
Pentagon awards rose by a surprising 7 percent in 2016, think tank says.
Management
Pentagon Needs to Set Clear Goals to Improve Acquisition Workforce
GAO notes improvements in how the department administers its workforce development fund, but says more needs to be done.
Defense
Who’s on the National Security Council Now, With Bannon Out and New Faces Added
The removal of Trump's chief strategist wasn't the only change to the NSC principals committee.
Defense
What to Make of Bannon's Exit From the NSC
The Trump administration is saying it was long-planned.
Defense
Analysis: The Silence of Rex Tillerson
Sooner or later, someone needs to explain what Trump’s foreign policy is. But the secretary of state does not seem to understand his job.
Defense
CRS Confirms Trump's Defense Spending Hike Would Violate Budget Law
Proposed $54 billion increase is a 3.2 percent hike when seen against the baseline of what Obama requested.
Defense
Post-9/11 Intel Sharing Needs Fine-Tuning, Watchdogs Agree
Counterterrorism communications are applied unevenly around the country.
Defense
The Evolution of the Tomb of the Unknowns
War losses may now be identifiable, but the memorial, located in Arlington National Cemetery, serves a bigger purpose.
Defense
The Next Big War Will Turn on AI, Says U.S. Secret-Weapons Czar
William Roper says the military must get better at feeding the voracious learning algorithms that will fight future battles.
Management
Secret Service Credited for Progress Just as White House Fence Was Breached
Timing of watchdog report on two years of improvements was not planned.
Defense
Russia Joins U.S. in Race to Field Gun-Launched Swarmbots
A pair of Russian programs hastens the day that drone swarms may meet each other over the battlefield.
Defense
What’s the Purpose of President Trump’s Navy?
Does the president's specified goal of 350 ships meet the needs of the nation in the 21st century? The answer is not yet clear.
Defense
Trump's Unbalanced Homeland Security Budget
As the former heads of DHS, the Coast Guard, and TSA, we think Trump’s border-and-immigration fixation is like double-locking your front door and leaving the window wide open.
Defense
Would Better Messaging Help the Military Boost Its Budget?
Even if Pentagon leaders clarified their ‘readiness’ warnings, they’d still face an uphill battle for more funding in 2017.
Defense
Pentagon Defends Quiet Response to Study Offering $125 Billion In Savings
House hearing shows miscommunication between the Defense Department and the Defense Business Board.
Defense
What One Joint Chief Of Staff Thinks of Trump
Do the generals have too much influence? I asked the U.S. Air Force’s top military leader.
Defense
There is Only One Way to Undo Decades of Ingrained Institutional Sexism in the U.S. Military
The "Marines United" scandal shows once more that a macho culture is an internal enemy.
Management
The White House Is Still Standing by Trump’s Wiretap Accusation
Just before the administration’s daily press briefing, the FBI director told Congress he has “no information” to support the president’s claims.
Management
Boeing Might Be the Biggest Winner in Trump’s Military Buildup
The Chicago aerospace company leads more than a half-dozen contractors whose programs stand to get 9- or 10-figure boosts if the president’s budget proposal becomes law.
Defense