Defense
The Biggest Threat Facing America’s Army: Unpredictability
Foes are increasing their reach in unexpected ways, while budget whiplash is needlessly draining the force of time and resources.
Defense
Trump vs. the Generals
As president, he says he would create a Syrian safe zone and swiftly draft a plan to defeat ISIS 'fast.' Here are the flag officers who say: not so fast.
Defense
John Kerry Calls Bombing of Aleppo ‘Beyond the Pale’
Fighting in the Syrian city has led to a devastating, and worsening, humanitarian crisis.
Defense
U.S. Army Racing to Catch Up to Russia On Battle Drones
After watching UAVs dominate eastern Ukrainian skies, the service is seeking counter-drone tech and new families of flying robots.
Defense
CIA Director Calls 9/11 Legislation 'Badly Misguided'
Congress delivered a historic rebuke to the administration on Wednesday by overriding Obama’s veto.
Defense
The CIA is Trying to Protect the Privacy Rights of Someone Who Does Not Exist
Why is it holding on to the files of a fictional Cold War journalist?
Defense
U.S. Air Force Preps a Controversial No-Bid Purchase of Spy Planes
Lawmakers balk at replacing aging EC-130Hs with smaller Gulfstream G550s without open competition.
Defense
Defense Whistleblower Vindicated for Reporting Privacy Violation
Non-supervisors may not demand others’ telework agreements, IG notes.
Defense
A Mustard Gas Attack on U.S. Troops
A general confirmed that Islamic State fighters used the chemical weapon this week in an attack on American soldiers in Iraq.
Defense
14 Days in Solitary for Chelsea Manning
Prison officials in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, found her guilty of attempted suicide and possessing a book deemed prohibited.
Tech
Lawmakers Want More Than 'Half-Hearted' Response to Travel Card Use at Casinos, Strip Clubs
Defense Department watchdog reported 900 transactions from adult clubs and warned of security vulnerabilities.
Tech
How the Air Force is Rapidly Mobilizing For Cyber War
New ideas about defense and new tables of organization are reshaping the service’s ideas about battle.
Tech
The Air Force Is Starting to Think About Its Next Strike Aircraft
Service leaders are laying groundwork for a new strike capability — even as they work to unground their F-35s.
Defense
Who's Responsible for the Aleppo Aid Convoy Attack?
U.S. officials say only Russian warplanes could have carried out the airstrike that killed 20 people Monday.
Nextgov
Federal CIO Survey: It’s Cyber, Then Everything Else
One CIO described cybersecurity as the government’s “never-ending bug hunt."
Defense
Faulty Fingerprint Records Lead to Hundreds of Mistakes in Granting Citizenship
Homeland Security and FBI databases have not been digitally updated.
Defense
Pentagon Watchdog General Counsel Denies Anti-Semitism Charge
Henry Shelley says he wouldn’t have been allowed to keep his job if the allegations were true.
Nextgov
Incomplete Fingerprint Records May Have Helped Criminals Gain Citizenship
DHS needs to digitize its fingerprint records, according to a report from the Inspector General's Office.
Pay & Benefits
TSP Preps For Influx of Service Members in 2018
The agency is doing a preliminary assessment now of its IT and business systems to ensure a smooth transition for auto-enrolling service members into the government’s 401(k) style benefit.
Defense