Defense

Deadly Shootings at Lackland Air Force Base

At least two people are dead, the Bexar County Sheriff said, in an apparent murder-suicide.

Nextgov

The Military Is Hiring a Rapid Cyber Response Team -- in Case Commissaries Get Hacked

Military base grocery stories are vulnerable to computer hackers, according to the Pentagon.

Defense

Defense Christens First Robot Ghost Ship

Autonomous vessels like this submarine hunter will play a growing role in future naval missions and will soon crowd the seas.

Oversight

Cruz Supporters Are Less Culturally Anxious About Immigration than Trump Supporters

Cruz has taken a tough stance on illegal immigration for economic reasons, but also tells a positive story about his father's flight from Cuba in the 1950s.

Defense

U.S. and Canadian Citizens May Soon Need Visas to Visit the European Union

Just like Bulgarians and Romanians do when visiting the United States and Canada.

Pay & Benefits

Defense Has Wrongly Taxed Disabled Combat Vets For Years

New legislation would correct a problem that may have affected as many as 14,000 vets, going back as far as 1991.

Defense

Senate Hearing on Airport Security Gets Bogged Down on Local Issues

Transportation Security Administrator Peter Neffenger fields some very specific questions from lawmakers.

Defense

Zika Emergency Funding Can’t Wait, White House Tells Congress

Sitting on the administration's $1.9 billion emergency request is “playing with fire,” budget director says.

Defense

Defense Chief Seeks New Powers for Joint Chiefs, Top Commanders in War on Terrorism

Carter unveils his Goldwater-Nichols reform plan, and the most sweeping changes to the military's top command in a generation

Defense

It’s the CIA’s Fault — How Foreign Leaders Try to Discredit the Panama Papers

The Panama papers have put pressure on dozens of global politicians.

Defense

Defense Chief Pitches Pentagon Projects to Tech Workers

The defense secretary takes his outreach tour to robotics labs and startup centers in Austin and Boston

Defense

How Should the World Respond to Terrorism?

The Atlantic inverts the classic Q&A to explore the complexities influencing global responses to terrorism today.

Defense

What the The Defense Department's Bug Bounty Program Won’t Fix

Ash Carter reveals a prize pool of $150,000, but will the program reveal the limits of Silicon Valley solutions to the Pentagon's problems?

Defense

Obama's Record as Commander-In-Chief

Obama promised to end America's wars. But, has he?

Nextgov

Soldiers to Help Crowdsource Spy Maps

Because satellite connectivity can be too spotty to obtain high-fidelity images for spies in remote locations, some intelligence officials say they welcome the expansion of social mapping.

Defense

The Symbolism of the New U.S. Medal for Fighting ISIS

A very close look at the military’s award for service in Syria and Iraq.

Defense

Joint Chiefs Chairman: No, NATO’s Not Obsolete

In fact, the alliance soon could join the fight against ISIS, adds Defense Secretary Carter.