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What Can the Pentagon Learn From Amazon?

Military analysts would benefit from a larger, more transparent knowledge database, NGIC commander Nichoel Brooks said recently.

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Pentagon on Path to Launch Hacker-Proof Boeing Drone by 2018

Defense industry programmers are rewriting software on the helicopter drone to prevent outsiders from digitally infiltrating the aerial vehicle.

Defense

Obama's War Authority Request Is Stuck

A month after the White House released a draft AUMF, the measure isn't gaining support in either chamber or party.

Defense One

Pacific Command’s Adm. Locklear Shortlisted for Joint Chiefs Chairman

PACOM commander Adm. Samuel Locklear asked to delay retirement so Carter can consider him for chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff.

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Halvorsen Now Defense Department’s Permanent CIO

Terry Halvorsen gets the bump from acting CIO and will exercise authority over the Pentagon’s $36 billion IT budget.

Defense One

More Robots Prepare for the Military’s Robotics World Cup

It’s the US vs. China, Japan, Italy in the military’s robot super competition.

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Pentagon Adds Social Media Whiz to Team

The new director for digital media and strategy will revamp DOD's communication via social media.

Defense One

Why the FBI Needs To Protect Its Intelligence Whistleblowers

The FBI director says that whistleblowers are 'critical' to democracy, but the Justice Department doesn’t protect intelligence whistleblowers.

Defense One

Bob Hale: Targeted Pentagon Budget Cuts Likely

Ashton Carter is the fourth defense secretary to lobby against sequestration, but former Pentagon comptroller Robert Hale says budget cuts are more likely.

Defense

Clapper Touts Progress at Integrating Intelligence Community

National Intelligence director continues plans for cuts under sequestration.

Defense

Ex-CIA Chief Petraeus Avoids Jail Time

The retired general will pay $40,000 and get two years' probation. Not all leakers are so lucky.

Oversight

No Shutdown: DHS Stalemate Finally Ends

In "unmitigated loss for conservatives," House approves bill to fund the department for the fiscal year.

Oversight

House Passes Bill Allowing VA Secretary to Claw Back Bonuses

Legislation allows employees to ask for a third-party review of secretary’s decision.

Defense One

US, Allies Reviewing Bomb Stockpiles for ISIS Fight

The U.S. military is making sure it has enough bombs and missiles to continue striking Islamic State strongholds in Iraq and Syria.

Defense One

John Allen: ISIS Losing, But Iraq Still Isn't Ready To Win

Iraq’s government may not be ready to handle what happens when it defeats ISIS.

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When Congress and Cloud Collided

A lawmaker came up with a new meaning for the term “cloud.” But DOD’s chief information officer isn’t smiling.

Defense

Samantha Power: U.S.-Israel Partnership 'Transcends Politics and It Always Will'

The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations unsurprisingly affirms U.S. commitment to Israel.

Pay & Benefits

Lawmakers Seek to Reverse Cuts to Some Travel Allowances

Bill would repeal Pentagon policy that reduced per diem rates for military and civilian employees on long-term travel.