Defense

Will the U.S. Keep Buying Medicine for 'Black Swan' Attacks?

Lawmakers will have to decide whether it's worthwhile to guard against relatively unlikely biological attacks.

Defense

No Reason To Believe Bergdahl Engaged in Misconduct, Army Says

The Army's investigation is expected to conclude in mid-August.

Defense

Republicans Warn Obama Doesn't Have Two Weeks to Mull Iraq

Senate hawks say the president can't afford to wait for a Pentagon assessment.

Defense One

The Military Is About to Get New Spy Glasses

The Defense Department’s new smart spectacles go beyond Google Glass. By Patrick Tucker

Defense One

With 28 Days Left, What Can Congress Do?

Congress is heading out of town for the Fourth of July with less than a month of work left before November's elections. But don’t expect immediate action on crucial national security legislation. By Molly O’Toole

Nextgov

Air Force Awards $1.9 Billion Contract for More Antimissile Satellites

Lockheed Martin birds will help provide around-the-clock intelligence about ballistic missile launches.

Nextgov

IT Reform Finally Heads to Full Senate

Amended FITARA bill advances to full chamber.

Defense One

Crowd-Sourcing the Future of Iraq

A scenario experiment points to the next phase of the new Mesopotamia. By Jeffrey Itell

Defense

Obama Has the Speech, ISIL Has the Territory

Obama saw the larger problem coming, though the particulars eluded him (and almost everyone else in Washington).

Tech

CIA Sued for Failing to Disclose Senate Torture-Probe Records

Lawsuit comes as the administration is close to declassifying a Senate report on the agency’s one-time interrogation techniques.

Defense One

Stop Arming the Police Like a Military

Protect and serve? The post-war message to American communities is being received loud and clear: 'You are the enemy.' By Tom Nolan

Nextgov

Privacy Groups Sound the Alarm Over FBI’s Facial-Recognition Technology

Advocates push Holder to assess the privacy impact of the FBI's controversial database.

Defense

Terror May Become a Bigger Focus at Med School

A biochemistry-course lecture on nerve agents could become part of coursework.

Defense One

It's Time Obama Lowered the Bar for Success in Iraq

President Obama might be wise to follow a ‘less is more’ strategy in Iraq. By Tara Sonenshine

Defense

Americans Are Not Happy With Obama About Iraq. But They Don’t Really Know What to Do.

The crisis in Iraq has Americans frustrated with the president, a new poll finds.

Defense One

A Victory in the Battle Against Mass Destruction

There are still plenty of things to be worried about, but one thing is clear: securing and destroying Syria's known chemical weapons stockpile was a major victory. By Joseph Cirincione and Geoffrey Wilson.