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.
Defense One
Crowd-Sourcing the Future of Iraq
A scenario experiment points to the next phase of the new Mesopotamia. By Jeffrey Itell
Defense
Beware the Salesmen of Simple Solutions on Iraq
If history is any guide, humility is the best policy
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
State Dept. Bolsters Social Media Campaign Against ISIS, Al-Qaida, Others
English-language outreach pilot gets another six months.
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
Nextgov
Navy and DISA Test Over-the-Air CAC Activation of Smartphones
Proving you are who you say you are on a Droid.
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.
Oversight
Rand Paul Throws Obama a Lifeline on Iraq, Spars With Dick Cheney
Paul linked the consequences of the U.S. invasion of Iraq to an Iranian "hegemony" in the Middle East.
Defense
Behind Dianne Feinstein's Calculated Rebuke of the White House
Senate Intelligence Committee chairwoman went public with her anger in the hours after prisoner swap was revealed.
Nextgov
IOM Report: Defense/VA Have No Clue if $9.3 Billion Worth of PTSD Treatment Works
Both departments lack data, as electronic health records aren't used for PTSD information.
Defense