Defense
Accounting Board Sides with Secrecy Hawks on Classified Defense Spending
Intelligence agencies clash with IG on whether to keep more numbers from public.
Defense
Austin, Texas, Just Became the Army’s Silicon Valley
The service is making a big bet that getting closer to tech startups will help deter future adversaries.
Defense
ISIS Is Ready For a Resurgence
The new recording released by the group’s leader suggested he’s looking to the past to chart a course for the group’s ultimate triumph.
Defense
Analysis: The War In Afghanistan Isn’t a Hopeless Stalemate
A strategy to shut down Taliban safe havens in Pakistan could bring the war to an end.
Defense
Trump’s Untested Authority to Revoke Security Clearances
Can the president restrict a person’s access to classified material for any reason he wants? It may take a lawsuit from former CIA Director John Brennan to find out.
Defense
Trump’s Afghanistan War Plan Is Working Despite Recent Attacks, Outgoing Commander Says
Facing renewed criticism, Gen. John Nicholson said the president’s year-old South Asia strategy was bringing Afghanistan closer to peace.
Defense
‘Trump Will Get his Wall,’ Says Senator
White House mobilizes defense of ICE and border protection agencies.
Defense
Trump's Unprecedented Retaliation Draws Unprecedented Rebukes
A dozen former spy chiefs slammed the president after he yanked Brennan's clearance. What comes next?
Defense
Analysis: An Admiral Speaks Out
An op-ed criticizing the president from the man responsible for the raid that killed Osama Bin Laden represents a startling intervention by a studiously non-political figure.
Defense
Analysis: Trump’s Risky War of Choice Against the Generals
The president’s decision to revoke John Brennan’s security clearance has drawn fire even from figures like Robert Gates and David Petraeus, who have avoided criticizing him.
Management
Pentagon Spending $34M to Make Presidential Jets More Posh
The Air Force is upgrading the interiors of two smaller VIP aircraft to resemble the presidential cabin of Trump’s main Air Force One jets.
Defense
Why the FBI Fired an Agent Who Wrote Anti-Trump Texts
The FBI’s disciplinary office had recommended Peter Strzok be suspended for two months but was overruled by the bureau’s deputy director.
Management
Latest Plan for Trump Parade Reportedly Includes Tanks, Despite Congressional Prohibition
The defense authorization bill signed by President Trump on Monday blocks use of “motorized units” for November event.
Defense
The Families Trump Separated And Deported Will Likely Try To Come Back To The U.S.
"There is no question that family separation was the most traumatic experience [migrants] went through, but it wouldn't be a deterrent."
Management
A Night Enforcing Immigration Laws On The U.S.-Mexico Border
In Texas' Lower Rio Grande Valley, Border Patrol agents must ignore blistering heat and 25 mile-an-hour winds. Their job is simple: Catch terrorists, people without papers or those carrying drugs.
Defense
Defense Inspector General to Investigate Military’s Toxic Open Burning
The inquiry will evaluate whether the polluting practice is legal, and whether contractors have proper oversight.
Tech
Hackers Find Scores of Vulnerabilities in Marine Corps Websites
The Pentagon’s latest bug-bounty contest continues a successful run of hack-the-military efforts.
Tech
Russian Military Spy Software Is on Hundreds of Thousands of Home Routers
In May, the Justice Department told Americans to reboot their routers. But there's more to do — and NSA says it's up to device makers and the public.
Defense
Trump’s Secret War on Terror
Drone strikes continue and spread—away from public scrutiny or congressional oversight.
Defense