Defense
Pence Makes Hard Sell For Trump's Space Force by 2020
The administration wants a new military service branch, but space mission's future in the Pentagon and Congress is far from certain.
Management
Defense Agencies Continue Awarding Contracts to Suspended Firms, Report Finds
A 1981 law allows federal officials to override the firms’ suspensions for such misconduct as fraud, bribery and theft.
Defense
Flaw in Some Satellite Communication Terminals Can Expose U.S. Troops’ Location
Vulnerabilities in certain brands of communications terminals can be used to access GPS data on forward-deployed troops.
Defense
The Future Airman is a Hacker
Air Force recruiters will prize computer skills more highly, while the service will encourage airmen to experiment with their own solutions
Defense
5 Unanswered Questions About Space Force
As Pentagon leaders plan changes to the U.S. military’s orbital-operations organizations, analysts wonder whether they have done all their homework.
Defense
How ICE Became Government's Most Controversial Agency
A long-running inferiority complex, vast statutory power, a chilling new directive from the top—inside America’s unfolding immigration tragedy.
Defense
FBI Brought Down Foreign Agents In The Past
An American pilot. A German aide on Capitol Hill. In the first and second world wars, the FBI effectively uprooted foreign influence campaigns. Today, the agency faces an uphill battle
Defense
Cargo Bases in Space: Air Force General Wants Them Within a Decade
The service’s mobility chief is already talking with SpaceX and other companies about the possibilities of orbiting supply dumps.
Oversight
Opposition to a Space Force Simmers in the Senate
But Republicans who oppose the president’s push appear largely content to hold their fire until next year.
Defense
New Data Shows Terror Attacks Are Becoming Less Frequent And Much Less Deadly
The world is becoming (a tiny bit) safer.
Defense
Pentagon Delays Space Force Report
The day after Defense One published details from an 11th-hour draft of the much-anticipated report, the Pentagon has delayed its release.
Defense
Pentagon To Start Creating Space Force — Even Before Congress Approves It
Within months, Defense will start standing up a new combatant command, a new space-procurement agency, and a new Space Operations Force.
Defense
Donald Trump Is Falling in Love With Summits
In offering to meet with Iran’s leader, the president sticks to what’s becoming a familiar pattern.
Defense
Mattis: No Pentagon Policy Changes Since Trump-Putin Helsinki Summit
The defense secretary also said that his department’s policies on Iran remain the same despite tougher Trump administration rhetoric.
Defense
National Intel Office Restructures to Improve Operations
The ODNI stood up four new directorates to better develop the workforce and integrate intelligence, and improve decision-making.
Defense
The Meaning of North Korea’s Remains Transfer
The Korean War never officially ended. But its participants are now chipping away at the last sources of hostility.
Defense
The White House Quietly Corrects Its Putin Transcript
After more than a week of questions, the presidential record reflects that Putin admitted to wanting Trump to win.
Defense
Analysis: Pulling Security Clearances Is Just the Start
Another norm falls victim to Trump as he turns the power of government against his critics
Defense
Trump’s Space Force Will Have to Wait
The president has called for the creation of a new military branch. So far, Congress is ignoring him.
Defense