Defense Management

Same Mission, Different Pay for National Guard

Benefits for National Guard members vary widely from state to state.

Elaine S. Povich, Stateline
June 25, 2020

Same Mission, Different Pay for National Guard

Benefits for National Guard members vary widely from state to state.

Elaine S. Povich, Stateline
June 25, 2020

The First U.S. General to Call Trump a Bigot

Ricardo Sanchez, the retired former commander of U.S. ground forces in Iraq, becomes the first high-ranking military officer to call out the president for racism.

David Freed
June 24, 2020

GovExec Daily: Taking Confederate Names Off Military Bases

Defense One's Brad Peniston joins the podcast to explain how the Pentagon could rename military installations.

Ross Gianfortune and Adam Butler
June 22, 2020

Was the Coronavirus Outbreak an Intelligence Failure?

Warnings about major disease outbreaks are supposed to come from national and international medical intelligence and surveillance agencies that most Americans have never heard of.

Erik J. Dahl, The Conversation
June 16, 2020

Viewpoint: Take the Confederate Names Off Our Army Bases

It is time to remove the names of traitors like Benning and Bragg from our country’s most important military instillations.

David Petraeus, The Atlantic
June 9, 2020

James Mattis Denounces Trump as a Threat to the Constitution

In an extraordinary condemnation, the former defense secretary backs protesters and says the president is trying to turn Americans against one another.

Jeffrey Goldberg, The Atlantic
June 4, 2020

GovExec Daily: How Feds See the Coronavirus Response

Government Business Council's Daniel Thomas joins the podcast to discuss the results of the audience surveys of Defense One and Government Executive readers.

Ross Gianfortune and Adam Butler
May 20, 2020

Afghanistan Drawdown Continues Despite Violence, Ghani Announcement

The Afghan president said that his side would be resuming “offensive” operations against the Taliban.

Katie Bo Williams, Defense One
May 18, 2020

Coronavirus Hampering Defense Contractor Operations, Reader Survey Finds

It’s harder to win business amid a pandemic, said one-third of industry respondents in a Defense One reader survey.

Marcus Weisgerber, Defense One
May 15, 2020

Why the Military Can Use Emergency Powers to Treat Service Members with Trial COVID-19 Drugs

Army physicians are turning to drugs approved for other conditions or newly developed treatments such as the antiviral Remdesivir to treat infected personnel.

Jennifer Bard, The Conversation
May 12, 2020

Is the Military Prepared to Handle COVID-19 Within Its Ranks?

The ongoing coronavirus pandemic may force the United States military to shift its priorities back toward public health.

Viviane Callier, Undark
May 7, 2020

Artificial Intelligence Outperforms Human Intel Analysts In This One Key Area

An experiment from the Defense Intelligence Agency shows that AI and humans have different risk tolerances when data is scarce.

Patrick Tucker, Defense One
April 30, 2020

The Pentagon Will Use AI to Predict Panic Buying, COVID-19 Hotspots

The prototype can predict trends in supply and demand and infection down to the zip code.

Patrick Tucker, Defense One
April 23, 2020

Will the U.S. Navy Sink Iranian Fast Boats in the Gulf? Maybe, Maybe Not

It may be time to formalize how orders are passed from the White House to the military.

Marcus Weisgerber, Defense One
April 23, 2020

What’s Wrong With the Air Force’s ‘Connect Everything’ Project

In a new report, GAO watchdogs say officials can’t say how much it costs or if it’ll even work

Patrick Tucker, Defense One
April 17, 2020

Viewpoint: The Military Must Act Fast on COVID-19

Members of the U.S. military, especially those in the field or on ships, don't have the luxury of social distancing. How will that affect national security?

Roger Dunaway, Futurity
April 16, 2020

How the Coronavirus Forced the Pentagon to Improve Its IT — and Quickly

New teleworking capabilities — hastily installed to help DoD get work done at home — will stick around after the virus subsides.

Patrick Tucker, Defense One
April 14, 2020

Pentagon Orders 60 Machines that Disinfect Desperately Needed N95 Masks

Each Battelle-made machine can clean up to 80,000 masks per day, allowing healthcare workers treating coronavirus patients to reuse them up to 20 times.

Marcus Weisgerber, Defense One
April 14, 2020

The Army Wants Your Ventilator Ideas

A new contest seeks new designs to meet a growing need.

Patrick Tucker, Defense One
April 11, 2020

Pentagon Delays Budget Deadline to Help Staff Work from Home

Service officials had complained that a June 1 deadline was preventing them from implementing coronavirus-related social-distancing guidelines.

Marcus Weisgerber and Katie Bo Williams, Defense One
April 9, 2020

Acting Navy Secretary Under Fire For Speech Calling Fired Captain ‘Stupid’

Capt. Brett Crozier, commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), addresses the crew Jan. 17, 2020. The Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment to the Indo-Pacific.

Katie Bo Williams, Defense One
April 7, 2020

Ricardo Sanchez, the retired former commander of U.S. ground forces in Iraq, becomes the first high-ranking military officer to call out the president for racism.

Defense One's Brad Peniston joins the podcast to explain how the Pentagon could rename military installations.

Warnings about major disease outbreaks are supposed to come from national and international medical intelligence and surveillance agencies that most Americans have never heard of.

It is time to remove the names of traitors like Benning and Bragg from our country’s most important military instillations.

In an extraordinary condemnation, the former defense secretary backs protesters and says the president is trying to turn Americans against one another.

Government Business Council's Daniel Thomas joins the podcast to discuss the results of the audience surveys of Defense One and Government Executive readers.

The Afghan president said that his side would be resuming “offensive” operations against the Taliban.

It’s harder to win business amid a pandemic, said one-third of industry respondents in a Defense One reader survey.

Army physicians are turning to drugs approved for other conditions or newly developed treatments such as the antiviral Remdesivir to treat infected personnel.

The ongoing coronavirus pandemic may force the United States military to shift its priorities back toward public health.

An experiment from the Defense Intelligence Agency shows that AI and humans have different risk tolerances when data is scarce.

The prototype can predict trends in supply and demand and infection down to the zip code.

It may be time to formalize how orders are passed from the White House to the military.

In a new report, GAO watchdogs say officials can’t say how much it costs or if it’ll even work

Members of the U.S. military, especially those in the field or on ships, don't have the luxury of social distancing. How will that affect national security?

New teleworking capabilities — hastily installed to help DoD get work done at home — will stick around after the virus subsides.

Each Battelle-made machine can clean up to 80,000 masks per day, allowing healthcare workers treating coronavirus patients to reuse them up to 20 times.

A new contest seeks new designs to meet a growing need.

Service officials had complained that a June 1 deadline was preventing them from implementing coronavirus-related social-distancing guidelines.

Capt. Brett Crozier, commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), addresses the crew Jan. 17, 2020. The Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment to the Indo-Pacific.

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