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Patrick Tucker
Technology Editor
Patrick Tucker is technology editor for Defense One. He’s also the author of The Naked Future: What Happens in a World That Anticipates Your Every Move? (Current, 2014). Previously, Tucker was deputy editor for The Futurist for nine years. Tucker has written about emerging technology in Slate, The Sun, MIT Technology Review, Wilson Quarterly, The American Legion Magazine, BBC News Magazine, Utne Reader, and elsewhere.
Patrick Tucker is technology editor for Defense One. He’s also the author of The Naked Future: What Happens in a World That Anticipates Your Every Move? (Current, 2014). Previously, Tucker was deputy editor for The Futurist for nine years. Tucker has written about emerging technology in Slate, The Sun, MIT Technology Review, Wilson Quarterly, The American Legion Magazine, BBC News Magazine, Utne Reader, and elsewhere.
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More Reality Checks Could Help Keep Defense Programs on Time and Budget, GAO Says
The Pentagon has long espoused “knowledge-based acquisition,” but doesn’t insist on it.
- Patrick Tucker
Defense
US Pushing Monitoring Body to Extend Russian War-Crimes Inquest
The OSCE already did one fact-finding mission in March; U.S. diplomats are whipping up support for another.
- Patrick Tucker
Tech
White House Sounds Alarm on Threat from Quantum Computers
New directive orders the government to work with industry on security that can stand up to tomorrow’s quantum-powered decryption tools.
- Patrick Tucker
Defense
DHS Manipulated Report on Russian Election Interference During the Trump Administration, Watchdog Says
A 2020 report to state and local governments was delayed and altered, a new IG report finds.
- Patrick Tucker and Courtney Bublé
Defense
The Backlash to DHS's Anti-Disinformation Board Shows How US Law Is Falling Behind the Problem
Legal ambiguity may have crippled DHS’s new board from the start.
- Patrick Tucker
Defense
What Does Musk's Purchase of Twitter Mean for Disinformation?
His free-speech values could undermine the site's efforts to stem foreign influence operations.
- Patrick Tucker
Defense
Concern Rising That Putin Could Use Nuclear Weapons
Russian “escalate to de-escalate” doctrine suggests Putin is thinking the unthinkable.
- Patrick Tucker
Defense
Air Force Special Operations Is Looking To Reinvent Itself On the Cheap
Cargo planes that drop cruise missiles from pallets and land on water show how air special operators are trying to trick out what they’ve already got on the tarmac.
- Patrick Tucker
Tech
More Cyber Attacks Disable Ukrainian Websites
Wednesday’s denial-of-service attacks on government, financial sites resemble earlier ones attributed to Russia.
- Patrick Tucker
Defense
The Near Future of Military Autonomy Isn’t Robotanks, It's ‘Microservices’
Instead of commanding killer robots, most troops will get helping hands from things like driving assistance software.
- Patrick Tucker
Defense
Mike Bloomberg Named Chair of Defense Innovation Board
The former New York City mayor and billionaire replaces Mark Sirangelo.
- Patrick Tucker and Marcus Weisgerber
Defense
Common Office Desk Phone Could Be Leaking Info to Chinese Government, Report Alleges
Phones by Yealink have been observed sending encrypted messages to Chinese servers three times a day.
- Patrick Tucker
Tech
Air Force Breakthrough Brings Space-Based Solar Power One Step Closer
Tomorrow’s remote military bases could be powered by a light-to-microwave tile that just passed a key test.
- Patrick Tucker
Defense
This Army Reservist’s Formula Predicts the Inside Layout of Buildings from Satellite Photos
The ability to predict the placement of stairs, rooms, etc., could be a big help to tactical teams.
- Patrick Tucker
Defense
Army Bring-Your-Own-Device Experiments Test New Security Concepts
The service is “setting the stage” to try new communications ideas in the Pacific.
- Patrick Tucker
Defense
Space Force Has a Plan for Training Its Troops. Now It Must Figure Out What They Need to Learn
The newest service can’t train the same way its sisters do. It needs a new simulated environment.
- Patrick Tucker
Defense
No Pentagon Wrong-Doing in Jan. 6 Reaction, Inspector General Finds
“DOD officials did not delay or obstruct” Guard troops who arrived at the U.S. Capitol hours after insurrectionists stormed it.
- Patrick Tucker
Defense
New White House Cyber Director Wants to Fight Like Cobra Kai
Chris Inglis says the government needs to hit would-be attackers where it hurts.
- Patrick Tucker
Defense
Terror Groups in Afghanistan Could Attack US Next Year, Pentagon Policy Chief Says
Kahl says ISIS-K might be able to strike in less than 12 months; AQ in one to two years.
- Patrick Tucker and Jacqueline Feldscher
Defense
Pentagon AI Chief Responds to USAF Software Leader Who Quit in Frustration
Lt. Gen. Groen concedes culture must change, but says faster development is already on the way.
- Patrick Tucker