Business
The Government's Real Problem With the Bradley Manning Trial
Despite a guilty verdict on most counts, the government still can't share intelligence. By Matthew Cooper
Policy
Hagel to Reveal Sequester Review, Three Paths for Pentagon Future
With the Strategic Choices and Management Review in hand, Hagel will present three budget scenarios and their consequences to the Defense Department. By Stephanie Gaskell
Ideas
Ash Carter Got it Right in Aspen, Top DOD Nuclear Weapons Official Responds
Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter was accurate about nuclear weapons costs, but arguing misses the point. The U.S. needs them and can afford them. By Madelyn Creedon
Business
Pentagon May Be Able To Reduce Furloughs to Just Six Days
The Defense Department says it might only have to furlough its civilian workforce for six days, rather than the planned 11 days. By Defense One Staff
Business
Obama's Whistleblower Witchunt Won't Work at DOD
The U.S. has tried something like President Obama’s 'Insider Threat Program' before. It didn’t work then and it won’t work now. By Gabe Rottman
Business
Pentagon Protests Massive Southwest Green Power Lines
Proposed giant towers called "unacceptable risk" to testing, aircraft at White Sands Missile Range in Arizona. By Bob Brewin
Business
Sequester and the Supply Chain: 'Life or Death' for the F-35's Small Companies
As manufacturers lose orders and lay off employees, the price of top weapons programs will rise. The anatomy of the F-35 shows why. By Sara Sorcher
Business
Obama's Intel Workers Need New Policies for Secrets, not Snitches
In the Snowden fallout, the administration should focus on developing a happier intelligence workforce, not outing insider threats. By Marc Ambinder
Science & Tech
The NSA's New Spy Facilities are 7 Times Bigger Than the Pentagon
It’s no secret that Harvey Davis has a sensitive job building massive spy data centers. By Aliya Sternstein
Business
Let Air Force Run the Military Satellites, Watchdog Argues
It’s been a long time since TSAT. A new report says the Pentagon should let the Air Force control the next-generation MILSATCOM architecture to save money and add security. It’s not that simple, though. By Kevin Baron
Ideas
What Ash Carter Gets Wrong about Nuclear Weapons Spending
It’s hard to imagine how Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter could get it so wrong in Aspen about nuclear weapons spending. But wrong he is. By Kingston Reif
Business
House Approves 1.8 Percent Military Pay Raise
Measure also cancels possible civilian furloughs in fiscal year 2014. By Kellie Lunney
Business
Military Education, Sequestered
With furloughs and reduced spending levels, U.S. military academies are struggling to live up to their own standards of excellence. By Eric Katz
Business
Highlights From the Aspen Security Forum
Defense One brings you a wrap-up of the Aspen Security Forum. By Kedar Pavgi
Business
How Bid Protests Are Slowing Down Procurements
Bid protests have risen 50 percent since 2008 and the major delays they cause are now just "built into the process."
Business
Ditch the QDR
The Pentagon just conducted two major strategy reviews. So why does it need the QDR? By Doug Wilson
Business
Air Force to Discharge Sexual Assault Offenders
In its latest effort to crack down on sexual assault offenders, the Air Force is now kicking all of them out of the military. By Stephanie Gaskell
Business
Lawmakers Continue to Press Pentagon on Furloughs
Legality of furloughing civilian employees at working capital funds questioned. By Kellie Lunney
Business
Interview with Chuck Hagel's 'Alter Ego'
Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton Carter, Chuck Hagel's self-proclaimed 'alter ego,' talks about the big picture and channeling his boss. By Sara Sorcher
Business