Business
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.
Policy
62% Disapprove of Trump’s Coronavirus Response, Reader Survey Finds
Most respondents feel “less safe” because of the president’s actions. Esper gets higher marks, but many fear premature reopening.
Ideas
Under Real Tyranny, You Don’t Get to March Around with Assault Rifles
The protestors were respected, and left unharmed, because we have the rule of law.
Science & Tech
Pentagon Task Force Turns to Data to Shape COVID-19 Response
The group aims to use models and information to judge risks to the Defense Department and its missions.
Ideas
Donald Trump Has No Plan
Thousands are dying each week, the economy is cratering, and the president is at a total loss.
Ideas
US, China Should Pursue Peace, Not Military Brinkmanship
Neither side wants to appear weak, but recent actions and rhetoric by both sides has put all of us in greater danger of U.S.-China military tensions sliding into armed conflict.
Threats
Coronavirus Hits Top US Officials
Senior officials in the White House and the Pentagon are now sidelined by the virus.
Ideas
There’s One Big Reason the U.S. Economy Can’t Safely Reopen
The country faces the same problem today that it did two months ago: There are not enough tests to contain the virus.
Business
US Defense Firms Hiring Thousands Amid Record Unemployment
Pentagon spending on missiles, satellites, and nuclear weapons fuels a production boom, as firms fight off commercial aerospace downturn.
Policy
COVID-19 Is Accelerating Trends in the US-China Relationship
Economic analysts see a closing window for U.S. policymakers to engage with Chinese counterparts on areas of mutual interest and benefit.
Ideas
What’s Behind South Korea’s COVID-19 Exceptionalism?
Seven weeks ago, South Korea and the U.S. had the same number of virus deaths. Today, South Korea has fewer than 300, and the U.S. has more than 70,000.
Threats
The TSA Hoarded 1.3 Million N95 Masks Even Though Airports Are Empty and It Doesn’t Need Them
As hospitals searched desperately for masks, TSA officials held onto unused ones despite two agency officials' request to donate them.
Ideas
Can China Use the Pandemic to Displace the US?
Distrust of Beijing may be growing, but so too is alarm over Washington's ineptitude.
Science & Tech
Fear Not the Tracing Apps, Fear How Little They Will Say
Human-mobility data will play a big role in efforts to understand the pandemic over the summer. It will have serious limitations.
Science & Tech
The Army Wants a Wearable COVID-19 Detector
On Monday, the service issued a request for project proposals through the Medical Technology Enterprise Consortium “to develop a wearable diagnostic capability."
Science & Tech
The High-Tech Gear That’s Helping the US Military Decide Where to Send Medical Troops Next
An iPhone app and predictive analytics tell the four-star what’s going on right now.
Threats
State Dept. Reroutes Peacekeeping Gear To Coronavirus Fight In Africa
The move shows how the virus has refocused U.S. security policy.
Threats
Esper Says Pentagon Is Bracing for a ‘New Normal’ That Lasts ‘An Extended Period of Time'
"What do we do over the next 6, 12, 18 months?” the defense secretary asked at a Monday virtual event.
Ideas
Amid Pandemic, China Is Working to Lead the World Trump Abandoned
Administration officials don't understand the significance of the chaos they have created in place of what used to be American foreign policy.
Ideas
Propaganda, the President, and the ‘Reopen’ Protesters
The military’s nostalgic WWII-style posters urge face masks and national unity, but they’re not reaching Trump and his disbelieving followers.
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