Business

US, China Race To Boost Military Coding Personnel

Head of US Fleet Cyber Command wants to pull from the 9th-grade talent pool.

Science & Tech

A Top-Secret Cell Phone Is Just One New Tool the Pentagon Can Expect Soon

In a call with reporters, the Defense Department's chief information officer shared a handful of new developments on the Pentagon's tech horizon.

Business

Pentagon Civilian Worker Reclassification Draws Fire

Union calls the plan "vague, non-specific, and often conflicting."

Business

Ash Who? After Six Months On The Job, 44% Have No Opinion on Defense Secretary

A Defense One survey finds that nearly half of troops, natsec employees say they still have no opinion about Ash Carter.

Science & Tech

The Subatomic Race to Harness Quantum Science

US, China are betting millions on the promise of this newish field, but the real-world potential remains a mystery.

Business

Carter: Joint Chiefs Breach Shows Military Needs Better Cyber Security

As he travels to Silicon Valley to seek help, Defense Secretary Ash Carter criticizes the military’s network security.

Ideas

Where Are Pop Culture’s Women Warriors?

Hollywood leaves female troops off its made-up battlefields — and that matters to audiences and vets themselves.

Business

You’re Safe-ish from Anthrax, For Now

Pentagon investigation into accidental anthrax shipments blames bad processes for killing spores.

Ideas

5 Keys to the New US National Military Strategy

From new nukes to the growing threat of interstate war, the new document is the boldest statement yet of the 'complex and rapidly-changing' global security landscape.

Business

Military Retirement Changes Could Cut Into New, Old Troops' Benefits

Under the current system, personnel who serve 20-plus years get a pension. But what about everyone else?

Science & Tech

The US Military Wants Its Troops To Be Able To See Through Walls

DARPA is looking for ways to extract more information from light than cameras typically do, which could help troops spot hidden enemies.

Threats

Carter: The US Military Is Training an Iraqi Army That Doesn't Want To Fight

The main problem with Iraq's battered and depleted military is the same one facing Iraq as a whole—the country effectively no longer exists as a unified state.

Business

House Passes Military-Retirement Overhaul

Its version of the 2016 defense authorization act would automatically enroll new troops in the Thrift Savings Plan.

Business

Pentagon Workers Put Escorts and Casino Bets on DOD Charge Cards

Over the course of a year, Defense Department employees put nearly $1 million spent at casinos on government charge cards, a pending investigation has revealed.

Business

Ukraine Seeks US Weapons at Middle East Arms Expo

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko came to a massive arms tradeshow in Abu Dhabi where he called on Washington to provide his military with defensive weapons.

Business

US Military Increasing Foreign Expo Presence After 2-Year Downturn

Pentagon brass are back at international tradeshows, meeting with industry and foreign counterparts and touting U.S.-made weapons, effectively ending the post-2012 scandal.

Threats

Defense Secretary Carter Arrives in Afghanistan Seeking 'Lasting Result'

Newly minted Defense Secretary Ash Carter made the now-customary first overseas trip to visit troops in the Afghanistan war zone -- with an endgame in mind.

Business

To Manage the Pentagon, Ash Carter Turned to Bloomberg, Cantor

Defense Secretary Ash Carter sets off on the job of his career with some unexpected perspective as staff takes shape.

Science & Tech

Can Industry Cloud Providers Compete With the milCloud?

The widespread adoption of the milCloud has been slower, and more expensive than what DOD officials would have liked.