Threats
Defense Innovation Unit Launched 23 Projects Last Year, Up One-Third
The group also sent 11 capabilities to Defense Department partners, according to its annual report.
Policy
US Unprepared for AI Competition with China, Commission Finds
Retaining the current dwindling edge will take White House leadership and a substantial investment, according to the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence.
Ideas
The Day Private Willie Mays Threw Out My Dad
Two lives intersect in a story of baseball, military service, and American society in the Korean War era.
Science & Tech
US Army Tests Autonomous Vehicle in Maryland
Researchers aim to better understand how the self-moving machines respond to real-world challenges.
Science & Tech
DOD’s Smart Warehouse-Enabling 5G Network Underway
An initial demonstration should occur this summer, an official said.
Ideas
The Pentagon’s Chance to Get Serious About Climate Change
Biden’s executive order is a welcome first step — but there's only so much the military can do.
Policy
Biden Orders New Review of Sexual Assault Policies in Military
Combatant commanders are to send plans and best practices within two weeks.
Ideas
Purity Tested, Senators Confirm General Austin for SecDef
With little actual opposition in the end, members voted for the waiver and the man.
Ideas
How to Fight Domestic Extremism and Win Public Trust
After years of partisan politicization, national security leaders and workers need to be clear about how they'll keep us safe from each other.
Business
Austin Pledges to Recuse Himself from Military Decisions Involving Raytheon
The commitment is a huge win for Sen. Elizabeth Warren and other progressive Democrats pushing for stricter lobbying laws.
Policy
Biden's NSA May Face Legal Fight Over Trump-Installed Lawyer
Acting SecDef Miller warns firing Michael Ellis could bring new allegations of unfair retaliation.
Ideas
Advice for the Next Secretary of Defense
Our most serious threats are not external. Biden’s team also must address the bitter polarization of our politics, which has divided our country and global institutions.
Policy
‘A Piece of...’ Outgoing SecDef Blasts Expensive Programs
DOD’s biggest challenge is overcoming the “mindset of the Cold War”
Ideas
Pentagon Won’t Throw Traditional Farewell Ceremony for Trump
It’s a shame, and a missed opportunity — not despite recent events but because of them.
Policy
For Pentagon, Biden Picks Two Obama-era Policy Veterans to Help Austin
After passing on Flournoy, Biden taps Kathleen Hicks and Colin Kahl to be Austin's deputy defense secretary and undersecretary for policy.
Policy
Trump Vetoes Defense Authorization Bill
For the Confederacy, conservative speech, and the desire to bring troops home, Trump rejected the $700 billion NDAA at the last minute before Washington breaks for Christmas.
Threats
Acting SecDef Miller Visits Troops in Afghanistan
Trump's designee returned 19 years after serving here, this time to oversee a controversial order to rush troops out before Joe Biden is sworn in.
Threats
Milley Meets With Taliban In Fragile Peace Negotiations
The Joint Chiefs chairman's meeting comes at a profound moment of uncertainty for the U.S.-brokered talks on Afghanistan.
Threats
NATO Gears Up for Biden, Big Decisions on Afghanistan, China
“We are faced with a very hard and difficult dilemma,” NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said in an exclusive interview.
Ideas
The Problem With the SecDef Purity Test
You don’t want a general, a man, a war veteran — and everyone in the defense industry is evil?
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