Business
Pentagon Creates Cell to Oversee Expansion of Weapon Production Lines
The move comes as the military looks to increasingly bulk buy munitions.
Business
Pentagon Mobilized to Support Tech Startups After Bank Failure
The failure of Silicon Valley Bank presents the Defense Department with warnings—and opportunities.
Policy
Let Us Bulk-Buy Missiles for Fighting China, Pentagon Asks Congress
The Defense Department says it wants to use more multi-year munition buys in future years as well.
Policy
5.2% Pay Bump for Troops, Feds in 2024 Budget Proposal
The largest proposed pay raise for federal employees since the Carter administration still falls short of the demands of some Democrats and unions.
Policy
Biden’s $842B Pentagon Budget Proposal Would Boost New Weapons
The spending plan also proposes industrial-base investments.
Defense Systems
Sketching Out the Rules for Offensive Cyber Operations
The White House released the first-ever National Cybersecurity Strategy this week. It leaves the door open for more defined use cases for cyber operations.
Policy
Panel Seeks Ways to Accelerate Pentagon Budgeting—and Keep Up with China
Recommendations are expected soon on adapting a decades-old way of doing things for the modern era.
Threats
State of Defense 2023
A year into a war on European soil, U.S. defense planners remain fixated on China.
Ideas
From Balloons to Nukes, We Must Stop Inflating the China Threat
We are better off talking to Beijing than getting tangled up in a new arms race.
Policy
Cutting Pentagon Jobs Won't Stop the Real Waste, Union Says
Lawmakers should reject pressure to fund underperforming weapons and service contracts, AFGE officials said.
Science & Tech
Pentagon Didn't Check Risks Before Authorizing Cloud Services, IG Finds
The military branches “may be unaware of known vulnerabilities and cybersecurity risks associated with operating their systems or storing their data,” the Pentagon inspector general found.
Ideas
We Missed Social Media’s Dark Side. Let’s Be Smarter about the Metaverse
Think hard about the national-security implications of immersive virtual worlds.
Policy
Expect Pentagon's Cyber-Worker Strategy 'Any Day Now'
Plan aims to attract smart, effective people, in part by reducing education and certification requirements.
Threats
'Incredibly Hard': US Forces Prep for Winter Combat
As the Arctic gains importance and great-power competition expands the battlefield, more soldiers and Marines are learning to fight in the cold.
Ideas
When Lippy Generals Challenge Civilian Control
Was Air Force Gen. Minihan’s memo dangerous or just dumb?
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Business
Memo Details Effort to Boost Production of Weapons Sent to Ukraine
The Pentagon's top buyer offers a “targeted list” of weapons to help solve a problem decades in the making.
Threats
F-22 Shoots Down Chinese Balloon Off Coast of South Carolina
It appears the Raptor just got its first air-to-air kill.
Policy