Science & Tech

With Lockheed Deal, Leidos Is Now the Government's Largest IT Provider

The merger creates an IT business with a $10 billion portfolio and contract holdings across every facet of federal government.

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Pentagon Eyes Laser-Armed Drones to Shoot Down Ballistic Missiles

The high-flying aircraft would be the unmanned successors to the Air Force’s missile-zapping jetliner.

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This Is The Most Important Technology On the F-35

Cognitive EW, currently in its infancy, may one day help justify the Joint Strike Fighter’s enormous cost.

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The US Thinks China May Have Stolen Military Robot Designs

U.S. officials have ordered an investigation into whether China might be gaining an unfair competitive advantage in the robotics race.

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Army Testing Robo-Parachutes That Don’t Need GPS

The military needs what goes up to come down without the global positioning system.

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If We Were Really Going to Invade Iran, We Would Have Used This

The future of covert sea operations looks nothing like what just happened in Iran.

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This Cyber ‘Safeguard’ Is Hurting US Defenses

Tech execs and DHS' cyber czar say a multinational pact keeps them from sharing information about intruders' tools.

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Pentagon Will Investigate NSA Crackdown on Would-Be Snowdens

The Defense Department inspector general has Congress' attention with a new probe into rogue IT employees.

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Researchers: ISIS Has Built A Secure Messaging App

Facebook and other big tech companies aren’t the only ones who can create apps for encrypted communication.

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America’s New Plan to Fight ISIS Online

The State Department will diversify its one-way approach, while other agencies reach out to Silicon Valley.

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Military Wants X-Ray Vision and Tunnel Robots To Fight Terrorists

The Combating Terrorism Technical Support Office has released their wish list for 2016 and beyond.

Business

The Pentagon Wants Its Next Global Communication Systems to be Agile and Open

The Defense Information Systems Agency is looking to eventually turn off its old system currently maintained primarily by Northrop Grumman.

Science & Tech

The Flaw in ISIS's Favorite Messaging App

And what it says about the difficulties around encryption.

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DHS: Drug Traffickers Are Spoofing Border Drones

The homeland security agency, and local law enforcement as well, are looking to harden its drones against attack, but that comes at a price.

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US Considers Using Portable DNA Labs, Iris Scans to Vet Syrian Refugees

Throughout the Syrian civil war the UN has relied on portable eye-scanning machines to register fleeing Syrians, but the US has yet to make use of that data.

Science & Tech

These Are the Decisions the Pentagon Wants to Leave to Robots

The U.S. military believes its battlefield edge will increasingly depend on automation and artificial intelligence.

Threats

The Pentagon is Nervous about Russian and Chinese Killer Robots

Deputy defense secretary: Russia is preparing for all-robot fighting units.