Pentagon Leaders Defend Nuclear Triad Overhaul Lawmakers raised concerns with top Pentagon leaders today over the costly program to modernize the U.S. nuclear arsenal.
Army Sees Lasers, Hoverbikes and Nano Drones in Future Force A technology official described her pursuit of a future force that includes high-powered lasers a self sustaining combat...
Navy's Information Warfare Officers Get New Job Title Information warfare officers responsible for signals intelligence and cyber ops will be known as cryptologic warfare officers...
Homeland Security Pursues Startups for Breakthrough Technologies The Department of Homeland Security's top technology leader is serious about connecting entrepreneurs to government problems.
Cyber Command Gets 'First Wartime Assignment' in Fight against ISIS The DoD's relatively new Cyber Command has received its "first wartime assignment" in the fight against the Islamic State.
Army, NFL Scientists Team up to Develop Injury-Reducing Neck Tether Army scientists, working with officials from the NFL, have developed a wearable device that helps reduce head neck injuries.
DARPA Working on Secure Messaging Tech for Troops DoD scientists are trying to develop a secure messaging system, so troops can communicate with leaders when radios go down.
F-35 Program Chief: Longer Program Assignments Needed for JSF Fix The general responsible for the F-35 program said keeping officers in program management jobs longer is key to fixing the...
Carter Expands High-Tech Project While Shaking up Leadership The Pentagon will expand its outreach to private high-tech expertise while shaking up the leadership of the DIUx.
Planner of Bin Laden Raid, LinkedIn Chief Tapped for Innovation Board The admiral who planned the Navy SEAL Team 6 raid that killed Osama Bin Laden was named to a new Defense Innovation Board.
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...