Oversight
Senator Calls on State Dept. to Investigate Appointees’ Use of Personal Devices for Work
Impeachment hearing revelations highlight a larger security problem, Democrat says.
Defense
Spy Agencies Stopped Collecting GPS, Phone Location Data Last Year
The decision came in the wake of a Supreme Court decision restricting law enforcement’s use of such information.
Defense
At Long Last, the F-35 and F-22 Might Talk to Each Other
And once service officials can digitally link two of the military’s stealthiest platforms, they’re going to try to link everything else.
Defense
SecDef: China Is Exporting Killer Robots to the Mideast
For the first time, a senior Defense official has called out Beijing for selling lethal autonomy.
Tech
U.S. Marines Try Using Drones to Bring Blood to Battle
The light unmanned aircraft made hundreds of supply drops during recent Australian live-fire wargames.
Tech
The Exquisite Boredom of Spacewalking
A trip outside the International Space Station is, at its core, a home-improvement project.
Tech
New Tech Promises to Stop Drones from Overflying Stadiums — and Find the People Flying Them
Raytheon says its products helped police nab four flying drones over an outdoor concert.
Defense
New Tech Aims to Tell Pilots When Their Plane Has Been Hacked
Raytheon is pitching a product to detect cyber intrusions into aircraft, drones, and even missiles.
Defense
The Future of the Marines Is Smaller, More Robotic, More Naval
The new Commandant of the Marine Corps lays out a vision for high-tech force that will often operate like special forces.
Defense
The Army’s Next Attack Helicopter Could Look Like This
Bell’s new 360 Invictus is the latest entrant hoping to fill the Army’s vertical-lift gap — and it’s remote-controlled.
Tech
The Pentagon Has Officially Taken Over the Security Clearance Process
The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency is now responsible for conducting 95% of the government’s background investigations.
Tech
Google Says Google Translate Can’t Replace Human Translators. Immigration Officials Have Used It to Vet Refugees.
Documents shared with ProPublica show that immigration officials have been told to vet refugees’ social media posts using Google Translate. Language experts caution even students against using the service.
Tech
A New Joystick For the Brain-Controlled Vehicles Of the Future
An innovative sensor strip promises a far better way to connect human brains to machines.
Defense
The Air Force Will Start Work on Flying Cars This Fall
It’s about replacing the V-22, eventually. But it’s also about finding new ways to harness commercial innovation.
Tech
Pentagon Shelves Neutral Particle Beam Research
One of the U.S. military’s most ambitious space-based projects has crashed back to Earth.
Tech
How Amazon and Silicon Valley Seduced the Pentagon
Tech moguls like Jeff Bezos and Eric Schmidt have gotten unprecedented access to the Pentagon. And one whistleblower who raised flags has paid the price.
Tech
A Cyberattack Could Wreak Destruction Comparable to a Nuclear Weapon
Nuclear threats are serious – but officials, the media and the public keep a close eye on them. There's less attention to the dangers of cyberattacks, which could cripple key utilities.
Tech
Air Force Tests Contraption That Can Turn Any Plane Into a Robot Plane
Scientists say new ROBOpilot completed a two-hour test flight, essentially turning a manned plane into a drone.
Defense
A Small Texas City Will Become the Country’s ‘Hypersonics Research Capital’
The Army Futures Command will test missiles and autonomous vehicles some 100 miles east of Austin.
Management