Policies affecting the intelligence community
By Abraham D. Sofaer on Friday, May 17th, 2013 
The three-day demonstration comes just weeks after Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond Odierno and Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., sparred during a congressional hearing over the effectiveness of the system.
Tags: DCGS, Distributed Common Ground System, Gen. Raymond Odierno, Rep. Duncan Hunter
Posted in Afghanistan, Intelligence, Land, Policy | 19 Comments »
By Abraham D. Sofaer on Monday, April 15th, 2013 
Pentagon spending on cyber operations would jump 21 percent to $4.7 billion in 2014.
Posted in Cyber Security, Intelligence, Iran, Policy | 12 Comments »
By Matthew Cox on Wednesday, December 12th, 2012 
The Defense Department’s plan to beef up its spy operation has hit a roadblock on Capitol Hill.
Posted in Intelligence | 10 Comments »
By Michael Hoffman on Friday, November 16th, 2012 
Petraeus’s testimony on Capitol Hill about the Sept. 11 terrorist attack in Benghazi will challenge skeptical lawmakers and the speculation the Obama administration forced him to retire.
Posted in Intelligence, Policy | 33 Comments »
By John Reed on Thursday, February 23rd, 2012 
Service and industry officials must do whatever it takes to deliver the Air Force’s priority programs, CSAF says.
Posted in Air, Intelligence, Policy | 14 Comments »
By John Reed on Monday, November 14th, 2011 
Another House lawmaker is calling for an official Pentagon investigation into GE’s partnership with China’s state-owned aviation company.
Posted in Air, Cyber Security, Intelligence, International, Policy | 22 Comments »
By Philip Ewing on Friday, October 14th, 2011 
The investigation cleared the troops, aircrews and commanders, but may teach special operations some hard lessons.
Posted in Intelligence | 40 Comments »
By Philip Ewing on Tuesday, September 6th, 2011 
The general trades his uniform for a business suit and a new office outside Washington — how will he change CIA and how will it change him?
Posted in Intelligence | 11 Comments »
By Philip Ewing on Thursday, August 11th, 2011 
The roll of names of the service members killed in Saturday’s helicopter crash provides a glimpse of the secret world of special operations.
Posted in Intelligence | 18 Comments »
By Philip Ewing on Monday, August 8th, 2011 
The special operations community doesn’t get a break after its heavy losses this weekend. Its work goes on.
Posted in Intelligence | 21 Comments »
By Philip Ewing on Wednesday, June 29th, 2011 
A top White House counter-terror official says information from Osama bin Laden’s own compound showed, from the inside, how successful the U.S. has been in going after al Qaeda.
Posted in Intelligence | 7 Comments »
By Philip Ewing on Monday, June 13th, 2011 
Can the vast Internet real estate taken up by DoD and the intelligence community survive the White House’s planned purge of official websites?
Posted in Cyber Security, Intelligence | 10 Comments »
By Philip Ewing on Tuesday, May 17th, 2011 
A new breakdown of the SEALs’ plans, a new number of helicopters and a new denouement.
Posted in Intelligence | 148 Comments »
By Philip Ewing on Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011 
Pakistan has taken billions of dollars in U.S. aid, been a key ally in the fight against terrorism, and yet appears to have harbored Osama bin Laden for six years. Frustrating as it gets, the U.S. can’t give up, analysts say.
Posted in Intelligence, International | 15 Comments »
By Philip Ewing on Monday, May 2nd, 2011 
Senior intelligence and defense officials detailed the fate of Osama bin Laden for reporters Monday at the Pentagon.
Posted in Intelligence | 31 Comments »
By Philip Ewing on Tuesday, April 19th, 2011 
Officials hope a new command post in Key West will help with the war on smuggling into the U.S. Drug traffickers, however, show a strong penchant for adaptation.
Posted in Intelligence, Naval | 11 Comments »
By Philip Ewing on Thursday, April 14th, 2011 
Relations between Pakistani intelligence officials and their American counterparts have gotten so bad the Pakistanis are leaking details about American operations to reporters.
Posted in Intelligence, International | 10 Comments »
By John Reed on Saturday, April 2nd, 2011 
The Air Force’s Chief Information Officer, Lt. Gen. William Lord just shed some more light on how the Pentagon is working to solve the timeless problem of getting all its jets, satellites and ground vehicles to talk to one another.
Posted in Air, Cyber Security, Intelligence, Land, Naval, Policy, Space | 20 Comments »
By John Reed on Thursday, March 31st, 2011 
Air Force leaders shed more light on the communications issues facing the F-22 Raptor today, telling lawmakers that the plane will not be receiving the same datalink being developed for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
Posted in Air, Intelligence, Policy | 19 Comments »
By Colin Clark on Tuesday, March 22nd, 2011 
One of China’s top space executives is scheduled to come to the US and speak next month at the National Space Symposium, the nation’s premier space conference. The speaker will be Lei Fanpei, vice president of the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp. He is not the first PRC space expert to appear at the […]
Posted in Intelligence, International, Policy, Space | 17 Comments »