


‘America’s gatekeeper’ has a message for small defense contractors
The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency is at the heart of protecting national security personnel and the defense industrial base.

Interviews
New Zealand Army chief on modernizing tech, lingering pandemic problem
Maj. Gen. John Boswell is readying to retire in June. But first he spoke to Defense News about the Army's recruiting issues and ongoing defense programs.

Interview: Abdullah Abdullah, Afghanistan’s chief executive talks Trump
Abdullah Abdullah, Afghanistan's chief executive, chats with Defense News about what U.S. President Donald Trump's new strategy means for the Afghan military.

Interview: L3 CEO Michael Strianese reflects on two decades of leadership
L3 Technologies touts more than $10 billion in revenue, 84 percent of which supports defense. But about two decades ago, L3 was an amalgamation of businesses divested by Lockheed at a time when defense spending nosedived.

Interview: Gen. Jarmo Lindberg, head of Finland’s Defence Forces
The head of Finland's Defence Forces talks about the effects of increased Russian military activities on its own spending and operations.

Interview: Col. Kaupo Rosin, Estonia’s military intelligence chief
Estonia’s chief of military intelligence lays out for Defense News his country's reaction to the 2017 Zapad exercise with Russia and Belarus.

Three questions with C4ISRNET’s new editor, Mike Gruss
C4ISRNET has a new editor, charged with infusing a contemporary edge in C4ISRNET content and providing broader coverage of the technologies transforming warfare. He spoke to Executive Editor Jill Aitoro about a few of the big topics of the day for the C4ISR community.

Interview: Air Force Under Secretary Matt Donovan talks service’s relationship with Congress
Matt Donovan once helped Sen. John McCain hone his criticism of Air Force programs. Now he finds himself on the other side of the budget process.

Interview: BAE Systems CEO DeMuro talks priority programs, and the Trump ‘proactive’ approach
In a wide-ranging interview with Defense News, the chief of the BAE Systems U.S. subsidiary speaks about program priorities, the new administration as a catalyst for progress, the benefit of industry perspective at the Pentagon, and the 'bemusing' concerns expressed on the Hill.

Interview: DoD's Tracy Frost offers a status check on Manufacturing USA
Tracy Frost, the Pentagon’s director of DoD Manufacturing Institutes and the acting head of the DoD Manufacturing Technologies (ManTech) program,explains how her program works and why the defense industry should get involved.

Interview: German Ministry of Defence CIO Klaus Hardy Mühleck on a mil tech refresh
With decades of executive experience in top German auto and engineering firms, including Audi, Volkswagen and ThyssenKrupp, Klaus Hardy Mühleck was tapped late last year to reshape the German military into a force fit for cyber conflicts.
