Opinion
Europe’s defense investments signal big wins for American industry
A significant amount of investment opportunities will be open to U.S. companies, writes Jovita Neliupšienė, the EU ambassador to the United States.
Opinion
What’s wrong with Trump accepting a 747 from Qatar? Everything.
The Qatari gift amounts to a flying palace rather than a flying White House meant for vital work, argues former Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall.
A hidden potential risk for DoD employees when companies share data
The Defense Department should track the sharing of U.S. customer data with Chinese companies and ban the use when DoD employees’ data can be subject to storage and exploitation, the former general counsel for the Space Force and Air Force argues.
The case for a robust defense budget
The benefits of defense spending reach beyond the military and our contribution to the international order, returning the investment through domestic dividends.
Preparing the defense-industrial base for a post-pandemic work routine
The past 18 months have taught us that the defense workforce is adaptable, productive and collaborative in a virtual environment.
Four recommendations for contractors in response to the president’s FY 2022 discretionary budget request
Some of the key priority areas in President Joe Biden's FY22 budget request include climate change, healthcare, equity in business, R&D and IT.
The US Navy’s bio-preparedness innovation window remains open through cruise lines
The Navy should fund a study of the cruise industry’s methods in order to identify effective technologies and best practices to institute across the fleet.
How COVID-19 has impacted South China Sea defense spending and procurement
The effects of the coronavirus pandemic on the Asia-Pacific region's defense acquisitions and investments will mostly be a short shock followed by a reversion to long-standing trends.
US military power comes from more than just the defense budget
The size of the U.S. economy is what enables this country to spend as much as it does on defense. Investments that promote economic growth therefore also affect the level of defense spending the United States can afford in the future.
Want better AI for the DOD? Stop treating data like currency
The Project Maven team lost months of time waiting for partner organizations to release data from archives or grant access to data streams. A former leader on the project proposes another path.
We are lost in the woods on acquisition reform
Incentives can and must be refocused from within Congress to unleash the best of our free enterprise system. New players must be enticed by lowering barriers to entry into the defense-industrial base and provided real opportunities to compete fairly with the major defense contractors.
