Rumors of War

A month into a Defense Department hiring freeze meant to shrink the civilian workforce, some employees who had been preparing to move into new positions are still living out of hotel rooms, with their personal belongings long since shipped…

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Shake-ups at NSA, NSCWho is in charge of the National Security Agency? It’s unclear after President Trump fired Gen. Timothy Haugh, NSA and Cyber Command chief, plus Haugh’s civilian deputy on Thursday night, according to the Washington…

NSA and Cyber Command leader Gen. Timothy Haugh was fired Thursday night, seemingly in a White House effort to remove officials deemed not loyal enough to President Donald Trump.Haugh, who had served in the job for about a year, was…

Over a thousand years ago, the Viking leader Erik the Red discovered a new land after being exiled for murdering his neighbor. To entice his fellow Vikings to settle the icy island, he called it Greenland, highlighting its more hospitable…

The field of quantum computing, like qubits themselves, exists in a state of indeterminacy, with multiple companies making big claims about wildly different approaches. On Thursday, DARPA—the Defense Advanced Projects Research…

Chris, Melanie, and Zack are joined by a special guest for a big announcement. They also lament the demise of the Office of Net Assessment, debate the merits of DOGE, and discuss Secretary Hegseth’s visit to Asia and the strength of those…

China is rapidly building out its arsenal of counterspace weapons: everything from ground-based lasers to satellites that can grab other satellites, all of which pose a “grave threat” to the U.S., according to Chief of Space Operations Gen.…

Next year, two U.S. warships are slated to get a prototype AI-powered system designed to filter their sensor data for potential targets—and then predict their behavior, according to the system’s manufacturer.“The sensors that the Navy…

The nation’s largest shipbuilder is eyeing steady growth in its emerging technologies business this year, keeping up with the Defense Department’s appetite for counter-UAS and data solutions. “We're in all the right areas that are…