SpaceX successfully launched a classified intelligence mission, NROL-105, on January 16, 2026. The mission delivered reconnaissance satellites for the US National Reconnaissance Office. This launch is ...

Across the public sector, the “never trust, always verify” or “Zero Trust” concept used in cybersecurity has risen in prominence to become mandated at the highest levels of government. The basis of ...

A 4.1% increase in military cyber funding in the FY2026 NDAA budget underpins new requirements for hardened mobile devices, AI security frameworks, and expanded DoD ...

SpaceX may be violating international telecommunication standards by allowing its Starshield satellites to transmit to Earth on frequencies it's not supposed to use, NPR reports. Starshield is a ...

As 5G architectures become software-driven and hyper-connected, the industry faces rising security risks that require new ...

Rebecca Lissner is a senior fellow for U.S. foreign policy at the Council on Foreign Relations. She most recently served as deputy assistant to the president and principal deputy national security ...

Few stories better capture the tragedy of leadership sabotaging systems through neglect, favouritism, and weak institutional ...

The White House recently released the 2025 National Security Strategy, outlining U.S. priorities for global engagement. This document emphasizes peace through strength, economic resilience, and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about the economics of AI. In May 2025, when the United States and Saudi Arabia announced a $600 billion strategic AI ...

President Donald Trump's decision to let Nvidia sell advanced H200 artificial intelligence chips to China "sells out American national security," Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., said. Warren called ...

Journalists have long shaped history through scrutiny of the military. Now the Defense Department plans to cut off access for reporters who publish even unclassified information without official ...

For too long, Americans have underestimated the strategic value of our universities. The popular belief is that higher education’s chief contribution to national security is soft power—the goodwill ...