by Spencer Ackerman | May 30, 2013 | Monitor
From email privacy to national security, Rand Paul is probably the Senate’s premier civil libertarian. As he tours Silicon Valley, he talks about his causes with Wired.
by Spencer Ackerman | May 14, 2013 | Monitor
The defense secretary who screwed up Iraq and Afghanistan has some advice for you. Some of it is good!
by Noah Shachtman | Apr 26, 2013 | Monitor
The newly-limbless victims from the Boston Marathon attack are still being treated, and the alleged bomber is still under interrogation. But for a handful of defense and intelligence contractors, it’s never too early to start pimping their products as the...
by Spencer Ackerman | Apr 4, 2013 | Monitor
Imagine if the growth in the sticker price of Pentagon hardware were a sovereign nation. That nation would spend more on defense than any other besides the U.S. and China.
by Spencer Ackerman | Apr 3, 2013 | Monitor
Chuck Hagel uses his first speech as defense secretary to put the Pentagon on notice that he’s looking at major changes to what and how it buys, especially regarding big-ticket hardware.