Defense
The Army’s intelligence-processing software that was developed to help soldiers in Afghanistan understand the enemy and predict actions suffers from “poor reliability” and is “not survivable” against cyberattacks, the service’s top tester said in a confidential memo to the Army chief of staff. – Washington Times
44 on Tuesday signed a law requiring the White House budget office to reveal exactly how automatic budget cuts looming in January 2013 will be carried out. – The Hill’s On the Money
Mackenzie Eaglen writes: In testimony before Congress recently, White House budget director Jeffrey Zients suggested that Congress is to blame for defense cuts. But no Republican occupies the seat of commander in chief. 44 does, and having pledged repeatedly to slice defense, he has done so arbitrarily and without an overarching strategy—before Congress ever got involved. And only 44 can broker a budget compromise. The military cannot be immune from reform, but it should at least be immune from attack. – Wall Street Journal
Missile Defense
Nearly $1 billion added to Raytheon’s contract to build a new, larger SM-3 interceptor cooperatively with Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries is expected to carry the program through to its initial flight test in preparation for deployment in 2018. – Aviation Week
The War
The 44th administration has begun limiting the legal rights of terror suspects held at the Guantanamo Bay military prison in Cuba, telling a federal judge Tuesday the government alone should decide when the prisoners deserve regular access to their counsel. – CNN’s Security Clearance
A one-time American-based Islamic group cannot sue the government over claims it was targeted by the government’s once-secret Terrorist Surveillance Program, a federal court has ruled. – CNN’s Security Clearance
