Jed Babbin

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Special report: Is quality healthcare slipping away?

Jed Babbin · October 19, 2015 4:01 am

Because the computers that run cars can communicate over the Internet, unauthorized third parties, many with malicious intent, can communicate with them, hack into their software and take control. (AP Photo)Â

Hacking Miss Daisy

Jed Babbin · October 5, 2015 10:00 am

Political women are on the move

Jed Babbin, Carla Kalogeridis · September 8, 2015 4:01 am

The Veterans Accountability Act could be the start of much-needed reforms to the VA healthcare system.

Veterans’ views: Was Iraq worth the fight?

Jed Babbin · June 1, 2015 9:00 am

The debate over nuclear power doesn't usually appear on the front pages, but when it does, it tends to be swamped by mythology and fact-free politics.Â (iStock)

Energy and Environment

Where does nuclear power fit in our future?

Jed Babbin · May 18, 2015 9:00 am

The aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson, background, sails beside the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush in the Persian Gulf. (AP/U.S. Navy, Brian Stephens)

Resourcing relevance

Jed Babbin · February 2, 2015 10:00 am

The aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower operates. (Rafael Figueroa Medina/U.S. Navy via Getty Images)

How can today’s weapons fit tomorrow’s strategies?

Jed Babbin · November 3, 2014 10:00 am

Russian President Vladimir Putin apparently is a very patient man. (AP Photo)

Vladimir Putin imposes his own reset on Obama

Jed Babbin · August 27, 2014 7:47 pm

A man walks across the seal of the Central Intelligence Agency at the lobby of the Original Headquarters Building at the CIA headquarters February 19, 2009 in McLean, Va. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty images)

The tortuous debate over the CIA’s ‘torture’ report

Jed Babbin · August 20, 2014 9:48 pm

A convoy of white trucks carrying humanitarian aid passes along a highway in the Voronezh region of Russia, Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2014. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

Even a Russian invasion of Ukraine won’t disturb Obama’s vacation

Jed Babbin · August 13, 2014 10:02 pm

Directed-energy weapons being developed for the U.S. military by Boeing include this vehicle, which includes a laser mounted on top of a tactical truck. (Photo: Boeing)

Obama’s spending cuts put a squeeze on developing new military technology

Jed Babbin · August 6, 2014 9:00 pm

Ben-Gurion Airport uses the most sophisticated aviation security in the world, which protects flights from all threats, including Hamas rocket shrapnel landing outside the airport (the occurrence on Tuesday which triggered the ban). (AP Photo)

The four foundations of U.S. national security

Jed Babbin · August 5, 2014 9:00 am