Ideas
The US Needs a Department of Cybersecurity
As the saying goes, when everyone is in charge, no one is in charge.
Policy
NSA to National Security Employees: Avoid Working on Public Wi-Fi
The agency offered best practices for remote work using wireless technologies.
Business
Conference Wire: Sea-Air-Space Opens, No Masks Required
The Navy League's sprawling event was the first big trade show canceled by COVID. Now it returns amid a new coronavirus spike.
Policy
First Afghan Interpreters Arrive in Virginia
More than 200 Afghans are expected to spend a week at Fort Lee before being resettled.
Policy
Sailor Charged With Setting USS Bonhomme Richard Fire
Preliminary hearing will lead to recommendation about a court martial.
Science & Tech
AI Gives ‘Days of Advanced’ Warning in Recent NORTHCOM Networked Warfare Experiment
A new test of information dominance concepts shows how rapid data sharing can accelerate warfare.
Policy
For US Troops, Getting COVID Vaccine Is Now a Matter of 'How and When'
President tells Pentagon to add COVID to list of required vaccinations. He also imposed requirements on federal employees and contractors who decline to get vaccinated.
Threats
Wildfires Are So Dangerous Now that the National Guard Prepares for Them Like Hurricanes
For West Coast units, there’s no wildfire season anymore. ‘It’s really a fire year now,’ top general says.
Threats
The Most Targeted Vulnerability of the Year Was First Identified in 2017
In a joint advisory, international cybersecurity officials say failure to patch years-old vulnerabilities makes attributing cyberattacks more difficult.
Business
Defense Companies Not Weighing Vaccine Mandates, Yet
There have been some informal discussions about requiring the shot.
Defense Systems
Lawmakers propose mandatory legacy IT audit in NDAA
The military services could be required to audit its legacy IT systems and software as part of a proposal to be considered in the 2022 defense authorization bill.
Policy
DOD Reimposes Mask Mandate Inside Pentagon, Other Bases Near ‘Substantial’ COVID Transmission
Troops, employees, contractors, and others must wear masks indoors on Defense Department facilities in the Pentagon and these areas.
Threats
Biden’s 6-Month Clock On Russia-U.S. Nuke Talks Starts Now
Officials met for the first time in Geneva on Wednesday. They’re set to come together again in September.
Science & Tech