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Austin Asks Top General For ‘Options’ to Evacuate Afghans
Operation would need authorization from White House, which is not yet “actively pursuing” the idea.
Defense Systems
White House nominates top Army civilian official to be DOD's deputy comptroller
The White House has nominated Kathleen Miller, the administrative assistant to the Army secretary, to be the Defense Department’s deputy comptroller.
Ideas
Libya’s UAV Strike Should Galvanize Efforts to Do Something About Autonomous Weapons
Thorny definitional questions aren’t going to get easier, but the time to settle them has come.
Defense Systems
Why the military needs a dynamic network infrastructure
Dynamic networks can facilitate real-time data processing at the edge, minimize latency, scale to meet changing needs and autonomously reduce the cybersecurity attack surface.
Defense Systems
SolarWinds hackers launch phishing attack
In some cases, the attackers disguised their phishing emails to look as though they came from the U.S. Agency for International Development.
Defense Systems
Biden's first budget ups cyber and tech spending
The Biden administration released its $6 trillion fiscal year 2022 budget proposal on Friday, including $1.5 trillion in discretionary spending across federal agencies.
Defense Systems
CMMC assessor training expected in late summer
The professional training needed to carry out assessments for the Defense Department's unified cybersecurity standard for contractors won't kick off until later this summer.
Defense Systems
Clearance reciprocity still a policy issue despite better tech
The backlog of security clearance investigations has continued to drop from a 2018 high of 725,000 to 200,000, but agencies continue to struggle with reciprocity issues.
Defense Systems
Army wants teleworkers to switch off smart IoT devices
The Army announced it would require all military, civilian, and contractors to rid their telework environments of internet of things devices, such as smart TVs and speakers.
Business
Pentagon Shelves Plans for New Air Force Two
In the meantime, the Air Force is in the early stages of developing supersonic and hypersonic passenger aircraft.
Science & Tech
US Army, UMD Form AI Partnership
Five-year effort will launch with 18 projects focused on AI, autonomy, and modeling and simulation.
Ideas
Three Fixes to Prevent Another Battle of Lafayette Square
A year after federal forces violently cleared the park near the White House, the legal loopholes that militarized D.C. remain wide open.
Policy
Is the Biden Administration Proud of its Pentagon Budget?
If the White House wanted to boast about its spending plans, it wouldn't have buried the news on Memorial Day weekend and given reporters just 10 minutes to ask questions.
Policy
Naval Spending Proposal Defies Calls to Buy Extra Ships, Boost Marines’ Budget
President’s first spending request seeks to cut procurement to free funds for operations and maintenance.
Science & Tech
Russia’s Latest Hack Shows How Useful ‘Criminal Groups’ Are to the Kremlin
Russian coders have little choice but to work with their government, which in turn denies any knowledge of their activities. That’s why hacking activity shows no sign of slowing.
Policy
Afghanistan, Iraq Drawdowns Cut $3.2B From US Army Costs, Officials Say
2022 spending request would shrink service budget by a total of $3.6 billion.
Policy