Science & Tech
Putin Authorized Smear Campaign Against Biden, US Intelligence Concludes
Less hacking, more laundering: 2020 tactics show evolution of Russian information warfare efforts.
Defense Systems
CMMC board preps for staff changes
The body in charge of standing up and running the Defense Department’s unified cybersecurity standard is shifting its staffing arrangement.
Science & Tech
Can Plant-Based Vaccines Speed Up Production?
Clinical trials for Medicago’s new manufacturing process may glean the go-ahead.
Defense Systems
What cyber risks will Biden's supply chain EO uncover?
The administration has ordered a wide-ranging assessment of the risks to various supply chain. Analysts, former government officials and industry say a large workforce gap and problematic frameworks are among the threats cybersecurity poses to the country's supply chains.
Defense Systems
House task force digs into DOD supply chain vulnerabilities
The House Armed Services Committee has launched a task force to investigate defense supply chain vulnerabilities, foreign manufacturing concerns and other issues raised by the pandemic.
Defense Systems
Pentagon needs AI on each leadership level, panel says
Robert Work, vice chairman of the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence called for DOD to implement a "top-down leadership" approach "to push integration of AI throughout the force."
Defense Systems
Will DOD keep collaborating after CVR?
Commercial Virtual Remote, spun up last year to support pandemic telework, goes away this summer. DISA is working to ensure the cloud collaboration continues.
Defense Systems
DARPA developing AI into a mission-critical partner
As artificial intelligence advances, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency wants to treat computers more as partners in helping solve complex military problems.
Defense Systems
DOD’s 5G foundation to support telerobotic surgery pilot
The Defense Department will be conducting 5G-based telemedicine pilots, experimenting with augmented reality medial training and robotic surgery.
Business
Better Weapons or More Soldiers? Army Chief Says He's Being Forced to Choose
“We'd like to make it bigger, but what we have to do is prioritize,” said Gen. James McConville.
Defense Systems
IC: Influence campaigns, not hacking, used to meddle in US elections
The intelligence community's newly declassified report largely concludes Russia attempted to meddle in the U.S. election through influence operations but did not attempt the kinds of cyberattacks observed in 2016.
Ideas
Biden’s Idea for a Saudi Offensive Arms Halt Is Unfeasible
A solid defense needs a potent deterrent, which requires a credible offense.
Defense Systems
DOD’s 5G foundation to support telerobotic surgery pilot
The Defense Department will be conducting 5G-based telemedicine pilots, experimenting with augmented reality medial training and robotic surgery.
Ideas
The Military Could Soon Face a Flag Officer Talent Crisis
Senior leader pay is seriously out of sync with the risks and responsibilities that come with the positions.
Threats
ISIS Affiliate In Mozambique Riding a ‘Wave of Momentum’
New attacks are shutting down LNG production as Al Sunnah strengthens ties with the larger group.
Ideas
After the Insurrection, America’s Far-Right Groups Get More Extreme
Their response has differed from, say the aftermath of 2017's violent Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville.
Science & Tech
DARPA Seeks Chips that Can Crunch Data Without Decrypting It
Current methods of doing "fully homomorphic encryption" require too much computing power to be used widely.
Ideas