Defense Systems
HASC chair pivots spending debate to acquisition reform
House Armed Services Committee chair, Adam Smith's response to Republicans' call for at least a 3% topline defense budget increase is: "How you spend the money is what matters."
Defense Systems
Space Force seeks central portal for application development
The Space Force wants a user-friendly portal, including back-end infrastructure, data storage, content management, development and testing infrastructure, user testing and validation.
Defense Systems
NIST charting federal vulnerability disclosure policy
To design a software vulnerability program for the federal government, the National Institute of Standards and Technology is reviewing work done by the Defense and Homeland Security Departments.
Defense Systems
Republicans slam Biden's defense policy pick for past tweets
Colin Kahl, the Biden administration's pick to be the undersecretary of defense for policy, talked cyber and defense while dodging critiques on past social media posts.
Defense Systems
Hafnium hack poses extended threat
IT teams have a long road ahead of them as they work to find and root out all vestiges of the Hafnium hack in their Microsoft Exchange systems.
Defense Systems
GAO: Vague contract language hampers weapons systems' cybersecurity
The Government Accountability Office found that missing or vague cybersecurity requirements in acquisitions contracts for weapons systems often led to DOD getting a system that didn't meet its security needs.
Defense Systems
Pentagon issues cyber tasking order in response to Exchange hack
The Pentagon's new order to its agencies and commands aligns with the recent emergency directive issued by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.
Defense Systems
We were promised jetpacks. DARPA looks to deliver
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is looking for ways individual warfighters can strap on a portable personal air mobility system to fly themselves to and from missions.
Defense Systems
DARPA picks teams to bring homomorphic encryption to life
Four research teams will work to develop a hardware accelerator and software stack for fully homomorphic encryption that can bring the speed of FHE calculations in line with similar unencrypted data operations.
Defense Systems
Senate votes to extend pandemic relief for contractors
A Senate amendment to the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Act extends pandemic relief authorities to government contractors for paid leave through the end of the fiscal year.
Threats
GOP Lawmakers Push Chinese Threat at Indo-Pacific Commander’s Hearing
Adm. Davidson called China the “greatest long-term strategic threat of the 21st century.”
Business
Lockheed-Aerojet Deal Clears Another Hurdle
Aerojet Rocketdyne shareholders approved plans for the $4 billion sale that Lockheed claims will save the U.S. $100 million annually. But the FTC is still reviewing.
Ideas
The US Talks A Lot About Strategic Complexity. Too Bad It’s Mostly Just Talk.
The pandemic sidelined a national security community that gives only lip service to a vital concept.
Ideas
Biden’s Interim National Security Guidance Is a Good, If Small, First Step
Next come the big questions: what is America’s current status, and where do we want to go?
Science & Tech
Splitting NSA, CyberCom Now Could Reduce Military Access to Intelligence, Milley Says
The Joint Chiefs chairman says the organizations have not yet worked out how to keep the data flowing after the long-awaited split.
Policy
Biden Nominates Two Women To Lead Combatant Commands
They would become just the second and third women to head up a top-level joint military command.
Ideas
