Defense Systems
Navy awards deals potentially worth $1B for cybersecurity
Seven companies will compete for work under three-year contracts for a variety of work; each deal has a two-year option.
Ideas
Just Wait Until Data Thieves Start Releasing Altered and Fake Emails
It's one thing for someone to air your dirty laundry. It's another thing entirely to throw in a few choice items that aren't real.
Ideas
A Peek into French Signals Intelligence
France’s former top SIGINT spy confirms an advanced persistent threat and muses about a merger with German intelligence.
Defense Systems
DARPA wants air traffic control for low-flying drones
The Aerial Dragnet program calls for identifying and tracking UAS flying below 1,000 feet in urban areas where line-of-sight is not available.
Defense Systems
NGA joins SpaceNet satellite imagery initiative
The geospatial agency will take part in the effort to provide a huge trove of commercial satellite imagery to the public for free.
Ideas
Powerful Countries Don't Nuke First
A no-first-use approach toward nuclear weapons is the policy of Goliath, not Gandhi.
Science & Tech
The Military’s Tech Matchmaker Is Getting Ready to Open Its Wallet
Carter says DIUx will also get a new Austin branch, its third after Boston and Silicon Valley.
Science & Tech
The NSA Is Using Bomb-Defusing Software to Grow the Next Generation of Analysts
This year’s codebreaking contest has a twist: the college teams must remotely locate and neutralize a roadside bomb.
Policy
McCain to White House: If You Won’t Establish a Cyber Defense Policy, Congress Will
‘Ignoring the issue, as the White House has done, is not an option,’ said the Senate Armed Services Committee chairman on Tuesday.
Defense Systems
Army, Korean engineers find a way for allies to share spectrum
The system, which would replace what is still a paper process, would give coalition partners a clear view of available spectrum, allowing them to better work together.
Defense Systems
Navy awards deal for installation of new EW tools
Three small businesses will share in a $49 million contract to install systems on a variety of ships, including a few foreign vessels.
Business
Boeing Needed International Help to Build New Training Jet
A decade of layoffs forced the US giant to seek engineering and manufacturing talent from partner Saab.
Science & Tech
Will NSA and CyberCom Split?
This isn’t the first time officials have considered dividing the agencies’ leadership or even putting civilians in charge.
Ideas
The True Costs of America's Credit-Card War on Terror
The bills will be coming for decades, in the form of debt-service interest, veterans’ medical expenses, and forgone opportunities.
Defense Systems
DOD needs to get a handle on Guard's cyber skills, GAO says
A report says the department lacks visibility into National Guard units' cyber capabilities, which could provide significant help in the event of a domestic attack.
Defense Systems