Science & Tech
Pentagon, OPM Shut Down Background Check Systems
Two critical systems linking information from the DOD to OPM are being shuttered while vulnerabilities are fixed.
Defense Systems
Air Force wants to target APTs with transparent computing
MIT researchers will explore a new approach to defending against advanced persistent threats under a $7 million contract.
Policy
US Restores Bahrain Military Aid Despite Human Rights
Obama determines Bahrain, which houses key U.S. Navy and Marine Corps operations in the Middle East, has made some “meaningful progress” on human rights reforms.
Business
SpaceX Is Picking Up the Pieces of Their Rocket Business After a Weekend Explosion
The company is combing through thousands of data feeds to figure out what went wrong - and how to protect their core business.
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After Historic Hack, OPM Chief's 15-Point Plan May Be Too Little, Too Late
In the wake of a major hack, agency director Katherine Archuleta outlined a series of steps to counter future breaches.
Defense Systems
Will SpaceX explosion impact Air Force launch competitions?
The company recently was green-lighted to compete for future launches of military satellites.
Defense Systems
New gateway links military, civilian, international responders
This year’s JUICE exercise introduced a system that links Army networks with other military services, civilian agencies and partner nations.
Defense Systems
Air Force awards deal to fix some Global Hawk software
The $16.2 million contract modification to Northrop Grumman is intended to correct deficiencies in ground station software.
Policy
Meet Martin O’Malley, Hillary Clinton’s Latest Unlikely National Security Critic
The former Maryland governor offers a warier foreign policy, contrasting himself with a more hawkish Clinton and Republican field.
Ideas
Keep Calm and Spy On: Why the OPM Hack Won't Bring Down US Intelligence
For starters, there are very few known cases in which blackmail was involved in getting government employees to give up classified information.
Defense Systems
Army giving cyber warriors a training range of their own
CECOM will open the Cyber Battle Ground to all units later this year to speed up cyber operations training.
Defense Systems
NRO jumps on open source bandwagon
Spy agencies are paradoxically embracing open source technologies as they seek more security.
Defense Systems
Navy hires Lockheed for shipboard electronic warfare upgrades
The SEWIP contract for $8 million could be worth as much as $59 million.
Threats
Video Chat Could Put US Advisors In ISIS Fight — Virtually
US troops confined to Iraqi bases may soon use FaceTime-like apps to help Iraqi soldiers on the battlefield.
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Cyber War Puts Democracies on the Defensive
Free countries must band together to fight off authoritarian states that can be more institutionally flexible, opaque, unaccountable, and corrupt.
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China Is the Leading Suspect in OPM Hack, US Says
The intelligence community thinks they know who stole the data. That doesn’t change much.
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