Defense Daily
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CyberNIST Adds Self-Assessment, IT Supply Chain Standards To New Cyber Security Framework Draft
The National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) has released an update to the draft of its cyber standards framework meeting industry requests for security self-assessment standards and directives for […]
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CongressDHS Unifying Counter WMD Support In Response To Evolving Threats
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Thursday rolled out a new office that consolidates existing organizations that work to protect the U.S. against chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear threats […]
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Thursday, December 7, 2018
- CBP Plans To Add Facial Recognition To Trusted Traveler Program
- Webb Telescope’s Launch Slips To 2019
- Air Force’s First KC-46A Tanker Takes First Flight
- Top Marine: Budget Uncertainty Creates Conditions That Costs Lives
- Canada Declines Last Minute FREMM Proposal For Future Frigate
- House Science Panel Chairman Asks DHS To Provide Documents Related To Kaspersky Ban
- Navy Leaders Say Budget Delays Cost Billions, Set Up Oversight Board For Mishap Recommendation
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Navy/USMCCanada Declines Last Minute FREMM Proposal For Future Frigate
The Canadian government’s procurement agency rejected a last-minute bid by France’s Naval Group and Italy’s Fincantieri to propose their FREMM frigate to satisfy the country’s new frigate project. Canada closed […]
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CongressWebb Telescope’s Launch Slips To 2019
The launch of the James Webb Space Telescope, which was scheduled for October 2018, will be delayed five to eight months because integration and testing are taking longer than expected, a […]
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CyberHouse Science Panel Chairman Asks DHS To Provide Documents Related To Kaspersky Ban
A House science panel is requesting the Department of Homeland Security provide all documents related to its directive for all federal agencies departments to remove Kaspersky Lab software products from […]
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Air ForceAir Force’s First KC-46A Tanker Takes First Flight
Boeing [BA] has begun flight-testing the first KC-46A Pegasus refueling plane that it plans to deliver to the U.S. Air Force, the company announced late Dec. 5. During the tanker’s […]
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Homeland SecurityCBP Plans To Add Facial Recognition To Trusted Traveler Program
Having already committed to using facial recognition technology to verify the identities of foreign nationals departing the U.S. on international flights, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) plans to add the […]
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UncategorizedTop Marine: Budget Uncertainty Creates Conditions That Costs Lives
Without the budget to maintain legacy aircraft, Marine Corps pilots are not flying the hours they need to remain proficient, which causes crashes and further reduces the number of aircraft […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Leaders Say Budget Delays Cost Billions, Set Up Oversight Board For Mishap Recommendation
Top Navy officials on Monday clarified how much budget delays have cost the service and revealed a new oversight board to implement various recommendations meant to prevent future ship mishaps. […]