:

Cyber

Carter Vows No Near Term Cyber Force, But Does Not Rule It Out Long Term

Friday, March 13th, 2015

SHARE:

Carter Vows No Near Term Cyber Force, But Does Not Rule It Out Long Term

Defense Secretary Ashton Carter addresses the U.S. Cyber Command workforce at Fort Meade, Md. on March 13. Photo: U.S. Department of Defense.

The Defense Department will not separate cyber issues into a separate armed service branch in the near term because it is trying to build on department strength and not take too many organizational jumps at once, Defense Secretary Ashton Cater said on Friday.“We have asked ourselves that over time, and there may come a time when that makes sense,” Carter said at Fort Meade, Md., while making statements thanking the U.S. Cyber Command workforce.Cyber Command is the first step in…

Congress

Wisconsin GOP Lawmakers Urge Trump Admin Support For Marines’ JLTV Second Supplier Effort

Wisconsin’s GOP congressional delegation is urging the Trump administration to support legislative language enabling the Marine Corps to potentially bring in a second Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) supplier. The […]

Congress

Senate’s CR Has Ship Construction Exemption, Forgoes White House’s Battleship, Munitions Requests

The Senate on Sunday released a bipartisan stopgap funding proposal to keep the government open through December 11, which would also secure additional funds to support ongoing shipbuilding efforts and […]

Congress

U.S. Fighter Fleet Will Expand By 2040 But More Stealth Aircraft Will Mean Less Availability, CBO Says

The number of fighter aircraft in the U.S. military inventory will decline over the next few years before expanding to a greater number than currently, but their availability for operational […]

Congress

White House Details ‘Concerns’ With Shipbuilding, Spaced-Based Interceptor Oversight In House’s NDAA

The White House has detailed “a number of concerns” with the newly-passed House version of the next defense policy bill, to include the legislation’s limits on procuring Navy ships built […]