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Cyber Strategy, Partnerships, New Technologies Among Priorities For New Cyber Coordinator

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Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009

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By Calvin Biesecker and Geoff Fein President Obama yesterday selected Howard Schmidt, an information security expert with wide ranging experience in the public, private and law enforcement arenas, to be the country's first Cybersecurity Coordinator, charged with working across government and industry to promote the security of the nation's computer networks. Schmidt said in a video clip on the White House blog that Obama has directed him to focus on four key priorities including the development of a new comprehensive…

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Munitions Fired Represent Most of $25 Billion Spent By Pentagon on Iran War So Far

Munitions fired in the two-month old “Operation Epic Fury” against Iran represent most of the $25 billion cost the Pentagon has incurred thus far in the conflict, the acting Defense […]

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Slotkin: Pentagon Should Use Anthropic’s Mythos To Spot Cyber Security Gaps

The Pentagon should be using Anthropic‘s recently announced Mythos artificial intelligence model to spot gaps in cyber security, Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) said on Tuesda. “I think the thing that […]

Budd And Shaheen Bill Would Authorize 329 F-15EX Fighters

Two members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), Sen. Ted Budd (R-N.C.) and Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), have introduced the Airpower Acceleration Act, which would authorize multi-year procurements of […]

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HASC’s Wittman Sees ‘Challenging’ Push For $350B In Reconciliation Funds, Wants Sustained Defense Increase

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.– Congress’ work to pass $350 billion in reconciliation funds to support the Trump administration’s push for a $1.5 trillion fiscal year 2027 defense topline is “going to […]