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DoD To Build Up Expertise, Testing And Evaluation, In Cybersecurity Domain

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Tuesday, June 16th, 2009

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By Geoff Fein The Defense Department (DoD) needs a cadre of cyber experts, trained and equipped with the latest technologies to protect and defend the military's network infrastructure, said a top DoD official. "Yet today, our military schools only graduate about 80 of these experts per year," Deputy Secretary of Defense William Lynn said yesterday at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, D.C. Lynn told government, industry and academia representatives the DoD is seeking funding in…

Unmanned Systems

In Response To Flag Concerns, DoD Looks To Reduce Drone Prices, As Order for 30,000 Looms

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Pentagon

Amid Questions On Weapons Stockpiles, Caine Says U.S. Has ‘Sufficient’ Munitions For Iran Operation

Pentagon leaders on Wednesday sought to quell concerns over the rate at which the U.S. is employing critical munitions in its military strike campaign against Iran, with lawmakers also pressing […]

Congress

SASC Leaders Criticize Trump’s Defense Strategy, Press Colby On Policy Shifts

Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) leadership on Tuesday criticized the Trump administration’s new National Defense Strategy (NDS) and pressed the Pentagon’s top policy official to explain the document’s priorities. SASC […]

Congress

Wicker Wants Legislation On DoD’s Equity Investments In Minerals Supply Chain

Legislation regarding equity investments by the Defense Department in critical mineral supply chains is needed to strengthen the larger defense industrial base and demonstrate to the “free market” that the […]