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Cyber

Former Employee Charged With Attempted Cyber Attack on Department of Energy

Tuesday, May 12th, 2015

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Former Employee Charged With Attempted Cyber Attack on Department of Energy

The U.S. government charged Charles Harvey Eccleston, a former employee of the Department of Energy (DoE) and the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), with four felony charges connected with an attempted email “spear-phishing” attack in January 2015 targeting Department of Energy employee email accounts, the Department of Justice said on Friday.According to an earlier-filed affidavit, the attack was intended to cause damage to the computer network of the Department of Energy via a computer virus Eccleston believed was being delivered…

Congress

SASC Cites Concern With Army’s sUAS Approach, Seeks Info On Plans To Scale Fielding

Senate defense authorizers are seeking more info from the Army on its plans for scaling and deploying small drone capabilities citing concern with the service’s current “fragmented and insufficient” approach. […]

SASC Bill Would Raise Amphib Requirement To 33 Ships

The Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) fiscal year 2027 defense policy bill adds new provisions that would raise the Navy and Marine Corps’ minimum requirement for amphibious warships and extend […]

Army

Army Plans To Initiate ISV-Heavy Competition Later This Year, Official Says

The Army is planning to initiate its competition to build the Infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV)-Heavy in the fourth quarter of this year, a senior acquisition official has said. Jesse Tolleson, […]

Senate Authorization Bill Restricts Building Navy Warships Overseas With Limited Exception For Auxiliaries

The Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) version of the FY 2027 defense policy bill looks to cut the ability for the Trump administration to buy foreign-made warships, but still allow […]