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Cyber

Gen. Alexander Vows New Security Measures In Wake Of Snowden Affair

Gally Articola

Monday, July 22nd, 2013

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Army Gen. Keith Alexander, head of the National Security Agency (NSA), said last week at the Aspen Security Forum that the agency is considering steps to strengthen security following the scandal with former contractor and accused spy Edward Snowden. The measures under consideration include requiring two-person authentication to move documents and reducing the number of employees with thumb drive privileges. Snowden had been responsible for a SharePoint site, which gave him greater access and allowed him to move files freely. …

Congress

With $1.5 Trillion Request, Army, Air Force, Navy’s Unfunded Lists Focus Solely On MILCON Projects

With the Trump administration’s push to massively increase defense spending to $1.5 trillion in fiscal year 2027, the Army, Air Force and Navy have eschewed submitting large unfunded priorities lists […]

Unmanned Systems

Bipartisan House Bill Would Give National Guard To Counter-Drone Authorities

Seeking to close gaps that may arise between state and local law enforcers in different jurisdictions, a bipartisan contingent of House members this week introduced a bill that would allow […]

Congress

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 […]

Congress

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 […]