The Air Force believes it's made significant progress toward improving the cybersecurity of its weapons systems — both brand new ones, and systems that have been fielded for decades.
The Navy's International Programs Office (NIPO) is one of its lesser known components. It helps build maritime security and development partnerships.
After a short, unsuccessful stint at college, I enlisted in the U.S. Army. Unbeknownst to me at the time, that choice set me on the path to a lifelong career in security. Upon joining the Army, I won the proverbial lottery when I was assigned to be a SIGINT (signals intelligence) analyst, later assigned to the National Security Agency.
Continuing his series of interviews with the most recent class of Presidential Rank Award winners, the Federal Drive with Tom Temin spoke with someone who's been on his show before. Cara Abercrombie is the former Acting Deputy Director of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency.
DoD says it's on a path to stop using firefighting foams linked to health risks, but fixing past problems will take a decade or more.
Cyber Command moves to the next stage in developing a joint cyber intelligence center that assesses offensive capabilities.
Can the Defense Department help itself to commercial intellectual property, even stuff not developed with federal dollars? Yes it can, as a matter of fact. At least judging from a recent case before the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals.
Lauren Knausenberger, the Air Force’s chief information officer, joined the service in 2017 starting at AFWERX before ascending to the CIO’s role for the last two-plus years.