Defense Department
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The JASON advisory group recommends how the Defense Department released a report on the scientific basis of cybersecurity.
December 15, 2010 -
The Pentagon is launching a pilot program to share IT workers with the private sector.
December 15, 2010 -
There are consequences to posting those Wikileaks documents. The Air Force has blocked access on its network to more than two dozen media outlets who have posted them. The Pentagon has warned personnel not to go to the Wikileaks site, but this takes it a step further. Meaning, US Air Force personnel will not be able to get to those sites from their military networks. Among those blocked are the Guardian and the New York Times.
December 15, 2010 -
The Navy\'s Fleet Cyber Command said a lack of real-time visibility into their computer networks is a problem. A new operations center opening this week at Ft. Meade will let technicians see cyber attacks as they are happening.
December 14, 2010 -
The nation\'s No. 2 military officer strongly endorsed the warfighting value of information-sharing.
December 13, 2010 -
The New York Times and the Economist report on the U.S. government\'s ability to keep a secret after the WikiLeaks dumps of classified information.
December 13, 2010 -
GWU professor Steve Schooner says the top story of 2010 were the efficiency initiatives at DoD.
December 10, 2010 -
The military\'s use of personal identifiable information places service members at a higher risk of identity theft than the population at large.
December 10, 2010 -
The administration detailed a 25-point plan to improve the way agencies buy and manage technology. Current and former government officials say OMB is using lessons learned from the past to set the agencies up for success.
December 10, 2010 -
Lingering concerns about Iran\'s nuclear ambitions and al-Qaida-linked terrorists plotting attacks against the West in Yemen are at the top of the list of concerns for Secretary of Defense Robert Gates. He expressed those concerns during remarks at the U.S. embassy in Kabul. He said that the U.S. must be willing to do more financially, diplomatically and economically for countries that have problems before they erupt and trigger military action.
December 09, 2010 -
More than 40,000 servicemembers have been wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Department of Veterans Affairs and the Defense Department are facing a backlog in disability claims. Both agencies have been conducting a pilot to…
December 09, 2010 -
The Federal Bed Bug Workgroup meets in February for its second summit.
December 09, 2010 -
The nation\'s No. 2 military officer on Wednesday strongly endorsed the warfighting value of information-sharing.
December 09, 2010 -
A federal judge on Tuesday sentenced the son of a convicted spy to five years of probation for helping his father contact his old Russian handlers. Nathan Nicholson, son of ex-CIA agent Harold \"Jim\" Nicholson, pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges. The son had been used as the middle man in an attempt to try to collect money from the Russians while behind bars. The younger Nicholson apologized to the court and said he was embarrassed by his actions. Harold Nicholson is one of the highest-ranking CIA officers ever convicted of espionage.
December 08, 2010 -
The long-term fallout of the Wikileaks disclosure is turning up already. Some foreign governments appear to be pulling back already. Col. Dave Lapan, a Pentagon spokesman, says \"We have gotten indications that there is at least some change in how individuals and governments cooperate with us, and share information,\" Lapan repeated the concern that would-be informants or established intelligence sources might not be coming forward out of fear they could be exposed, or that governments might become more \"circumspect with the information they share.\"
December 08, 2010