Mike Rogers

• Cyber Mission Forces try to manipulate cyber terrain with new policy

  DoD is trying to make its networks more conducive to Third Offset Strategy technologies with new guidance.

  Defense News

  June 01, 2017
• CYBERCOM setting up new acquisition office for rapid procurement funds

  U.S. Cyber Command is creating a 10 person team to handle the $75 million a year it will have for acquisition.

  Acquisition Policy

  January 03, 2017
• DoD wants Trump to change Reserve training options

  The Defense Department hopes the next administration will create more flexible training models for reservists in order to retain those in aviation and cyber realms.

  Defense

  December 08, 2016
• Mattis nomination for SECDEF requires both houses of Congress, but all signs point to yes

  The expected nomination of retired Marine Gen. James Mattis to become secretary of defense depends on a one-time change to federal statutes that require military officers to have been retired for at least seven years before becoming the civilian leader of the Pentagon.

  DoD Reporter's Notebook

  December 05, 2016
• Congress raises concern over future of NSA’s Rogers

  Reports about the job security of NSA director Adm. Mike Rogers has several members of Congress up in arms.

  Federal Drive

  November 28, 2016
• Armed Services Committee members find solid ground in election results

  Despite a crazy election, members of the House and Senate Armed Services Committees found stability in the results.

  Congress

  November 09, 2016
• U.S. Cyber Command acquisition experiment begins broader cyber self-assessment

  The federal government’s cybersecurity policy has reached a crossroads, and the upcoming presidential transition is an opportunity to take a long, hard look in the mirror, and decide how to move forward.

  Cybersecurity

  October 21, 2016
• Memo gives behind the scenes look at DoD reforms

  A memo obtained by Federal News Radio looks at what Pentagon leaders wanted and explicitly didn't want in reforming the Defense Department.

  Defense

  April 07, 2016
• Intelligence agencies need to be more aggressive, says former lawmaker

  National security expert and former congressman Mike Rogers said he wants intelligence agencies to be more aggressive in information gathering, and for everyone else to let them.

  Cybersecurity

  March 31, 2016
• Investments in Cyber Command reflect evolving nature of threats

  Adm. Mike Rogers, commander of U.S. Cyber Command and director of the National Security Agency, told Congress that increased investments in cybersecurity are a reflection of the world we live in, responding to Representatives concerned about rising budget deficits and potential future cuts to DoD.

  Defense

  March 17, 2016
• NSA sniffing around Skunk Works to help acquisition process

  NSA is setting up a rapid acquisition office to help engage industry and help the industrial base.

  Acquisition

  March 09, 2016
• NSA rolls out specifics of its reorganization

  Adm. Mike Rogers plans to create four new directorates to better integrate the agency’s two core missions, foreign signals intelligence and information assurance.

  Defense

  February 09, 2016
• NSA’s secret sauce to its employees’ loyalty

  The National Security Agency has retained almost 97 percent of its employees in 2015.

  Workforce

  February 01, 2016
• Budget deal doesn’t pay DoD’s long-term modernization bills

  The Pentagon bolsters its plea for $1 trillion in nuclear modernization funds as the weapons age and funding is limited.

  Budget

  December 07, 2015