The Senate Armed Services Committee yesterday heard testimony from three top Pentagon planners on the proposed closing of Joint Forces Command. And, as expected, there were fireworks. Sen. Jim Webb (D-Va.) led
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Department of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano announced the beginning of Cyber Storm III, a conference of experts and other cyber-incident responders to evaluate the nation’s readiness to deal with a web-based assault.
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The Obama administration is seeking sweeping new regulations to force all Internet communications services to have the technical capability of abiding by wiretap orders. The administration also seeks new authority to scrutinize
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Calling cyber policy and preparation, “one of the most critical problems our country faces,†head of the U.S. Cyber Command Gen. Keith Alexander offered a nuanced position yesterday in congressional testimony on
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Director of the National Counterterrorism Center Michael Leiter yesterday submitted an official report to the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee, reporting that al-Qaeda is likely plotting more frequent smaller-scale attacks
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Army Gen. and Director of the National Security Agency Keith B. Alexander takes the witness stand at the House Armed Services Committees hearings this morning. And if comments to reporters last night
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They’ve dodged bullets and bombs in some of the most dangerous corners of the globe, but now the Defense Department says U.S. service members should be on the lookout for a different
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In addition to learning how to shoot and pilot a helicopter, one military contractor is teaching U.S. troops headed for Afghanistan a skill that might be overlooked in the heat of battle
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A report issued today by the National Intelligence Council and the European Union’s Institute for Security Studies turns its focus toward global governance–the collective management of international problems–and reaches some sobering conclusions.
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When the annual NATO summit gets underway in November, along with discussions of strategy and success in Afghanistan, the military alliance of Western democracies will also explore ways to revitalize the organization
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