The Intelligence Community’s efforts to strengthen cybersecurity got a billion-dollar upgrade last week. The National Security Agency, along with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, broke ground last Thursday on a plot
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Speaking at a meeting of The Wall Street Journal CEO Council, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said the recent partnership between the Department of Homeland Security, a civilian agency, and the Defense
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Last week, the Defense Department announced U.S. Cyber Command, tasked with defending DoD’s military networks against cyber assaults, is now fully operational. In other words, Cybercom, if necessary, is ready for cyber
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The U.S. Cyber Command is now fully operational after months of completing essential tasks to reach its “fully operational capability†status, the Defense Department announced Nov. 3. Cyber Command completed a number
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The Defense Department and the Department of Homeland Security have developed a new cybersecurity framework to better coordinate cybersecurity policies for the federal government. The agreement, released in a memo yesterday, lays
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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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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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A new book by veteran Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward reveals the tensions between President Barack Obama’s administration and military commanders over the build-up of troops in Afghanistan late last year. According
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After last year’s cyber policy review, the government is making moves to protect U.S. networks against hackers and other threats, but critics say there is still a long way to go. Although
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In an unusual move, the Defense Intelligence Agency has entered negotiations with St. Martin’s Press to purchase all 10,000 copies of Operation Dark Heart, the controversial memoirs of former undercover operative Lt.
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