President Biden has made clear in his first 100 days that he will pursue a values-based foreign policy that prioritizes democracy and human rights. This is welcome and past due. But his administration will need to lay out a new approach to US arms sales to make it happen. US arms sales are one of the […]
Human rights literally disappeared from former President Trump’s National Security Council (NSC) when he dropped the term from the position once known as the special assistant to the President for multilateral affairs and human rights. President Biden has appointed a new coordinator for democracy and human rights in the NSC. This firmly reestablishes the issue […]
The MQ-9B and Gambit Series represent parallel capabilities that address global challenges for security head-on.
"What happens to the funds that were authorized and appropriated by Congress for the NSpC?," a former space official wonders.
It’s unclear if Robert O’Brien’s calls for hypersonic missiles on destroyers and building more frigates indicate he is inserting himself in Pentagon budget planning.
"Rather than imposing specific requirements, SPD-5 affords all government stakeholders a policy framework to implement prudent practices to enhance resilience, including specific efforts to work with the commercial space sector overall and promote information sharing. That’s an improvement from the status quo," Andrew D'Uva, US industry chair of the Space Force/NSA’s Commercial Space INFOSEC Working Group (CSIWG) says.
By pushing work online – and partially paralyzing Congress – COVID-19 has highlighted shortfalls the co-founder of the Cyber Caucus has warned about for 19 years.
On today’s battlefield, mobility isn’t optional - it’s mission-critical.
The Space-ISAC will help space companies understand and comply with DoD's new Cyber Maturity Model Certification to qualify for contracts.
"Neither space policy nor cybersecurity policy is prepared for the challenges created by the meshing of space and cyberspace, especially for the spacecraft," finds a new Aerospace Corp. report.
The National Security Council, Air Force Space Command, the Missile Defense Agency, and NASA among others will share analysis about, warnings of, and potential responses to cybersecurity threats to satellites and ground stations with industry under a new public-private partnership.
"If it’s a hurricane, [at the Defense Department], they’ve got the mission assignments. They know, 'OK, we’ve got to send people to fill sandbags,'" DHS's Jeanette Manfra explained. For cyber responses, she said, "that part is not mature enough."
Partnerships with outside industry are a cornerstone of the kingdom’s ambitious growth strategy.
Severe instability in the national security establishment raises questions not about the president's policy judgements, but about the government's ability to plan for and implement those decisions.
An Israeli expert said that the critical question is, where will the Turks deploy the Russian system. "If it is deployed near the border with Syria it may endanger air forces that will attack Iranian controlled militias in Iraq," the Israeli source says.
WASHINGTON: The entire US government — not just the Pentagon — needs to wake up to the intertwined threats of cyber warfare and political subversion, Army and National Security Agency officials say. It’ll take a major cultural change to get the whole of government to compete effectively in the grey zone between peace and war. […]
Half of all private-sector divestments lose value, and many of the most common risks of carve-outs in the private sector also apply to the military. Here are ways to avoid those pitfalls.