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Army

Army Commanders Lack Clarity On Defensive And Offensive Cyber Capabilities

Tuesday, November 10th, 2015

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Army Commanders Lack Clarity On Defensive And Offensive Cyber Capabilities

The Army is increasingly dependent on the service-wide communications network that provides units and commanders at all levels the information needed to perform its various missions, but the complex network is vulnerable to cyber-attack and commanders have little understanding of how to defend it or retaliate against an enemy's opposing systems, service officials said Nov. 10.“We must drive convergence,” Maj. Gen. Stephen Fogarty said at a forum on Army cyber capabilities hosted by the Association of the U.S. Army outside…

Congress

House Republicans’ Blueprint For Reconciliation 3.0 Includes $60 Billion For Defense

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Congress

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Congress

Concerns Raised At SASC Hearing On Unobligated Reconciliation Funds And Lack Of Updates On Iran War Cost

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Unmanned Systems

CBO Says Upfront Costs To Protect Military Installations From Drones Between $1 Million And $74 Million

The initial costs to acquire and deploy counter-small unmanned aircraft system (C-sUAS) defenses at individual Defense Department installations are estimated at between $1.2 million and $73.6 million depending on the […]