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DoD Studying Congressional Mandate For New Cyber Office As Nominee Awaits

By Cal Biesecker

Friday, March 31st, 2023

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DoD Studying Congressional Mandate For New Cyber Office As Nominee Awaits

The Department of Defense has contracted out a study to examine how a congressionally-directed office for cyberspace should be structured and a nominee to head the new office is unlikely until after the report is completed this fall, a DoD official said last week. The study by a federally-funded research and development center will also look at things such what components of electronic and information warfare should be in the new assistant secretary of defense for cyberspace policy office, John…

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With $1.5 Trillion Request, Army, Air Force, Navy’s Unfunded Lists Focus Solely On MILCON Projects

With the Trump administration’s push to massively increase defense spending to $1.5 trillion in fiscal year 2027, the Army, Air Force and Navy have eschewed submitting large unfunded priorities lists […]

Unmanned Systems

Bipartisan House Bill Would Give National Guard To Counter-Drone Authorities

Seeking to close gaps that may arise between state and local law enforcers in different jurisdictions, a bipartisan contingent of House members this week introduced a bill that would allow […]

Congress

Munitions Fired Represent Most of $25 Billion Spent By Pentagon on Iran War So Far

Munitions fired in the two-month old “Operation Epic Fury” against Iran represent most of the $25 billion cost the Pentagon has incurred thus far in the conflict, the acting Defense […]

Congress

Slotkin: Pentagon Should Use Anthropic’s Mythos To Spot Cyber Security Gaps

The Pentagon should be using Anthropic‘s recently announced Mythos artificial intelligence model to spot gaps in cyber security, Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) said on Tuesda. “I think the thing that […]