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Cyber

Gen. Alexander Vows New Security Measures In Wake Of Snowden Affair

Gally Articola

Monday, July 22nd, 2013

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Army Gen. Keith Alexander, head of the National Security Agency (NSA), said last week at the Aspen Security Forum that the agency is considering steps to strengthen security following the scandal with former contractor and accused spy Edward Snowden. The measures under consideration include requiring two-person authentication to move documents and reducing the number of employees with thumb drive privileges. Snowden had been responsible for a SharePoint site, which gave him greater access and allowed him to move files freely. …

Congress

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

House Republicans on Wednesday unveiled a blueprint for a third reconciliation bill that includes $60 billion for defense, a figure slightly below the Trump administration’s request to cover Iran war […]

Congress

Senate Dems Block Consideration Of FY ‘27 NDAA Over Iran War Concerns

Senate Democrats on Tuesday blocked a vote to advance consideration of the chamber’s $1.14 trillion fiscal year 2027 National Defense Authorization (NDAA). The procedural vote was 46-50, failing to reach […]

Congress

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

Members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) raised concerns at a hearing on Tuesday about the majority of funds in the $153 billion first reconciliation bill being unobligated thus […]

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 […]