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Obama Directs Election Hacking Review, Congress Haggles Over Own Investigation Types

Friday, December 16th, 2016

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Obama Directs Election Hacking Review, Congress Haggles Over Own Investigation Types

President Obama last week instructed the intelligence community (IC) to conduct a full review of the pattern of malicious cyber activity related to the U.S. presidential election cycle while Congress is moving toward investigations into the 2016 Russian hacking around the elections.White House Principal Deputy Press Secretary Eric Schultz announced on Dec. 9 that Obama requested the report, set to be delivered to him before he leaves office on Jan. 20, will examine “this pattern of malicious cyber activity timed…

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]