Joe Gould was the senior Pentagon reporter for Defense News, covering the intersection of national security policy, politics and the defense industry. He had previously served as Congress reporter.
The U.S. watched as Russia “penetrated” French systems during the election runup and gave French officials “a heads up,” Adm. Mike Rogers said Tuesday.
A top U.S. cyber official says the United States watched Russians penetrate France's computer networks and tipped French officials before the hacking became public during the country's recent election.
As the U.S. Army transitions from counterinsurgency fights to preparing for near-peer threats, its network communications strategy is at a crossroads, according to Army officials.
Sen. Lindsey Graham, one of the senators leading the call for a select committee to investigate Russian interference in US elections, will not chair a new Armed Services Cyber Subcommittee expected to investigate the matter.
Congress on Friday passed historic legislation allowing US Marine Corps Gen. James Mattis to serve as the next defense secretary, overriding some Democrats who took a stand for civilian control of the military.