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New US nuclear chief takes fresh stance on sea-launched cruise missile
Gen. Anthony Cotton, who commands the U.S. nuclear arsenal, is less bullish than his predecessor on congressional efforts to develop SLCM-N.
US Strategic Command chief: Sea missile cancellation opens ‘deterrence and assurance gap’
Amid U.S. Joe Biden’s plans to cancel the Sea-Launched Cruise Missile-Nuclear development program, the U.S. admiral who oversees America’s nuclear forces warned lawmakers Monday he sees “a deterrence and assurance gap."
By Joe Gould
After SolarWinds, US needs to toughen cyber defenses, says Microsoft president
Microsoft Corp. President Brad Smith asked the Senate Armed Services Committee to picture the danger from a cyberattack on the water supply or other national infrastructures.
By Joe Gould
No. 2 Senate Democrat decries alleged Russian hack as ‘virtual invasion’
The Senate minority leader said the U.S. needs to "respond in kind" to a newly disclosed cyberespionage campaign that targeted government agencies by exploiting SolarWinds' network tool.
By Joe Gould
The Pentagon’s supply chain faces an economy under siege
It's survival of the funded, as defense contractors up and down the Defense Department's supply chain battle to stay afloat.
By Valerie Insinna and Aaron Mehta
Is leadership the missing piece to solving election security?
With stakeholders across all levels of government in the United States involved in election security, experts say Washington now needs a designated leader.
By Andrew Eversden
Key Republicans seek ban on intel sharing with countries that use Huawei
The legislation could potentially downgrade America’s “special relationship” with the U.K., which is reportedly expected to grant Chinese telecom giant Huawei some access to its nascent 5G network.
By Joe Gould
Illegally sold Chinese surveillance equipment installed at military installations, feds say
A Long Island firm sold tens of millions of dollars in Chinese-made surveillance and other sensitive security equipment to customers, including the U.S. military to use on aircraft carriers, by falsely claiming the goods were manufactured in America, federal prosecutors said Thursday.
SOCOM leaders want to reduce the load on operators to create ‘hyper-enabled’ operators
How U.S. Special Operations Command wants machine learning and AI to provide tactical advantages.
By Andrew White
Report: Navy is under ‘cyber siege,’ national secrets leaking from the hull
A 57-page internal Navy review provided to the Wall Street Journal paints a dire picture regarding the cyber war already being waged.
By Kyle Rempfer
How a name change will focus this DHS office’s mission
After over 10 years, a name change for the Department of Homeland Security's National Protection and Programs Directorate would give the organization a chance to better focus on cyber and infrastructure security.
By Jessie Bur