Tag: USA

(USA) The Republicans do not have the moral courage to take on Trump (Anna Jacobs, Al Jazeera)

On January 6, supporters of outgoing US President Donald Trump took over the US Capitol Building, which houses the meeting chambers of the House...

US Govt kicked off ‘Hack the Army 3.0’ bug bounty program (Security Affairs)

https://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/113116/security/hack-the-army-3-0.html

(USA) Mass of Drones Storms Manhattan in Trial to Counter Future Threats (The Defense Post)

Forty-nine drones zoomed past Manhattan skyscrapers performing complex maneuvers on an October weekend last year as part of a joint New York Police Department...

(USA) ‘Once You Engage in Political Violence, It Becomes Easier to Do It Again’ (Naomi Schalit, Ore Koren, Defense One)

Before the November 2020 election, Ore Koren  — assistant professor of political science at Indiana University — wrote a story for The Conversation about the likelihood of election-related violence in...

(USA) IGs Ask: How Well Do Feds Share Cyber-Threat Info? (Mariam Baksh, Defense One)

Just as reports of hackers accessing government systems were emerging, the Commerce Department’s inspector general office announced it would immediately begin assessing agencies’ information-sharing...

(USA) Aging ICBMs Must Be Replaced, Not Refurbished, STRATCOM Chief Says (Patrick Tucker, Defense One)

Amid reports that the Biden administration may scale back a planned 30-year, $1.2 trillion nuclear-modernization plan, the leader of U.S. Strategic Command wants everyone to know: America’s...

(USA) Former defense secretaries Mattis, Esper decry attack on the Capitol and Trump’s rhetoric (Leo Shane III and Howard Altman, Defense News)

Former Defense Secretaries Jim Mattis and Mark Esper both condemned both Wednesday’s attack on the Capitol building by rioters and President Donald Trump for his role...

(USA) Defense Department must determine the threat from quantum computers (Andrew Eversden, Defense News)

The U.S. Department of Defense must determine the national security threat posed by quantum computing, as part of the new annual defense policy law. The...

(USA) Hyten outlines future steps to dominate the electromagnetic spectrum (Mark Pomerleau, Defense News)

In rebuilding the Pentagon’s electronic warfare prowess — and executing a recently released strategy to do so — the department’s No. 2 officer bestowed...

US Strategic Command chief defends ICBM replacement program (Valerie Insinna, Defense News)

The U.S. Defense Department must be allowed to press forward with replacing its Cold War-era Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missiles, the head of U.S. Strategic Command...

Cautious Optimism in Ramallah Regarding Biden (Col (Res.) Dr. Raphael G. Bouchnik-Chen and Col. (res.) David Hacham, BESA Center)

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The Palestinian Authority (PA) has a long wish list for the Biden administration, but its initial approach will be restrained and realistic....

Alibaba,Tencent shares fall after reports of US investment ban (Bloomberg, Al Jazeera)

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. and Tencent Holdings Ltd. led a technology stocks selloff as the Trump administration considers barring investments in China’s two most...

Twitter, Facebook freeze Trump’s accounts after Congress assault (Al Jazeera)

Social media giants Twitter and Facebook temporarily locked the accounts of US President Donald Trump, as they scrambled to crack down on his baseless...

US airline union urges ban on protesters who stormed Capitol (Al Jazeera)

Supporters of President Donald Trump who stormed the United States Capitol on Wednesday should not be allowed to leave the Washington area on commercial...

US criticises India, Italy and Turkey over digital taxes (Al Jazeera)

Digital service taxes adopted by India, Italy and Turkey discriminate against United States companies and are inconsistent with international tax principles, the US Trade...

Transition 2021: What Will Biden’s Trade Policy Look Like? (Edward Alden, Jennifer Hillman, James M. Lindsay, CFR)

Edward Alden, CFR’s Bernard L. Schwartz senior fellow specializing in U.S. economic competitiveness, trade, and immigration policy, and Jennifer Hillman, senior fellow for trade...