Tag: USA

The U.S. Mission to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE): Advancing Security, Prosperity, and Human Rights (US Department of State)

The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) is the world’s largest and most comprehensive regional security organization with 57 participating states from...

Biden administration turns focus to space as rivals China, Russia loom (Reuters)

The Biden administration on Wednesday laid out a new strategy for responsible civil, commercial and national security-related use of space amid growing commercial interests...

With China and U.S. talks, South Korea tries to push forward on N.Korea (Phil Stewart, Reuters)

South Korea will broach North Korea separately with two different audiences on Thursday, holding talks with Beijing's top diplomat in China and with visiting...

Blinken warns of ‘high-impact’ economic steps if Russia invades Ukraine (Humeyra Pamuk, Reuters)

The United States is deeply concerned by evidence that Russia has made plans for significant aggressive moves against Ukraine and will respond with a...

Report: U.S. Workforce Falling Behind Competitors in Digital Skills (Alexandra Kelley, Nextgov)

The U.S. workforce is becoming less digitally-savvy compared to those of other nations, with American employees broadly lagging in skills like basic computer literacy...

Sixth Member of International Hacking Community Sentenced in SIM Card Scheme (Alexandra Kelley, Nextgov)

A U.S. court sentenced a member of an international hacking organization to 10 months in prison along with heavy fines in connection with a...

Energy Department Awards Verizon $34.6M to Modernize its Communications Services (Brandi Vincent, Nextgov)

The Energy Department selected Verizon Public Sector to boost its communications and information technology services across all of its existing hubs—and support any new...

CISA Seeks Protective Email Service that Tracks Agencies’ Security Compliance (Mariam Baksh, Nextgov)

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is in the market for a service that can help to protect both recipients of government emails as...

FTC Investigating Major Retailers Over Supply Chain Backlog (Alexandra Kelley, Nextgov)

The Federal Trade Commission ordered nine major retailers, including Amazon, Kroger, and Walmart, to release company information to illuminate ongoing supply chain issues that...

US, S. Korea to Write New War Plan to Counter N. Korean Nukes, Missiles (Tara Copp, Defense One)

The U.S. and the Republic of Korea are expected to announce this week they will begin writing a new war plan for North Korea...

Range Limits, Enemy Snooping Are Leading Naval Services to More Virtual Training (Caitlin M. Kenney, Defense One)

Virtual training environments are becoming more important as the naval services work around the limits of physical ranges and try to keep adversaries from...

The NDAA Likely Won’t Become Law Until 2022. That’s ‘Not The End of the World’ (Jacqueline Feldscher, Defense One)

It’s looking more and more likely that the annual defense policy bill will not become law in 2021. Congress frequently has an end-of-calendar-year push to...

Space Force Has a Plan for Training Its Troops. Now It Must Figure Out What They Need to Learn (Patrick Tucker, Defense One)

Unlike its earthbound sister services, the Space Force can’t simply head out to some terrestrial exercise range to train its troops, develop new tactics,...

Russia orders US diplomats to leave as Ukraine tensions escalate (Al Jazeera)

Tensions between Russia and the United States have further soured a day before top officials from both countries are set to meet, with Moscow...

Anuvu raises $50 million for small GEO mobility constellation (Jason Rainbow, SpaceNews)

Investors that rescued Anuvu from bankruptcy in March have thrown $50 million behind plans for the mobile connectivity provider to have its own constellation...

Lightfoot to lead Lockheed Martin space unit (Jeff Foust, SpaceNews)

Lockheed Martin has named a former acting administrator of NASA as the new head of its space business unit. The company announced Nov. 30 that...