Tag: USA

NSA Director: Evolving Cyber Threats Require Deeper Public-Private Partnerships (Brandi Vincent, Nextgov)

The government has long leaned on partnerships with companies and academia to advance technology, but according to one top cybersecurity leader, the complexities of...
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Governments Warn Iran Is Targeting Microsoft and Fortinet Flaws to Plant Ransomware (Mariam Baksh, Nextgov)

The cybersecurity agencies of the U.S., U.K. and Australia are urging critical infrastructure organizations to patch vulnerabilities in Microsoft and Fortinet products that they...
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Survey: 20% of Defense Contractors at Risk for Ransomware Attack (Alexandra Kelley, Nextgov)

A survey featuring some of the United States' top defense contractors suggests that about 20% of them are “highly susceptible” to a ransomware attack,...
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Pentagon Scrambles to Defend ‘Juicy Targets’ After Rivals’ Space Tests (Tara Copp, Defense One)

Russia’s direct ascent anti-satellite launch Monday is adding urgency to the U.S. Space Force’s efforts to better defend U.S. space assets, and has left...
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Are Naval Forces on the Right Path? Leaders Run Wargame to Check (Caitilin M. Kenney, Defense One)

Top naval leaders attended a tabletop wargame Wednesday whose Pacific-conflict scenario was meant to help determine whether their decisions about capabilities and platforms have...
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The US Must Turn the Tables on Russia’s Psyops (Ivana Stradner, Defense One)

Andrei Ilnitsky, an advisor to the Russian defense minister, maintains that the U.S. is waging a “psychological war” against Russia. If only. Since the Cold War, America’s...
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Air Force Research Laboratory awards university $1 billion for space technology research (Nathan Strout, Defense News)

The Air Force Research Laboratory has awarded Utah State University a $1 billion contract to support space-related research and technology development at its Space...
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Senate turns to NDAA after de-linking China competition bill (Joe Gould, Defense News)

The Senate could consider the annual defense authorization bill as soon as Thursday after Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., abandoned a controversial push to merge it...
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Got cruise missile-armed cargo planes? The US Air Force is nearly there (Stephen Losey, Defense News)

The U.S. Air Force conducted a test of its Rapid Dragon palletized munition system concept Nov. 3, which could one day pave the way to launching...
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To prevent nuclear war, President Biden should listen to Vice President Biden (William J. Perry, Tom Z. Collina, Defense News)

President Joe Biden probably knows more about nuclear policy than any commander-in-chief in recent history. He served in the Senate for 36 years and was...
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Balancing accessibility and quality in Blue Dot Network infrastructure finance (John Taishu Pitt, East Asia Forum)

While the US-led Bretton Woods Institutions have been supporting infrastructure projects since the 1940s, there has been criticism in recent years that the United States has...
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Biased appraisals and the devaluation of housing in Black neighborhoods (Jonathan Rothwell and Andre M. Perry, Brookings)

In September, Freddie Mac released a groundbreaking analysis of the U.S. home appraisal industry. Consistent with concerns raised by critics, they found that homes...
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After Biden-Xi summit, what next for US-China trade war? (Michele Koh Morollo, Al Jazeera)

The virtual meeting between United States President Joe Biden and China’s leader Xi Jinping helped ease the growing tension between the two countries but...
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US, Canada, Mexico leaders to meet in first summit since 2016 (Al Jazeera)

United States President Joe Biden, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador are set to meet in person in...
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US warns Iran-backed hackers are targeting critical US sectors (Al Jazeera)

Hackers linked to the Iranian government have been targeting a “broad range of victims” inside the United States, including by deploying ransomware, according to an advisory issued...
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Secretary Antony J. Blinken Remarks at Bilateral Strategic Dialogue with Kenyan Cabinet Secretary of Foreign Affairs Raychelle Omamo (US Department of State)

FOREIGN SECRETARY OMAMO:  Well, may I begin by just extending to you again another warm welcome to Kenya.  We are so delighted to host you...
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