Tag: USA

Cybersecurity Is One of Five Pillars in State’s Modernization Initiative (Mariam Baksh, Nextgov)

The State Department is working with Congress to create a new bureau for cyberspace and digital policy as part of a general push to...
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Inside the Air Force Training Program that Will Pit Human Pilots Against AI (Brandi Vincent, Nextgov)

Air Force fighter pilots will soon face new opponents in their training: artificial intelligence-based enemy pilots that can match humans based on their personal...
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FBI Warns of Ranzy Locker Hacks Against U.S. Companies (Alexandra Kelley, Nextgov)

The Federal Bureau of Investigation issued a Flash report warning detailing security compromises associated with Ranzy Locker ransomware, which has targeted victims in the...
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Lawmaker Introduces ‘Drain the Swamp Act’ to Force All Agencies to Leave Washington (Eric Katz, Nextgov)

A Republican lawmaker this week introduced a measure to force all federal agencies to relocate out of the Washington, D.C., area, saying it would...
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Senate Committee Chair: ‘Ransomware Has Changed the Equation’ (Patience Wait, Nextgov)

When Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., talks about cybersecurity, his sense of urgency is palpable. Peters, who is chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental...
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Scammers Are Using Fake Job Ads to Steal People’s Identities (Cezary Podkul, Nextgov)

It has become a ubiquitous internet ad, with versions popping up everywhere from Facebook and LinkedIn to smaller sites like Jobvertise: Airport shuttle driver...
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The Tribalist Threat to Climate Action (Andrew Sheng, Xiao Geng, Project-Syndicate)

Two global struggles – Cold War II and the fight against climate change – are colliding. By agreeing to hold a virtual summit before...
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Gen. Milley calls Chinese weapon test ‘very concerning’ (Robert Burns, The Associated Press, Defense News)

China recently conducted a “very concerning” test of a hypersonic weapon system as part of its aggressive advance in space and military technologies, the top U.S....
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Here’s when General Dynamics thinks a sale of Abrams tanks to Poland will move forward (Jen Judson, Defense News)

Poland announced earlier this year it planned to buy 250 M1A2 Abrams SEPv3 tanks, with hopes deliveries would be made as early as 2022, but General...
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DISA director announces agency reorganization (Mark Pomerlau, Defense News)

The Defense Information Systems Agency earlier this month underwent a major reorganization, according to its director. “The reason that we did the reorganization on 1...
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US senators urge Biden to waive sanctions for India’s S-400 purchase (Joe Gould, Defense News)

Two key senators are urging President Joe Biden to waive sanctions against India for its purchase of a Russian S-400 air defense system, saying such a...
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Kongsberg, Raytheon ready to keep up as Naval Strike Missile demand grows (Megan Eckstein, Defense News)

As the U.S. Marine Corps begins launching the Naval Strike Missile from unmanned ground vehicles and the U.S. Navy continues installing NSM on its...
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With F-16 deal in limbo, Erdogan-Biden meeting postponed to Glasgow (Diego Cupolo, Al Monitor)

An expected meeting between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his US counterpart, Joe Biden, at the G20 summit in Rome this weekend has been...
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Erdogan says he expects to discuss F-35 dispute with Biden (Al Jazeera)

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he expects to meet US President Joe Biden next week and take up Turkey’s removal from the US-led...
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How should Taiwan, Japan, and the United States cooperate better on defense of Taiwan? (Yoichi Kato, Brookings)

As tensions rise over the Taiwan Strait, the urgent sense of threat is increasing in Japan. So is the realization that trilateral cooperation with...
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6 job quality metrics every company should know. What companies can measure to drive meaningful improvement to workers’ well-being (Marcela Escobari, Brookings)

Today’s labor shortages make it an auspicious moment for companies ready to measure and improve labor conditions. To do so, corporate boards and management...
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