Tag: USA

Digital Service Delivery Spikes, Holds Steady in States (Noelle Knell, Government Technology)

When keeping the lights on became physically impossible as the pandemic swept the country, technology leaders in government turned to keeping the services available....
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How Can States, Feds Collaborate Better on Cybersecurity? (Jule Pattison-Gordon, Government Technology)

Something must change with federal information sharing and state and federal roles if states are to be most effective at responding to cyber criminals,...
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America’s doughnut shaped Indo-Pacific strategy (Henry Storey, The Interpreter)

With the exception of India, the common thread linking the United States’ Indo-Pacific and broader China strategy so far has been the rallying of long-standing...
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Stronger deterrence will avoid war over Taiwan (Peter Jennings, The Strategist)

Xi Jinping is positioning the People’s Liberation Army to bring Taiwan under the control of the Chinese Communist Party. The Taiwanese assess perhaps a...
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US Treasury FinCEN linked $5.2 billion in BTC transactions to ransomware payments (Pierluigi Paganini, Security Affairs)

The U.S. Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) linked roughly $5.2 billion worth of Bitcoin transactions to ransomware. US Treasury FinCEN linked $5.2B in...
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DDS Security Clearance Tool Evolves into ‘SITH’ Insider Threat Program (Aaron Boyd, Nextgov)

An automated background investigations prototype developed by the Defense Digital Service is being retooled to focus instead on identifying insider threats, including a rebranding...
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Treasury Analysis Identifies Cryptocurrency Exchanges Associated With Ransomware (Mariam Baksh, Nextgov)

The Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network is using a combination of greater ransomware disclosures and commercially available tools for blockchain analysis to figure...
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Navy to Prototype Fish-Inspired, Autonomous Robots with ‘Self-Healing’ Parts (Brandi Vincent, Nextgov)

U.S. Navy officials are developing next-generation autonomous underwater robots that generate virtually no radiated noise while navigating the ocean. To make the actuators—or components that...
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Agencies Warn of Ongoing Cyber Threats to Water Treatment Facilities (Alexandra Kelley, Nextgov)

Four federal agencies have issued a joint advisory warning of ongoing cyber threats against  systems that help operate various U.S. waterways and water systems. Issued...
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Health Agency CISO Looks to Increase Security in Software Transparency Requirements (Mariam Baksh, Nextgov)

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ plan to implement President Joe Biden’s executive order on software procurement will require more than the bare...
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U.S. Rejects Moscow’s Claim That Its Warship Tried To Enter Russian Waters (RFE RL)

The U.S. Navy has rejected a claim by Moscow that a U.S. warship tried to enter Russian territorial waters in the Sea of Japan...
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Can the US wrestle back influence in Latin America from China? (Al Jazeera)

China has used its $1 trillion Belt and Road Initiative to expand its economic and diplomatic ties worldwide, including in Latin America – a...
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PLA on high alert, vows to shatter any ‘Taiwan independence’ separatist acts: Defense Ministry spokesperson (Global Times)

China expressed strong dissatisfaction and resolute opposition to a US statement claiming the PLA's intensified military drills in the Taiwan Straits have damaged regional...
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Army Gets Strategic About Going Digital (Brandi Vincent, Defense One)

The newly crafted Army Digital Transformation Strategy, or ADTS, marks a key component of the branch’s overarching modernization efforts that is meant to reform...
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Air Force research lab signs agreement with ‘gas-stations-in-space’ company (Nathan Strout, Defense News)

The Air Force Research Laboratory signed a research agreement with a company pioneering orbital refueling stations for spacecraft, signaling the military’s interest in using...
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KC-46 gets new refueling approvals for TRANSCOM missions (Stephen Losey, Defense News)

The KC-46 Pegasus is now able to refuel the Air Force’s fourth-generation fighter jets during missions for U.S. Transportation Command, expanding the service’s air...
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