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1mo agoNOC RTX MRCY ESLT+2Contracts for Sept. 24, 2026U.S. Department of WarNAVY Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Linthicum Heights, Maryland, is awarded a not-to-exceed $123,781,000 fixed-price incentive (firm-target) contract for the procurement of F-35 APG-85 Lot 7 long-lead materials, parts, components, and associated efforts necessary to support the delivery schedule for sixty-seven production radars for the Air Force, Marine Corps, and Navy. Work will be performed in ...
4mo agoSYK JAMF HACK INST+4Hacked, leaked, and held for ransom: The worst breaches of 2026 so farTechCrunch
1y agoHACKU.S. Department of Defense Vision Statement for a Prosperous and Secure Southeast AsiaU.S. Department of WarThe United States aims to support a Southeast Asian region free of coercion where safety, security, sovereignty, self-determination, and prosperity are shepherded by ASEAN centrality. U.S. defense cooperation with Southeast Asian allies and partners, centered on ASEAN and its member states, seeks to empower the region through practical cooperation on building capabilities, exchanging expertise, en ...
2y agoHACK LHX GLDD GD+2Contracts for Sept. 20, 2024U.S. Department of WarNAVY Collins Aerospace, Cedar Rapids, Indiana, is awarded a $279,592,539 modification (P00009) to a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (N0042123D0001). This modification exercises an option to procure up to a maximum quantity of 8,493 AN/ARC-210(v) radios and ancillary equipment to install in over 400 strategic and tactical airborne, seaborne and land based (mobile ...
2y agoHACK OCIODiba Hadi Announced as the Principal Director, Cyber Academic Engagement OfficeU.S. Department of WarToday, the Office of the Chief of Information Officer (OCIO) announced the new Principal Director for the Cyber Academic Engagement Office (CAEO), Dr. Diba Hadi. Dr. Hadi brings over 30 years of experience in higher education and program development. In her previous role as the Senior Academic and Project Management Advisor at the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Dr. Hadi provided strategic academ ...
2y agoBAH LDOS HACK RTX+1Contracts for Aug. 16, 2024U.S. Department of WarAIR FORCE ActionNet Inc., Vienna, Virginia (FA8726-24-D-B002); Agile Decision Science LLC, Huntsville, Alabama (FA8726-24-D-B003); Agile Government LLC, Harrah, Oklahoma (FA8726-24-D-B004); AT&T Corp., Columbia, Maryland (FA8726-24-D-B005); Booz Allen Hamilton, McLean, Virginia (FA8726-24-D-B006); CACI Inc. – Federal, Chantilly, Virginia (FA8726-24-D-B007); CDO Technologies Inc., Dayton, Ohio (FA8 ...
2y agoHACKSecretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III Hosted Bilateral in Honor of His Excellency Hanno Pevkur Minister of Defense Republic of EstoniaU.S. Department of WarSECRETARY OF DEFENSE LLOYD AUSTIN: Well, Mr. Pevkur. Welcome. Welcome back to the Pentagon and thanks for coming back to Washington so soon after our successful and historic NATO summit. That summit made important progress on our priorities for NATO and for Ukraine. In February 2023, you hosted me during my first visit to your country as Secretary of Defense so I'm glad to be able to return the ho ...
2y agoHACKDoD Releases the Fulcrum: DoD Information Technology (IT) Advancement StrategyU.S. Department of WarToday, the Department of Defense (DoD) releases the Fulcrum: DoD Information Technology (IT) Advancement Strategy. This strategy will continue the transformative change in the Department’s IT; Cyber; Command, Control, and Communications; and digital workforce while setting the foundation for the future. On June 20th, the Deputy Secretary of Defense approved and signed the Fulcrum Strategy, emphasi ...
2y agoHACKFlag Officer AssignmentsU.S. Department of WarThe secretary of the Navy and chief of naval operations announced today the following assignments: Rear Adm. Heidi K. Berg will be assigned as deputy commander, Navy Space Command; and deputy commander, Fleet Cyber Command, Fort Meade, Maryland. Berg is currently serving as assistant deputy chief of naval operations for Operations, Plans, and Strategy, N3/N5B, Office of the Chief of Naval Operatio ...
2y agoHACK BWGeneral Officer AnnouncementsU.S. Department of WarSecretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III announced today that the president has made the following nominations: Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Michael J. Borgschulte for appointment to the grade of lieutenant general, with assignment as deputy commandant for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, Quantico, Virginia. Borgschulte is currently serving as commanding general, 3d Marine Aircraft Wing, San Diego, Califor ...
2y agoHACK EATGeneral Officer AssignmentsU.S. Department of WarThe Chief of Staff of the Army announces the following officer assignments: Maj. Gen. Kimberly M. Colloton, deputy commanding general for Military and International Operations, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Washington, D.C., to deputy chief of engineers, Office of the Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army; and deputy commanding general, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Washington, D.C. Maj. Gen. Lance G. Cur ...
2y agoHACKComptroller Michael J. McCord and Vice Adm. Sara A. Joyner Hold a Press Briefing on President Biden's Fiscal 2025 Defense BudgetU.S. Department of WarSTAFF: Good afternoon. Thank you for coming. I'm Christopher Sherwood, OSD Public Affairs. Today's briefing is on the Department of Defense's Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Request. Speaking with you today are Under Secretary of Defense Comptroller/Chief Financial Officer Michael J. McCord and director for structure resources assessment with the joint staff, Vice Admiral Sara A. Joyner. They will provide ...
2y agoHACKGeneral Officer AssignmentsU.S. Department of WarThe Chief of Staff of the Army announces the following officer assignments: Gen. James J. Mingus to vice chief of staff of the Army, Washington, D.C. He most recently served as director, Joint Staff, Washington, D.C. Lt. Gen. Michele H. Bredenkamp to director's advisor for Military Affairs, Office of the Director of National Intelligence, Washington, D.C. She most recently served as commanding gen ...
2y agoHACKGeneral Officer AnnouncementsU.S. Department of WarSecretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III announced today that the president has made the following nominations: Marine Corps Reserve Brig. Gen. Douglas K. Clark for appointment to the grade of major general. Clark is currently serving as commanding general, 4th Marine Division, U.S. Marine Forces Reserve, New Orleans, Louisiana. Marine Corps Reserve Brig. Gen. Sean N. Day for appointment to the gr ...
2y agoFIVG R HACK NYTPentagon Press Secretary Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder Holds a Press BriefingU.S. Department of WarBRIGADIER GENERAL PAT RYDER: All right, good afternoon, everyone. I have quite a bit to share at the top today, so thank you in advance for your patience, then we'll get right to your questions. This morning, the Air Force announced that the search and rescue effort for the Air Force Special Operations Command Osprey aircraft mishap in Japan has transitioned to a search and recovery effort. Of the ...
2y agoNOVA HACKAUKUS Defense Ministers Meeting Joint StatementU.S. Department of WarSecretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III hosted the Honourable Richard Marles MP, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence, Australia, and the Right Honourable Grant Shapps, Secretary of State for Defence, United Kingdom, at the Defense Innovation Unit Headquarters in California today to discuss the AUKUS enhanced defense and security partnership. For more than a century, the three nations h ...
3y agoLMT LDOS HACKContracts for Aug. 9, 2023U.S. Department of WarNAVY Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems, Manassas, Virginia, is awarded a $30,261,423 cost-plus-fixed-fee and cost-only modification to previously awarded contract N0002419C6400 for systems engineering and integration on Navy submarines. Work will be performed in Manassas, Virginia (68%); Waterford, Connecticut (10%); Groton, Connecticut (10%); Middletown, Rhode Island (7%); and Newport, R ...
3y agoLMT HACKContracts for July 13, 2023U.S. Department of WarU.S. TRANSPORTATION COMMAND Maersk Line Ltd., Norfolk, Virginia, (HTC71119DW026) was awarded a contract modification of $182,133,244 to exercise the economic adjustment option to the International Ocean Transportation and Intermodal Distribution Services contract (HTC71119DW). This modification provides continuation of world-wide performance, as specified on individual orders. The modification beg ...
3y agoFIVG HACKMajor General William Zana, National Guard Director for Strategic Plans and Policy, and International Affairs, Holds a Press Briefing on the 30th Anniversary of the State Partnership ProgramU.S. Department of WarSTAFF: Good morning and welcome. Thank you all for coming. Today, we're here with the director, strategy, plans and policy and international affairs, Major General William Zana, and he will discuss the State Partnership Program's 30th Anniversary Conference happening here in the National Capitol Region, 17 and 18 July. I'm Captain Jon LaDue, National Guard Bureau Public Affairs, and I'll be modera ...
3y agoHACKGeneral Officer AnnouncementsU.S. Department of WarSecretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III announced today that the president has made the following nominations: Space Force Lt. Gen. Michael A. Guetlein for appointment to the grade of general with assignment as vice chief of Space Operations, United States Space Force, Washington, D.C. Guetlein is currently serving as the commander, Space Systems Command, Los Angeles Air Force Base, California. S ...
3y agoHACK CPSTDepartment of Defense Cyber Crime Center's Vulnerability Disclosure Program Partners With George Mason UniversityU.S. Department of WarOver the last two years, the Department of Defense's Cyber Crime Center Vulnerability Disclosure Program, or VDP, has grown substantially, both in size and in public recognition. For its efforts throughout the 2022 Defense Industrial Base-VDP Pilot, the program earned a Cyber and IT Excellence Teams Award from the Office of the Department of Defense Chief Information Officer. The overwhelming succ ...
3y agoHACKDOD General Counsel Remarks at U.S. Cyber Command Legal Conference Remarks By Hon. Caroline KrassU.S. Department of WarI. Introduction Good morning. I want to thank General Nakasone and Colonel Hayden for inviting me to speak at the CYBERCOM legal conference today — I am delighted to be here. Every year, this conference gathers the legal community to explore the legal and policy aspects of military operations in cyberspace. This year's theme of integrated deterrence is especially timely in light of current challen ...
3y agoHACKDOD General Counsel Remarks at U.S. Cyber Command Legal ConferenceU.S. Department of WarI. Introduction Good morning. I want to thank General Nakasone and Colonel Hayden for inviting me to speak at the CYBERCOM legal conference today — I am delighted to be here. Every year, this conference gathers the legal community to explore the legal and policy aspects of military operations in cyberspace. This year's theme of integrated deterrence is especially timely in light of current challen ...
3y agoSAIC HACK LMT NOCContracts for April 6, 2023U.S. Department of WarDEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY Amentum Services Inc., Germantown, Maryland (SPRBL1-23-D-0004); Science Applications International Corp., doing business as SAIC, Fairfield, New Jersey (SPRBL1-23-D-0005); Centuria Corp.,** Reston, Virginia (SPRBL1-23-D-0006); STS International Inc.,*** Berkeley Springs, West Virginia (SPRBL1-23-D-0007); L3 Technologies Inc., doing business as Communication Systems-West, S ...
3y agoHACKDeputy Secretary Hicks and Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Grady Press Briefing on the FY24 Budget RequestU.S. Department of WarSTAFF: Okay, hi, everyone. Good morning. Thank you for joining us today. Today, the department is rolling out the FY2024 Defense Budget Request. Joining us today is Deputy Secretary of Defense Dr. Hicks and Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Grady. They will each provide remarks, and then take a couple of questions. So with that, I will turn it over to Dr. Hicks. DEPUTY SECRETARY OF D ...
3y agoHACKDeputy Secretary Hicks and Vice Chairman Adm. Grady Hold a Press Briefing on President Biden's Fiscal 2024 Defense BudgetU.S. Department of WarSTAFF: Okay, hi, everyone. Good morning. Thank you for joining us today. Today, the department is rolling out the FY2024 Defense Budget Request. Joining us today is Deputy Secretary of Defense Dr. Hicks and Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Grady. They will each provide remarks, and then take a couple of questions. So with that, I will turn it over to Dr. Hicks. DEPUTY SECRETARY OF D ...
3y agoHACKFlag Officer AnnouncementsU.S. Department of WarSecretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III announced that the president has made the following nominations: Navy Rear Adm. (lower half) Stephen D. Barnett for appointment to the grade of rear admiral. Barnett is currently serving as commander, Navy Region Hawaii, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Navy Rear Adm. (lower half) Michael W. Baze for appointment to the grade of rear admiral. Baze is currently serving ...
3y agoHACKJoint Statement of the 2023 U.S. – Japan Security Consultative Committee (“2+2”)U.S. Department of WarSecretary of State Blinken, Secretary of Defense Austin, Minister for Foreign Affairs Hayashi, and Minister of Defense Hamada (referred to collectively as "the Ministers") convened the U.S.-Japan Security Consultative Committee (SCC) in Washington, D.C., on January 11, 2023. Recognizing the convergence of their nations' new national security and defense strategies toward bolstering deterrence in a ...
3y agoHACKJoint Statement of the 2023 U.S.–Japan Security Consultative Committee ("2+2")U.S. Department of WarSecretary of State Blinken, Secretary of Defense Austin, Minister for Foreign Affairs Hayashi, and Minister of Defense Hamada (referred to collectively as "the Ministers") convened the U.S.-Japan Security Consultative Committee (SCC) in Washington, D.C., on January 11, 2023. Recognizing the convergence of their nations' new national security and defense strategies toward bolstering deterrence in a ...
4y agoAWAY AWYX HACK MJ+5TIFIN and ETFMG announce expanded partnership to promote thematic ETFs to active investors and advisors on MagnifiPR NewswireETFMG will sponsor four additional themes in TIFIN's Magnifi marketplace. This follows existing distribution partnerships between ETFMG, Breakwave Advisors, and TIFIN BOULDER, Colo. and NEW YORK, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- TIFIN, a fintech platform
4y agoHACKSEC Proposes Cybersecurity Risk Management Rules and Amendments for Registered Investment Advisers and FundsSEC Press ReleasesThe Securities and Exchange Commission today voted to propose rules related to cybersecurity risk management for registered investment advisers, and registered investment companies and business development companies (funds), as well as amendments to…
5y agoHACKDepartment Prioritizes Electromagnetic Spectrum Superiority, Implementing 2020 StrategyU.S. Department of WarThe Secretary of Defense Lloyd James Austin III signed the 2020 Electromagnetic Spectrum Superiority Strategy’s Implementation Plan (EMSSS I-Plan) on July 15. The Strategy’s I-Plan provides the Department of Defense with the direction and executive oversight needed to achieve the Strategy’s vision of “freedom of action in the electromagnetic spectrum, at the time, place, and parameters of our choo ...
5y agoKBSF HACKPentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby Holds a Press BriefingU.S. Department of WarPRESS SECRETARY JOHN F. KIRBY: Okay, a couple things at the top. Today Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Dr. Colin Kahl met with Saudi Vice Minister of Defense, His Royal Highness Prince Khalid bin Salman to reaffirm the U.S.-Saudi defense relationship. Undersecretary Kahl emphasized the U.S. commitment to helping Saudi Arabia defend its territory and its people. The two leaders discussed effor ...
5y agoHACKDOD Demonstrates Mobile Microgrid TechnologyU.S. Department of WarThe Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering and the Department of the Army recently demonstrated a mobile, fast-forming, secure and intelligent vehicle-centric microgrid prototype that will power next-generation warfighting capabilities and joint warfighting concepts. Loading Labor A high-mobility artillery rocket system is loaded into a C-17 aircraft at Ali Al Salem A ...
5y agoJPM HACKSEC Charges Electronic Trading Platform for Operating As An Unregistered Broker-DealerSEC Press ReleasesThe Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Neovest Inc., a provider of an order and execution management system (OEMS) that facilitates electronic trading, has agreed to pay a $2.75 million penalty for its failure to register as a broker…
5y agoHACKU.S. Leaders See NATO Summit as Means to Strengthen Trans-Atlantic TiesU.S. Department of WarSecretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III met with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg today at the Pentagon in advance of the NATO Summit next week in Brussels. Spotlight: NATO President Joe Biden and Austin will attend the meeting of the North Atlantic Alliance stressing America's commitment to collective defense and the need to shape the most successful alliance in history for the needs of t ...
5y agoHACKFuture of Warfare, Strategy Will Dictate Special Ops ActionU.S. Department of WarThe future of warfare will dictate how special operations forces operate, Army Gen. Richard Clarke, the commander of U.S. Special Operations Command, said Tuesday. Warfare "is going to be multi-domain, it's going to be partnered. And it's going to be contested in every step," he told the Special Operations Forces Industry Conference in Tampa. "Our goal is to maintain a strategic advantage." Specia ...
5y agoHACKFlag Officer AssignmentsU.S. Department of WarThe acting secretary of the Navy and chief of naval operations announced today the following assignments: Rear Adm. William D. Byrne Jr. will be assigned as director, warfare development, N72, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Washington, D.C. Byrne is currently serving as vice director, Joint Staff, Washington, D.C. Rear Adm. Ronald C. Copley will be assigned as director, National Maritime ...
5y agoXXII BAH CACI GIB+8Contracts For March 2, 2021U.S. Department of WarDEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY 22nd Century Technologies Inc., McLean, Virginia (HHM402-21-D-0003); Accenture Federal Services LLC, Arlington, Virginia (HHM402-21-D-0004); Advanced Systems Development Inc., Falls Church, Virginia (HHM402-21-D-0005); Agile Defense Inc., Reston, Virginia (HHM402-21-D-0006); AT&T Corp., Columbia, Maryland (HHM402-21-D-0007); BAE Systems Technology Solutions & Services I ...
5y agoPFE HACK SWI TWTRPentagon Press Secretary Updates Reporters on DOD OperationsU.S. Department of WarPRESS SECRETARY JOHN F. KIRBY: OK, a couple of things here to kick off and then we'll get right at your questions. Let me start by highlighting two phone calls Secretary Austin had with his counterparts in Iraq, following the rocket attacks in Irbil over the weekend. I think you've seen our readouts from these calls, but I would like to reiterate them. Yesterday morning he spoke with the Iraqi Min ...
5y agoHACK RIOTDOD, DHS Collaborating on Innovative Cybersecurity SolutionsU.S. Department of WarLast month, the Defense Department, Defense Innovation Unit and the Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on a range of cybersecurity initiatives. "CISA and DIU have complementary missions and capabilities that both reinforce the Department of Homeland Security and DOD and are additive to one another," ...
5y agoHACKU.S., Australia Sign Agreement to Develop Virtual Training RangeU.S. Department of WarAs part of the Defense Department's efforts to sharpen lethality, reform business practices and strengthen partnerships in cyberspace, the U.S. and Australia have launched the first agreement to continuously develop a virtual cyber training range. Both nations signed the Cyber Training Capabilities Project Arrangement on Nov. 3. The bilateral, international agreement enables U.S. Cyber Command to ...
5y agoHACKEstonia, U.S. Conduct Joint Defensive Cyber OperationU.S. Department of WarU.S. Cyber Command conducted a joint defensive cyber operation with the Estonian Defense Forces' cyber command on EDF networks, Sept. 23-Nov. 6. The operation was designed to counter malicious cyber actors and strengthened the cyber defense capability of both nations' critical assets. Soldier Talk A U.S. soldier talks with Estonian soldiers during the Rail Gunner Rush live-fire exercise in Tapa, E ...
5y agoHACKDefense Official Calls Cyber Resilience Critical to Protecting Systems, Continuing the MissionU.S. Department of WarWhile the U.S., allies and partners are working diligently to defend against malicious and destabilizing activities in cyberspace, those defenses may not be robust enough and adversaries are taking advantage of that, the deputy assistant secretary of defense for cyber policy said on Thursday. Cyber Remarks Thomas C. Wingfield, deputy assistant secretary of defense for cyber policy, speaks at the A ...
6y agoOBOR HACKSecretary Esper Discusses Strengthening Allies and Partners at the Atlantic CouncilU.S. Department of WarFRED KEMPE: Mr. Secretary, the floor is yours for opening comments which will follow with a set of questions. Thank you. SECRETARY OF DEFENSE MARK T. ESPER: Well, good afternoon, and thank you, Fred, for that kind introduction. It’s great to see you again. And thank you also for the quick remembrance of General Brent Scowcroft. He was a great man, an outstanding leader, and he is missed by all. He ...
6y agoHACKGeneral Officer AnnouncementU.S. Department of WarSecretary of Defense Dr. Mark T. Esper announced today that the president has made the following nomination: Air Force Maj. Gen. Robert J. Skinner for appointment to the grade of lieutenant general with assignment as director, Defense Information Systems Agency/commander, Joint Forces Headquarters-Department of Defense Information Network, Fort George G. Meade, Maryland. Skinner is currently servi ...
6y agoHACKDOD Focuses on Minimizing Cyber Threats to Department, ContractorsU.S. Department of WarCyber threats against the United States and the Defense Department are very real, and efforts related to the department's Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification, released earlier this year, are underway to mitigate risks as they relate to both the department and contractors. "It's no secret that the U.S. is at cyber war every day," Ellen Lord, the undersecretary of defense for acquisition and ...
6y agoHACKCommander Discusses a Decade of DOD Cyber PowerU.S. Department of WarTen years ago, U.S. Cyber Command passed its first milestone: the ability to conduct cyberspace operations as the new sub-unified combatant command. While the command's mission has evolved over the last decade, defense of the nation in cyberspace remains just as important, if not more, than ever before. Cyber Ops Marines with Marine Corps Forces Cyberspace Command in the cyber operations center in ...
6y agoHACKDefense Department Senior Leaders Brief Reporters on DOD Efforts Regarding COVID-19U.S. Department of WarSECRETARY OF DEFENSE MARK T. ESPER: Good afternoon, everyone. Yeah, the seats are starting to fill up. Good. Well good afternoon, everyone. I want to begin by expressing my gratitude to the more than 62,000 service members on the front lines in the fight against the coronavirus, including over 3,500 medical personnel staffing civilian medical facilities and embedded operations nationwide. Tomorrow ...
6y agoHACKDOD General Counsel Remarks at U.S. Cyber Command Legal ConferenceU.S. Department of WarGeneral Nakasone, Colonel Smawley, distinguished panelists, and guests, thank you for the opportunity to speak with you today. Since its inception in 2012, the U.S. Cyber Command legal conference has provided the Department of Defense (DoD), other U.S. Government agencies, our Allies and partners, and interested members of the academy and the general public, with a unique opportunity to explore so ...