Cybersecurity & Defense Technology C2BMC upgrade this summer to support Guam defense, hypersonic threats, more The Pentagon is set to deliver a command and control upgrade to its global missile defense network this summer, enhancing the ability of U.S. forces to detect, track and respond to inc...
The 1979 TRA states that the United States “will make available to Taiwan such defense articles and defense services in such quantity as may be necessary to enable Taiwan to maintain a sufficient self-defense capability.” In 1982, President Reagan clarified in an internal memo—which the United...
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To me, it’s sobering and sad how broadly yet narrowly we define “national security.” It’s broad in the sense that America seeks full-spectrum dominance of the land, sea, air, space, and cyber; that global reach, global power, and global dominance is the goal; that the U.S. mili...
A Top Secret Memo: National Security Directives and the American PresidencyDiazRosillo, Carlos E
President Trump last week revoked security clearances for Chris Krebs, the former director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) who was fired by Trump after declaring the 2020 election the most secure in U.S. history. The White House memo, which also suspended clearances...
In his recorded statement, Hegseth spoke about the memo’s intent. He highlighted the need for “clear, high, and uncompromising medical and mental standards” to ensure readiness. “Service members need to be medically ready to fight,” he said, underscoring the goal to align standards with ...
In an Oct. 25, 2021 memo, Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Heidi Shyu establishes a new Defense Science Board Task Force to provide a “quick study” report on emerging hardware and materials and advise on research developments.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem will not recommend invoking the Insurrection Act in a memo the Pentagon and the Department of Homeland Security are preparing to send to President Donald Trump about the conditions at the southern border, multiple US officials ...
Zachary Cohen is a writer and reporter for CNN Politics, where he focuses on the national security beat in Washington, covering the Pentagon, US State Department, White House, intelligence community and Capitol Hill.