Mike McCord serves as the under secretary of defense (comptroller) / chief financial officer of the U.S. Department of Defense. He serves as the principal staff assistant and adviser to the secretary of
The Defense Advanced Research Project Agency is currently developing new cyber weapons meant to give U.S. forces a tactical edge over adversaries. According to a DoD Buzz article, DARPA Director Arati Prabhakar
MoreAshton Carter, deputy secretary of the Defense Department, has won the 2013 Ronald Reagan Missile Defense Award for his works to advance missile capabilities in defense of the United States. Missile Defense
MoreA joint drill between the militaries of the U.S. and Japan is scheduled to take place this summer off the coast of California and China is calling the move provocative. The tensions
MoreThe National Institute of Standards and Technology announced plans to establish the first Federally Funded Research and Development Center to help the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence fulfill industry needs. The FFRDC will be run
MoreThe Veterans Affairs Department will expedite decision on compensation claims that have been on hold for at least one year. Effective Monday, VA raters will make provisional decisions on the oldest claims
MoreIsrael has suggested that it would be patient when dealing with Iran in the coming months because the isolated nuclear power has an election in June which could see Mahmoud Ahmadinejad lose his
MoreIndustry consortium Open Group has unveiled a benchmark for accrediting global information technology partners in a bid to implement best practices across the industry, according to a GSN article. The group intends
MoreThe House of Representatives unanimously approved a bill that is meant to update existing cybersecurity law used by federal agencies, according to a Federal Times article. Known now as the Federal Information Security
MoreThe USS Gerald R. Ford is the first of the next-generation class of U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carriers and its flight deck has been completed, according to a News Channel 3 article. Huntington Ingalls
MoreDefense Secretary Chuck Hagel says the Distinguished Warfare Medal will be eliminated and replaced by a distinguishing devices that will be affixed to already existing awards, according to the American Forces Press
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