Dan Payne, deputy director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center, has been named director of the Defense Security Service. He will transition to DSS by mid-March and oversee the service’s mission
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Keisha Dawn Bell, formerly deputy general counsel of the Defense Contract Management Agency, has been named general counsel of DCMA. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter announced the appointment of Bell in a Defense Department statement issued Friday.
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Turkey is considering acquiring a Medium Extended Air Defense System built by MEADS International, a joint venture between Lockheed Martin and MBDA, after the country canceled its plans to buy a China-made anti-missile weapon system,
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A Government Accountability Office report says the Defense Department should establish a coordinated approach for military organizations to forecast and manage funding requirements for professional services contracts. GAO said Thursday it found that DoD obligated
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Ann Barron-DiCamillo is leaving her post as Department of Homeland Security‘s U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team director, FCW reported Thursday. No timeline was given for her departure in the report. Barron-DiCamillo held the position
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U.S. Navy engineers and scientists have built a set of 3D scanners and simulation tools designed to help sailors accelerate operational maneuvers. The Naval Sea Systems Command Surface Warfare Centers in Panama City,
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The Defense Department and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence’s National Insider Threat Task Force have formed a partnership to counter insider threats, C4ISR & Networks reported Thursday. Rutrell Yasin
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Jeh Johnson, secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, has said DHS has released a document that aims to guide federal agencies and industry on how to share cyber threat information with the National
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The U.S. Air Force could release next month the findings of its research into the next generation of fighter aircraft and weapon systems, Reuters reported Thursday. Andrea Shalal writes Lt. Gen. Mike Holmes, Air
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The Congressional Budget Office estimates a House bill requiring the Department of Homeland Security to offer cybersecurity support for state and local agencies would cost $65 million to implement for fiscal years
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