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Global Cyber Alliance: 18 of White House Email Domains Fail to Deploy DMARC Security Protocol
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Global Cyber Alliance: 18 of White House Email Domains Fail to Deploy DMARC Security Protocol


Global Cyber Alliance: 18 of White House Email Domains Fail to Deploy DMARC Security ProtocolA new Global Cyber Alliance report says 18 of the 26 email domains managed by the executive office of the president have not begun implementing the Domain Message Authentication Reporting and Conformance protocol.

GCA said Wednesday it also found that seven of the White House email domains have deployed the DMARC protocol at the “none” level, which works to facilitate email monitoring but fails to block spoofed emails.

The report noted that Max.gov is the only White House email domain that has deployed the highest-level DMARC policy that works to block email spoofing and phishing activities.

“The lack of full DMARC deployment across nearly every EOP email address poses a national security risk that must be fixed,” said Philip Reitinger, president and CEO of GCA.

“The EOP domains that have recently deployed DMARC at its lowest setting include WhiteHouse.gov and EOP.gov, two of the most significant government domains,” Reitinger added.

EOP oversees email domains such as WhiteHouse.gov, Budget.gov, OMB.gov, USTR.gov, OSTP.gov and EOP.gov.

The Department of Homeland Security released a directive in October 2017 to help federal agencies protect emails and websites from cyber threats through the adoption of DMARC and other security protocols.

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Report: Trump Orders DoD to Deploy National Guard Troops for Border Security Efforts
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Report: Trump Orders DoD to Deploy National Guard Troops for Border Security Efforts

Report: Trump Orders DoD to Deploy National Guard Troops for Border Security EffortsA senior government official has said that President Donald Trump instructed the departments of the Defense and Homeland Security to coordinate with state governors on the deployment of National Guard troops to help secure the southern border, DoD News reported Wednesday.

DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, a 2018 Wash100 recipient, said at a press briefing held Wednesday at the White House the military would augment Customs and Border Protection operations along the Mexican border.

Nielsen added that DoD has supported DHS in efforts to counter the distribution of illegal narcotic drugs, build infrastructure, conduct persistent surveillance operations training and provide aerial support across the Western Hemisphere.

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Report: DoD Raises Major Weapons Procurement Cost Estimate to $1.92T
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Report: DoD Raises Major Weapons Procurement Cost Estimate to $1.92T


Report: DoD Raises Major Weapons Procurement Cost Estimate to $1.92TThe Defense Department’s cost estimates for the acquisition of major weapons platforms rose from $1.74 trillion to $1.92 trillion in 2017, Defense News reported Tuesday.

The figure represents a 10 percent increase from the previous year’s projections, according to the annual Selected Acquisition Reports on 83 major defense procurement initiatives that DoD issued Tuesday.

The Pentagon’s cost estimates for the F-35 fighter aircraft procurement dropped by approximately $350 million to about $406.1 billion as of December 2017.

The Missile Defense Agency saw a $7.2 billion rise in estimated costs for the Ballistic Missile Defense System due to capability increases such as the addition of 20 ground-based interceptors and silos at Fort Greely in Alaska as well as new radars for Hawaii and the Pacific theater, the report noted.

DoD also increased its projected costs for several U.S. Army programs such as the Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System/GMLRS Alternative Warhead; Joint Light Tactical Vehicle; and Patriot Advanced Capability-3 Missile Segment Enhancement, according to the document.

The estimated program costs for the Army’s Warfighter Information Network-Tactical Increment 2 decreased from $12.3 billion to $4.5 billion.

Several U.S. Navy programs also saw increases in cost estimates and those include the Gerald R. Ford-class nuclear aircraft carrier (CVN 78); Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer (DDG 51); and the P-8A Poseidon aircraft.

Projected costs for the U.S. Air Force’s Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle program declined by 3.4 percent to $57.2 billion, while the service’s Joint Direct Attack Munition rose by nearly 12 percent to $11.4 billion.

DoD also raised its cost estimates for the Air Force’s Next Generation Operational Control System and Military GPS User Equipment increment 1 programs.

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Gen. John Hyten Outlines DoD’s Near-Term Space Program Goals
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Gen. John Hyten Outlines DoD’s Near-Term Space Program Goals

 

Gen. John Hyten Outlines DoD's Near-Term Space Program Goals
John Hyten

Air Force Gen. John Hyten, head of the U.S. Strategic Command, has listed three near-term goals that the Defense Department needs to achieve in space programs, Space News reported Tuesday.

Hyten, a 2018 Wash100 inductee, told Space News in an interview that DoD needs to bring down launch costs to less than $100 million.

He added that recent contract awards show a decrease in space launch rates, but they have yet to reach the desired cost level.

The U.S. military also needs to shorten the development timelines for satellites to three to five years, Hyten stated.

The Stratcom commander noted that commercial satellite makers have achieved those short timelines, but the military is “not there yet.”

Hyten said the third goal is to build modular spacecraft that can accommodate the integration of new payloads.

 

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Trump Eyes Military Support to Border Security Efforts
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Trump Eyes Military Support to Border Security Efforts


Trump Eyes Military Support to Border Security EffortsPresident Donald Trump looks to deploy U.S. troops to help the country’s border with Mexico, DoD News reported Tuesday.

“Until we can have a wall and proper security, we’re going to be guarding our border with the military,” he said Tuesday at a meeting with the presidents of the three Baltic countries.

Trump also told reporters during a follow-on news conference that he is considering withdrawing U.S. forces from Syria, where nearly 2,000 service members help fight against Islamic State militants.

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FAA Needs More UAS Service Suppliers for Automated Drone Authorization System
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FAA Needs More UAS Service Suppliers for Automated Drone Authorization System


FAA Needs More UAS Service Suppliers for Automated Drone Authorization SystemThe Federal Aviation Administration looks to partner with additional service providers that can support the agency’s Low Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability.

LAANC is designed to automate the process for managing applications of unmanned aircraft system operators who aim to fly their drones within controlled airspace, FAA said Tuesday.

The application period for potential LAANC service providers and suppliers will run from April 16 through May 16.

FAA noted the non-standard government acquisition will not include a screening information request and a request for proposal.

The agency fielded a LAANC prototype in October last year for evaluation and announced plans to conduct a nationwide beta test that will involve 300 air traffic facilities and up to 500 airports through September.

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DoD Eyes Transition of F-35 Program Management to Service Branches
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DoD Eyes Transition of F-35 Program Management to Service Branches


DoD Eyes Transition of F-35 Program Management to Service BranchesThe Defense Department intends to shut down the F-35 program office and have each service branch oversee their own offices for the fighter jet program, Defense News reported Tuesday.

Ellen Lord, defense undersecretary for acquisition and sustainment, wrote a letter to Congress outlining nine near-term actions that seek to advance the establishment of F-35 program offices specific to the Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps, including the appointment of service deputies and development of a plan for the implementation of fleet management offices.

“In order to effectively integrate and sustain the F-35 in the joint force, the military departments must have more direct ownership of the F-35 program and leverage organic capabilities, processes and infrastructure,” Lord, a 2018 Wash100 recipient, noted in the March 27 letter initially obtained by Inside Defense.

DoD intends for the Air Force to manage an F-35A office and for the Navy and Marine Corps to oversee the F-35B/C offices, according to the letter.

Cmdr. Patrick Evans, a spokesman for DoD, told the publication that the Pentagon plans to set up a plan to move F-35 management to service-run offices over the next year and execute such a transition through three phases.

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Edward O’Callaghan Named DOJ Acting Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General
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Edward O’Callaghan Named DOJ Acting Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General


Edward O’Callaghan Named DOJ Acting Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General
Edward O’Callaghan

Edward O’Callaghan, principal deputy assistant attorney general of the Justice Department‘s national security division, has been named acting principal associate deputy attorney general at DOJ.

He will succeed Robert Hur, who will transition to a new role as U.S. attorney for Maryland, the department said Tuesday.

In his previous role, O’Callaghan helped DOJ’s assistant attorney general manage NSD units and components that include the counterterrorism and counterintelligence and export control sections.

Before returning to the department in 2017, he worked at an international law firm as a partner focused on securities and bank fraud, money laundering and corruption cases.

He previously was a Southern District of New York assistant attorney from 1999 to 2008 and co-chief of the district’s terrorism and national security unit from 2005 to 2008.

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Pentagon Distributes $53M to Help 91 Universities Acquire Research Equipment
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Pentagon Distributes $53M to Help 91 Universities Acquire Research Equipment


Pentagon Distributes $53M to Help 91 Universities Acquire Research EquipmentThe Department of Defense has awarded $53 million in total funds for 175 U.S. university researchers to obtain modern technology platforms that can aid their projects.

DoD said Tuesday awardees came from 91 institutions and were selected out of 671 proposers through a joint merit competition of U.S. Army, U.S. Navy and U.S. Air Force  research offices as part of the Defense University Research Instrumentation Program.

All three services chose university investigators who orchestrate science and engineering studies that aim to help address national defense challenges.

Dale Ormond, principal director for research in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, said that DURIP allows the department to help universities acquire laboratory equipment needed to carry out defense research efforts.

Ormond added the program also supports science, technology, engineering and math training initiatives.

DURIP backs studies on materials, structures and manufacturing science; quantum and nanosciences; computing and networks, electronics, electromagnetics and electro optics; acoustics, neuroscience, fluid dynamics, robotics and artificial intelligence; and ocean, environmental and life sciences and engineering.

The department also selected 24 multidisciplinary research projects to receive up to $169 million through its Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative.

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USAF to Deploy CV-22 Osprey Aircraft to Japan
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USAF to Deploy CV-22 Osprey Aircraft to Japan


USAF to Deploy CV-22 Osprey Aircraft to JapanThe U.S. Air Force is sending five CV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft to a military air base in Tokyo earlier than previously anticipated.

U.S. Forces Japan said Tuesday the CV-22 units, built by Bell-Boeing, will arrive at Yokota Air Base later this week as part of the branch’s efforts to help address regional security concerns within the Pacific Command’s area of responsibility and comply with the 2018 National Defense Strategy.

USAF originally planned to deploy the aircraft to the installation sometime in 2020.

Ospreys will also support training around the region in the coming months and disaster response efforts.

The branch plans to send more training support personnel there and an additional five aircraft as part of a phased-basing effort, USFJ noted.

CV-22 integrates a helicopter’s vertical flight capacity with the range and speed of a fixed-wing plane.

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