Tag Archives: China

Army Lt. Gen. Robert Ashley, director of the Defense Intelligence Agency and a 2019 Wash100 Award winner, mentioned at a conference the development of foreign space and counter-space capabilities that could target U.S. satellites and ground control platforms in future conflicts, SpaceNews reported Thursday.

Interior Secretary David Bernhardt is directing his department to ground its fleet of over 800 drones in a move to prevent threats from Chinese-manufactured technologies, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.

FBI Director Christopher Wray said he expects threat actors from countries like Russia and China to cause possible interference in the U.S. presidential elections in 2020, The Hill reported Wednesday.

Ajit Pai, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, has introduced proposed rules aimed at safeguarding U.S. communication networks from national security threats.

The White House has approved special licenses giving some U.S. firms the go-ahead to engage in business with Chinese telecommunications company Huawei Technologies, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.

Defense experts said the weapons systems showcased for the first time during the National Day parade in Beijing Tuesday demonstrate China’s increasing focus on the development of unmanned systems, missile force and electronic warfare, the Wall Street Journal reported.

Grant Schneider, federal chief information security officer, said China is considered to be the biggest threat to the U.S. in the cyber space domain, The Hill reported Wednesday.

An undersea cable project between Los Angeles and Hong Kong designed to expand internet connectivity might not get a license to operate as it faces opposition from U.S. officials due to national security concerns, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.

Steven Bradbury, general counsel of the Department of Transportation, said DoT has started organizing field demonstrations of technologies to serve as back-up systems in the event of an attack on the U.S. Air Force’s GPS, Breaking Defense reported Monday.

Christopher Krebs, director of the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and a 2019 Wash100 winner, said CISA is collaborating with the Office of Management and Budget and Congress to explore approaches to consolidate civilian agencies’ cybersecurity initiatives, Nextgov reported Thursday.