Tag Archives: China

Office of Personnel Management Director Katherine Archuleta resigned from her position Friday, one day after the agency disclosed what it found in its investigation into the breaches on its computer systems, multiple media outlets are reporting. National Journal reports Beth Cobert, deputy director for management at the Office of Management and Budget, …

Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has unveiled the National Military Strategy as part of efforts to prepare the U.S. armed forces for future national security threats, DoD News reported Wednesday. Jim Garamone writes that the strategy covers both state and nonstate threat actors and indicates …

Deputy Defense Secretary Robert Work has emphasized the significance of having “a strong nuclear deterrent force” amid the nuclear modernization efforts by China, Russia and North Korea, DoD News reported Thursday. Cheryl Pellerin writes Work said in a testimony before the House Armed Services Committee that the capability to maintain such …

Director of National Intelligence James Clapper has identified the Chinese government as the leading suspect in the recent data breach at the Office of Personnel Management, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. Damian Paletta writes that Clapper’s statement is the first direct attribution of the attack given by the administration. …

Adm. Michael Rogers, head of the National Security Agency and U.S. Cyber Command, has declined to identify the perpetrator of the recent data breach at the Office of Personnel Management, Breaking Defense reported Wednesday. Colin Clark writes that Rogers refused to say at the GEOINT Symposium if the Chinese government is behind …

The Office of Personnel Management has fallen victim to a breach that U.S. authorities believe as the work of Chinese government-sponsored hackers, the Washington Post reported Thursday. Ellen Nakashima writes OPM discovered the intrusion in April and said it will inform approximately 4 million former and current federal employees whose personal …

Defense Secretary Ashton Carter believes that China’s efforts to expand its territory in the Pacific, including the development of man-made islands, could isolate the country in terms of regional power, Defense News reported Wednesday. “China’s actions are bringing countries in the region together in new ways … [and] they’re increasing demand …

Mike Rogers has revealed that the May 8 cyber pact between Russia and China indicates a move toward an alternative Internet and poses a threat to online freedom, The Hill reported Tuesday. Cory Bennett writes that the former chairman of the House Intelligence Committee told his audience at a recent Hudson Institute …

The U.S. Defense Department‘s annual report to Congress on the Chinese military offers information about maritime tensions between China and neighboring countries. DoD has found that China implemented low-intensity coercive measures and punitive trade policies to avoid a military confrontation with Japan, Taiwan, Vietnam and the Philippines over disputed islands …

National Security Agency Director Adm. Michael Rogers has cautioned that some nation-states have the ability to launch a concerted cyber attack and steal U.S. intellectual property, National Defense Magazine reported Monday. Yasmin Tadjdeh writes that Rogers, who also heads U.S. Cyber Command, believes that countries such as China and Russia can target the financial sector and critical infrastructure …