William Evanina, director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center (NCSC), said China has expanded its efforts against Joe Biden's upcoming administration. Evanina said his team has observed Chinese operations targeting Biden administration members and peers. The NCSC director noted that he will brief Biden administration officials about the issue.
Read More »Christopher Wray: ‘Almost Half’ of FBI’s 5K Counterintelligence Investigations Linked to China
FBI Director Christopher Wray said China is using cyber-intrusion techniques and bribing “trusted insiders” to steal U.S. intellectual property during the COVID-19 pandemic. Wray said almost 50 percent of the FBI’s nearly 5,000 counterintelligence investigations are linked to China and that the bureau opens a China-related investigation every 10 hours.
Read More »Senate Panel Releases Report on IC’s Assessment of Russian Election Interference
The Senate Intelligence Committee issued a bipartisan report reaffirming the intelligence community’s findings about Russia’s involvement in the 2016 U.S. presidential elections, The Hill reported Tuesday. Analysts involved in the IC assessment “were under no politically motivated pressure to reach specific conclusions” and that the ICA offers a “coherent and well-constructed intelligence basis” for the Russian interference, according to the report.
Read More »CIA’s Juliane Gallina on Artificial Intelligence, IT Franchise Model
Juliane Gallina, chief information officer of the CIA and a 2020 Wash100 Award winner, told FedTech Magazine in an interview published Thursday that she believes artificial intelligence is meant to be paired with people and augment their capabilities.
Read More »CNAS Report Presents R&D, Tech Talent Policy Recommendations to Ensure US Leadership in AI
A new Center for a New American Security report offers several recommendations for U.S. government leaders to help ensure U.S. leadership in artificial intelligence.
Read More »John Brown Named FBI Counterintelligence Assistant Director
John Brown, formerly special agent in charge of the FBI's San Diego field office, has been appointed assistant director of the bureau's counterintelligence division, The Hill reported Monday. Sources told the publication Brown will succeed Bill Priestap, a two-decade FBI veteran.
Read More »New Policy Addresses Mobile Device Use in Secure DoD Spaces
The Committee on National Security Systems has implemented a new policy that authorizes officials in charge of secure Defense Department areas to regulate the use of mobile devices in such spaces, Federal News Radio reported Thursday. The policy released Nov. 20 requires employees, contractors, agents and visitors of facilities that …
Read More »Lt. Col. James McGuyer: JIDO Looks for Tech Platforms to Mitigate Improvised Threats
Lt. Col. James McGuyer, deputy chief of the Joint Improvised-Threat Defeat Organization‘s technology strategy division, has said JIDO seeks technologies it can field immediately to counter improvised threats such as unmanned aerial vehicles. The U.S. Army said Wednesday McGuyer told audience at a Lab Day event held in May at the Pentagon he …
Read More »Lt. Gen. Robert Ashley: Army Kicks Off Force Review to Identify Mission Needs
Lt. Gen. Robert Ashley, the U.S. Army‘s deputy chief of staff of G-2, has said a review of the entire Army force is underway to explore the service branch’s current capacity and mission requirements, Defense News reported Wednesday. Jen Judson writes the Army’s Training and Doctrine Command and Intelligence Center of Excellence will run the …
Read More »Rep. Devin Nunes: House Intell Committee to Hold Public Hearing on Russian Interference
The House Intelligence Committee plans to hold an initial open hearing on March 20 to investigate Russian intelligence efforts that targeted the U.S., The Daily Caller reported Tuesday. Kerry Picket writes the panel invited government agency leaders such as FBI‘s James Comey and National Security Agency‘s Mike Rogers as well as Dmitri Alperovitch and Shawn …
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