The Defense Department has appointed Burke “Ed” Wilson, a retired U.S. Air Force major general, to serve as DoD’s deputy assistant secretary for cyber policy. He most recently served as deputy principal cyber adviser
MoreThe House Foreign Affairs Committee has approved by a voice vote a bill that would reinstate a top cyber diplomat role within the State Department, Nextgov reported Wednesday. The Cyber Diplomacy Act
MoreGregory Touhill, federal chief information security officer, has stepped down Tuesday following a four-month stint as head of civilian cybersecurity policies within the Office of Management and Budget, Fifth Domain reported Wednesday. Aaron
MoreSenate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain (R-Arizona)Â has said SASC will create a bill that would require President-elect Donald Trumpâs administration to draft a cybersecurity policy and strategy in response to Russiaâs
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Peter Lavoy, the National Security Councilâs senior official for South Asia, believes trade and security relationships between the U.S. and India present opportunities to the next administration, USNI News reported Wednesday. Lavoy
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Michael Daniel, a special adviser at the White House, says cybersecurity encompasses more than its technical aspects as the government seeks to understand and identify potential solutions in that space, GovInfoSecurity reported Thursday. “Being too down
MoreArmy Maj. Gen. John A. Davis said the kind of partnerships that the government maintains is a key factor that drives the Pentagonâs cyber security policy, the American Forces Press Service reported
MoreHomeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson offered an overview of his department’s goals regarding legislation and relationships with the private sector in cybersecurity during a policy address Friday, Fedscoop reported Friday. Dan Verton writes that
MoreThe Air Force will subject its cyber capabilities for use against enemy computer systems to legal review, according to an order from Air Force Secretary Michael Donley. Lt. Gen. Richard Harding, the
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