Cybersecurity
India, United States kick off cyber drills
Agencies push for broader collaboration with international allies.
Digital Government
Aging activists draw attention to lax security in uranium storage complex
82-year-old nun and two others slip past security equipment.
Digital Government
Obama administration pushes to extend electronic surveillance law
Fate of legislation hangs in Senate.
Digital Government
U.S. missile defense strategy is flawed, panel finds
Council calls for domestic defenses to be bolstered.
Digital Government
Al Qaeda’s No. 2 in Yemen killed in airstrike
U.S. drone is believed to be behind the killing, officials said.
Digital Government
Army, Marines want to give combat troops access to ‘cyber fire support’
Pentagon pushes to weave computer ops with ground missions.
Digital Government
State-sponsored computer attacks grow increasingly ‘reckless,’ NSA official says
Debora Plunkett calls out nation-sanctioned cyber players.
Digital Government
Pentagon receives ‘overwhelming response’ to Plan X cyber offensive
DARPA postpones release of official solicitation.
Emerging Tech
Brain scans could help measure effectiveness of behavioral therapy
Findings suggest combat victims could be directed to more effective treatments.
Digital Government
American Systems to buy SAIC test and evaluation unit
Mounting budget pressures are likely to spur more acquisitions, spinoffs.
Digital Government
Defense contractor settles for $1.15M in bid allegation
Prosecutors claimed Paragon Dynamics stole Raytheon proposal information.
Emerging Tech
NASA helps hatch robots for drilling oil
Mars rover may have something to teach the evolving oil industry.
Cybersecurity
Security start-ups draw attention amid hacker attacks
The venture capital industry bites.
Digital Government
Pentagon eyes search and rescue chopper for downed drones
Bell 412 and Bell 407 aircraft have previously done the job.
Digital Government
Yemen probes civilian deaths in apparent U.S. drone strike
Al Qaeda suspect goes unharmed; three women and child killed, local officials say.
Cybersecurity
Navy seeks software to assess and exploit network vulnerabilities
The market for offensive security software is growing.
Digital Government
Harris wins $298 million follow-on radio contract with Navy
New batch of radios expands Harris’ presence in theater.
Emerging Tech
FinFisher software found to spy on Bahraini activists
The market for such surveillance tools estimated at $5 billion a year.
Digital Government