"The awkward dance between Gov. Jerry Brown and the federal government over the National Guard jerked back toward discord on Thursday, when Trump said he would refuse to pay for a new deployment of …
Air Force awards nearly $1 billion contract for a hypersonic cruise missile
"The U.S. Air Force has selected Lockheed Martin to design and prototype a new hypersonic cruise missile, as part of a broad Pentagon push to kickstart America’s hypersonic arsenal." Source: Air Force …
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Ex-FBI agent pleads guilty to leaking classified documents to media
"A former FBI agent accused of giving covert documents to a national media outlet pleaded guilty to leaking classified national defense information Tuesday, the Justice Department said." Source: …
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Major bill aims to slash Pentagon bureaucracy
"The chairman of the House Armed Services Committee has targeted most Pentagon support agencies for a 25 percent cut, proposing seven be shuttered entirely. If adopted, it could lead to thousands of …
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US says California rejects proposed border duties for troops
"The Trump administration said Monday that California Gov. Jerry Brown rejected terms of the National Guard’s initial deployment to the Mexican border, but a state official said nothing was …
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EPA, FBI and DHS get new senior leadership
"Federal agencies saw a series of leadership positions confirmed and announced, especially in IT roles." Source: EPA, FBI and DHS get new senior leadership …
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Trump wins pledges of 1,600 troops for Mexico border duty
"The Republican governors of three southwestern border states on Monday committed 1,600 National Guard members to the U.S.-Mexico border, giving President Donald Trump many of the troops he requested …
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YouTube and Parkland – Missed Opportunities for Intelligence Fusion
This last week we saw a mass shooting at YouTube headquarters in Mountain View, California, and in February there was a far more horrific mass shooting and mass murder at a high school in Parkland, …
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Homeland Security says it can’t counter a popular spy tool. Really?
"Most of this is functional data, the bits needed for a machine to work and interact with the other machines that together create a communications network. Yet even that incidental data is meaningful, …
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Missile Defense Review expected in May
"The Trump administration’s review of America’s missile defense capabilities is now expected to be released in May." Source: Missile Defense Review expected in May …
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