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Nov. 29, 2022
DOD Releases Path to Cyber Security Through Zero Trust Architecture

WASHINGTON -- The Defense Department on Tuesday released its Zero Trust Strategy and Roadmap, which spells out how it plans to move beyond traditional network security methods to achieve reduced network attack surfaces, enable risk management and effective data-sharing in partnership environments,
April 22, 2022
Statement from Deputy Secretary of Defense Dr. Kathleen Hicks on Earth Day

WASHINGTON -- Every day at the Department of Defense, we see the impacts of climate change and environmental degradation here in the United States and around the world.Climate-change induced sea level rise, drought, hurricanes and wildfires threaten to drive instability, increase demands on the
Feb. 14, 2022
Pentagon Exhibit Honors Military Contributions of Black Americans 

WASHINGTON -- Black Americans have served valiantly in military service, from the colonial times to present day. Their service has been honored with a Pentagon exhibit that showcases their triumphs and struggles, as well as the injustices committed against them.The exhibit, spanning a corridor of
Jan. 26, 2022
DoD Awards Contract to Siemens Healthineers to Purchase COVID-19 Antigen Over-the-Counter Test Kits in Support of POTUS' 500 Million Free At-Home COVID-19 Tests

WASHIGNTON -- The Department of Defense (DoD), in coordination with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), awarded a contract to Siemens Healthineers, located in Tarrytown, New York, to procure 50 million over-the-counter COVID-19 test kits. This effort supports the president’s plan
Jan. 14, 2022
Agency Addresses Hypersonic Vehicle Detection, Satellite Survivability

WASHINGTON -- The Space Development Agency (SDA) will be fielding satellites that will provide eyes-on capability to detect maneuverable hypersonic glide vehicles during flight, and those satellites will be affordable and prolific, the SDA director said.Speaking today at the Mitchell Institute for
Nov. 17, 2021
China Remains 'Pacing Challenge' for U.S., Pentagon Press Secretary Says

WASHINGTON -- The secretary of defense believes that China is a pacing challenge for the Defense Department, the Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby said during a news conference today.Although China is developing capabilities that could potentially threaten the security and stability of
Sept. 29, 2021
Army, Navy SATCOM Mission Areas Shifting to U.S. Space Force

WASHINGTON -- The Chief of Space Operations announced the transfer of Army and Navy satellite communications billets, funding and mission responsibility to the U.S. Space Force.Space Force Gen. John W. "Jay" Raymond made the announcement at the Air Force Association meeting in Washington, yesterday.
Sept. 29, 2021
Global Missile Defense From Space Got More Affordable, DOD Official Says

WASHINGTON -- The Defense Department hopes, within the decade, to have a meshed network of low Earth orbit satellites — linked together and to warfighters — providing real-time global awareness of missile threats and the ability to respond.However, that goal was once considered cost prohibitive,
Aug. 31, 2021
Collaboration Between China, Russia Compounds Threat, Stratcom Commander Says

WASHINGTON -- During the Cold War, the U.S. faced one peer competitor, the Soviet Union. Today, Russia and China, both peer competitors, are seen as sometimes collaborating in opportunistic ways, the commander of U.S. Strategic Command said.Navy Adm. Charles "Chas" A. Richard, commander, U.S.
Aug. 12, 2021
Commander Offers Strategies for Deterring Aggression from China and Russia

WASHINGTON -- The commander of North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command described threats from Russia and China and ways to mitigate those threats.Air Force Gen. Glen D. VanHerck spoke today at the Space & Missile Defense Symposium, in Huntsville, Alabama.Besides battling
Aug. 11, 2021
Japanese State Minister of Defense Nakayama Visits U.S. Cyber Command

FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, MD -- Yasuhide Nakayama, State Minister of Defense for Japan, visited U.S. Cyber Command at Ft. Meade on August 9, 2021 to meet with senior leaders.Minister Nakayama met with Gen. Paul M. Nakasone, Commander of CYBERCOM. They discussed strategic security challenges in

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