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Fiona Hill, David Holmes testify at Trump impeachment hearing

21. November 2019

The House Intelligence Committee continues public hearings in President Trump's impeachment inquiry. Fiona Hill, former senior director for Europe and Russia at the NSC, and David Holmes, senior diplomat at the U.S. Embassy in...

20. November 2019

USA

Gordon Sondland, the U.S. ambassador to the European Union, will testify in the morning beginning at 9 a.m. ET. David Hale, the undersecretary of state for political affairs, and Laura Cooper, deputy assistant secretary of defense for Russia, Ukraine...

USA

Trump Impeachment Inquiry Hearings – Jennifer Williams and Lt. Col. Alexander...

19. November 2019

The House Intelligence Committee continues public hearings in President Trump's impeachment inquiry. Jennifer Williams and Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman testify...

USA

Trump impeachment hearings – Former ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch

15. November 2019

Former ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch will testify. Washington Post reporter Libby Casey will host, joined by Post reporters Elise Viebeck, Amber...

Turkey

Erdogan showed GOP senators and Trump propaganda video during WH meeting

14. November 2019

During a meeting in the Oval Office, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan pulled out an iPad to show a small group...

USA

Trump impeachment hearings – Bill Taylor, George Kent

13. November 2019

Acting Ambassador to Ukraine William Taylor and Deputy Assistant Secretary of State George Kent testify before the House Intelligence Committee....

USA

Video Shows Raid That Killed ISIS Leader Al-Baghdadi

30. Oktober 2019

During a press briefing military leaders released video showing the U.S. raid that killed ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. Marine Corps...

Defense | Security

Can the U.S. defend against a China and Russia Missile Strike?

2. Mai 2019

While Russia and China pose separate challenges and are distinct in many ways, both are enhancing their existing offensive missile systems...

Venezuela

Venezuela’s Guaidó appeals to military ‘at air force base’

30. April 2019

Conflicts and Crisis

IS leader al-Baghdadi resurfaces in propaganda video

30. April 2019

Is this whale a Russian spy?

30. April 2019

Belt and Road forum 2019: Xi Jinping plugs China’s soft power

26. April 2019

USS John C. Stennis and USS Abraham Lincoln in formation in...

24. April 2019

UN resolution on sexual violence: “Women’s rights are put on the...

24. April 2019

Sri Lanka Easter attacks – Death Toll Reaches 359

24. April 2019

US warships send a powerful message to Russia

23. April 2019

New IRA admits responsibility for the murder of journalist Lyra McKee

23. April 2019

Mueller Report Released – Attorney General William Barr News Conference

18. April 2019

Κατερίνα Παπακώστα: «Το δόγμα είναι ότι δεν υπάρχει άβατο στα Εξάρχεια»

18. April 2019

Griechenland fordert bis zu 290 Milliarden an Reparationen von Deutschland

18. April 2019

Greta Thunberg in the European Parliament committee on environment

16. April 2019

Notre Dame fire damage seen by daylight

16. April 2019

Agency in Focus | federalnewsnetwork.com

This year’s NSA Codebreaker Challenge is in full swing

Every year the National Security Agency conducts its Codebreaker Challenge. The exercise aims to encourage students interested in cybersecurity to apply their talents in service of national security.
Sen. Warner: Intelligence community feels ‘under assault’

Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) is not happy with how the intelligence community is being treated. The vice chairman of the Senate Intelligence committee said inappropriate political pressures are taking […]
Intelligence community laying foundation for AI data analysis

The intelligence community is working to lay the foundation for adopting AI, including raw technology, training data and workforce education.
Former intelligence IGs express support for whistleblower process, call...

A group of former intelligence community inspectors general penned a letter to Congress expressing support for the whistleblower process.
‘Tectonic shift’ of Space Command has intelligence community feeling...

Intelligence support for space as a warfighting domain will require new professionals, capabilities, alliances, and even a new perspective on the relationship between space and intelligence.

Defense: | federalnewsnetwork.com

Navy working on digital blueprint as framework to connect components for future...

The Navy is working on a way to standardize the way it handles data for different scenarios.
Army is spending big on the next generation of combat vehicles

The Army's vast vehicle fleet is getting old and worn out. So it's starting to spend big on refurbishing and developing the next generation of combat vehicles.
Army National Guard tests Virtual Convoy Operations Trainer

Photos of the amazing, moving, important and amusing things happening in the defense community.
Trump will kick-start upcoming security clearance modernization with new...

The president is expected to sign a new national security presidential memorandum that will begin a series of modernization efforts of the governmentwide suitability, credentialing and security […]
DIU teams up with civilian agencies to start humanitarian AI challenge

The Defense Innovation Unit wants to quicken the time it takes to assess satellite images of disaster zones.

Cybersecurity | federalnewsnetwork.com

Internet security expert says new national cyber policy a ‘positive’ step

A sloppy cyber risk assessment can lead to misallocation of resources, false positives and an unrealistic sense of security at federal agencies, says Larry Clinton of the Internet Security Alliance.
DoD acquisition ‘slow by design,’ can’t handle cybersecurity defense

It's designed to develop and purchase large, expensive weapons systems while holding to the tenets of competition, transparency and integrity, but that means it can’t keep up with cybersecurity […]
How agencies can start catching up to the moving goalposts of information...

GAO found that most CFO Act agencies still have major weaknesses in information security areas like access control, and have not implemented hundreds of GAO and IG recommendations.
Navy exploring data’s ability to inform better decisions, faster

The Navy has to figure out how to harness, organize and deliver its data to users before it can start utilizing that data for decision making.
Securing Government Against Tomorrow’s Threats

Federal information technology executives are tasked with managing the data inundation and cyber threats they encounter on a daily basis, often with limited resources, both from a budgetary and […]

Strategic Threat Intelligence | federalnewsnetwork.com

Federal threat information sharing gets a more enterprise mindset

She may have left federal government two years ago but Suzanne Spaulding is still very much keeping an eye on the state of agency cyber security. And she sees some good news.
IC sharing an ever-growing portfolio of cyber threat data

La’Naia Jones, deputy chief information officer of the Intelligence Community, said the intel originates from multiple places, such as an agency within the community or one of its centers.
MITRE’s new ‘ATT&CK’ resource an encyclopedia of cyber...

Improving cybersecurity across federal agencies requires staying on top of new and evolving threats. Now, the MITRE Corporation has a new public tool to further that mission.
Strategic threat intelligence in government

Anomali provides a framework for gaining a better understanding to inform high-level leaders in making specific decisions.

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Esper doesn’t regret delaying military drills, despite North Korea snub

U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper says he does not regret postponing a U.S.-South Korean military air exercise, even though the gesture was rejected by North Korea as not enough to restart nuclear...
Carrier transits Strait of Hormuz for the first time since deployment

A U.S. aircraft carrier ordered by the White House to rapidly deploy to the Mideast over a perceived threat from Iran has transited the Strait of Hormuz for the first time since its deployment.
US military drone strike kills senior al-Shabab official

A Somali intelligence official says a U.S. drone strike has killed a senior officer with the al-Shabab extremist group.
US Defense Secretary Esper accuses China of intimidating smaller Asian nations

U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Wednesday accused China of using coercion and intimidation against smaller Asian nations to impose its will in the South China Sea. He urged Vietnam and others […]
US troops prohibited from traveling to Jerusalem’s Old City and elsewhere on West Bank

The EUCOM “policy applies to military personnel, DoD civilian employees, contractors and command-sponsored dependents and family members.”

Pentagon & Congress | navytimes.com

Esper doesn’t regret delaying military drills, despite North Korea snub

U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper says he does not regret postponing a U.S.-South Korean military air exercise, even though the gesture was rejected by North Korea as not enough to restart nuclear...
The list of military sites with suspected ‘forever chemicals’ contamination has grown

But the Pentagon did not say where the sites are or the extent of the contamination, if any.
Pentagon audit’s secret to success is failure

Deputy Defense Secretary David Norquist spearheaded the department's first two audits. They failed, and he's okay with that.
Top defense official offers continued support for Army officer linked to Trump impeachment efforts

Deputy Defense Secretary David Norquist said military officials will support and protect whistleblowers.
US military drone strike kills senior al-Shabab official

A Somali intelligence official says a U.S. drone strike has killed a senior officer with the al-Shabab extremist group.

France

Paris’ Notre Dame Cathedral engulfed in flames

15. April 2019

The National Police press office confirms to NBC News that a "significant fire" is underway at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris.

Greece

Η συνέντευξη του πρωθυπουργού Αλέξη Τσίπρα στον Νίκο Χατζηνικολάου

15. April 2019

Ο πρωθυπουργός Αλέξης Τσίπρας μίλησε στον ΑΝΤ1 σε μια εφ όλης της ύλης συνέντευξη. Οικονομία, εθνικά θέματα, εξελίξεις στην υπόθεση Novartis και...

Libya

Eastern Libya parliament says forces will push on in Tripoli offensive

15. April 2019

Eastern Libyan forces will pursue their advance on the capital Tripoli, the head of the eastern parliament in the divided country...

Italy

Steve Bannon’s populist academy in the Trisulti monastery

15. April 2019

Former advisor to U.S. President Donald Trump Steve Bannon and British right-wing founder of the Dignitatis Humanae Institute have transformed ...

Turkey

Sen. Menendez Presses U.S. Ambassador to Turkey on U.S. Armenian Genocide...

12. April 2019

Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Robert Menendez (D-NJ) cited the refusal of U.S. Ambassador to Turkey nominee David Michael ...

Sudan

Sudan military says it has ousted ruler after protests

11. April 2019

After nearly 30 years in power, Sudan president Omar al-Bashir has been ousted and arrested, the defence minister says. Speaking on state...

Great Britain

Julian Assange removed from Ecuadorian embassy in London

11. April 2019

Julian Assange has been arrested at the Ecuadorian embassy in London, where the WikiLeaks founder was granted refuge in 2012 while...

Greece

Ο Φρουζής της Νοvartis δεν κλήθηκε ποτέ να καταθέσει

11. April 2019

«Από τον Φεβρουάριο του 2018 ο πελάτης μου δεν έχει κληθεί από κανέναν να καταθέσει, παρά το ότι το έχει ζητήσει επίμονα...

Science

First-Ever Black Hole Image Released

10. April 2019

The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) project is unveiling a major black hole discovery Wednesday morning (April 10). The EHT,...

Sen. Marco Rubio and Sen. Robert Menendez Introduce Eastern Mediterranean Security and Energy Partnership Act of 2019

10. April 2019

Russia

Putin’s Revenge – The inside story of Russian President Vladimir...

9. April 2019

The story of how Russian President Vladimir Putin came to see the United States as an enemy — and why he...

Israel

Why Israel Re-Elected Netanyahu

9. April 2019

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is caught up in a corruption scandal that has clouded his campaign ahead of Tuesday’s election, but...

Geopolitics | Politics

Reconciliation and Reconstruction

8. April 2019

More than 40% of the world's refugees come from the Middle East and North Africa, with spillover effects impacting host countries....

Defense | Security

Kirstjen Nielsen Out And President Donald Trump Bets Big On Tough...

8. April 2019

On Sunday, it was announced that Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen would be resigning from her position. President Trump announced ...

Science

Artificial Intelligence and Global Health

7. April 2019

Discussing the future of artificial intelligence and it's applications on the world healthcare system in this informative panel discussion, which took place...

Europe

Γιάνης Βαρουφάκης για το κλείσιμο των τραπεζών, το ριφιφί στο Νομισματοκοπείο...

6. April 2019

Ο Γιάνης Βαρουφάκης για το κλείσιμο των τραπεζών το ριφιφί στο Νομισματοκοπείο κλπ στο Brain Storming

USA

Testify with Heather Conley: Putin’s Use of Oligarchs, Money and Intelligence...

6. April 2019

Heather Conley, Senior Vice President for Europe, Eurasia, and the Arctic; and Director of the Europe Program at CSIS, on...

Europe

Bringing Balkans to where it belongs, at the heart of Europe

5. April 2019

Vice-President Federica Mogherini inaugurated a new mural in Brussels, painted by Rikardo Druškić, one of the most acclaimed young artists from Bosnia...

Great Britain

German Justice Minister on Brexit Delay, European Elections

3. April 2019

Katarina Barley, German Minister for Justice and Consumer Protection, said that European Union members were waiting on a proposal from the...

Geoeconomy | Economy

Theresa May `Literally Too Weak to Resign,’ Rasmussen’s Schick Says

2. April 2019

Nina Schick, director of data and polling at Rasmussen Global, discusses possible Brexit scenarios as U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May weighs...