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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 and developing advanced sea and air-launched cruise missiles as well as hypersonic capabilities, Acting Defense...

30. April 2019

Venezuela

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó has published a video which he says was recorded at an air force base. The recording shows him surrounded by men in uniform calling for the military to back him in "ending the usurpation" of power by...

Conflicts and Crisis

IS leader al-Baghdadi resurfaces in propaganda video

30. April 2019

Abu-Bakr al-Baghdadi, the worlds most-wanted man was presumed dead more than once. But the leader of the so-called Islamic State is apparently...

Norway

Is this whale a Russian spy?

30. April 2019

Norwegian fishermen have encountered a whale with a mysterious, seemingly Russian-made harness wrapped around its body. Experts say the contraption could...

China

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

26. April 2019

The 2019 Belt and Road forum is underway in Beijing as China shows off the expansion of its key infrastructure project....

Conflicts and Crisis

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

24. April 2019

The U.S. Navy aircraft carriers USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74), and USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) sail in formation in...

Conflicts

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

24. April 2019

The UN Security Council on Tuesday approved a watered-down resolution on sexual violence in conflicts, eliminating language on providing survivors...

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka Easter attacks – Death Toll Reaches 359

24. April 2019

Sri Lanka Bombing Death Toll Reaches 359 The confirmed death toll from the Sri Lanka terror...

USA

US warships send a powerful message to Russia

23. April 2019

Northern Ireland

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

Paris’ Notre Dame Cathedral engulfed in flames

15. April 2019

Η συνέντευξη του πρωθυπουργού Αλέξη Τσίπρα στον Νίκο Χατζηνικολάου

15. April 2019

Eastern Libya parliament says forces will push on in Tripoli offensive

15. April 2019

Steve Bannon’s populist academy in the Trisulti monastery

15. April 2019

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

12. April 2019

Sudan military says it has ousted ruler after protests

11. April 2019

Julian Assange removed from Ecuadorian embassy in London

11. April 2019

Agency in Focus | federalnewsnetwork.com

Building planes like iPhones: How the Air Force can adapt to rapidly-changing...

The Air Force may be looking to adapt a mid-20th century program to modern technologies in order to produce it’s sixth-gen fighter plane.
Air Force evolving to buy ideas, not tech

The Air Force is in the middle of a major acquisition reform. Part of that is trying to learn how to work with tech startups and small businesses.
Air Force now requiring ‘private’ spaces for nursing moms

In today's Federal Newscast, the Air Force orders all of its facilities to designate secure, comfortable spaces for nursing mothers.
Air Force Material Command general: Upgrades to housing, facilities ‘an...

The declining state of many Air Force facilities, including military housing, is chief among the issues that Air Force Material Command General Arnold Bunch fielded at an Aug. 8 town hall.
F-35s still testing far below targeted mission-capable rate

Dan Grazier, the Jack Shanahan Military Fellow at the Project for Government Oversight, said the current numbers for the F-35 aren’t looking good.

Defense: | federalnewsnetwork.com

Norton, Wexton seek justification for BLM relocation move

DC Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton and Virginia Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton are trying to block the Bureau of Land Management relocation with new legislation. They have introduced a bill that would […]
First integration of B-2s with non-U.S. F-35s over cliffs in England

Photos of the amazing, moving, important and amusing things happening in the defense community.
DoD launches second wave of electronic medical health record program

The launch adds four new bases to the embattled GENESIS electronic health record system.
Senator calls for investigation into White House reprimanding NWS forecasters

In today's Federal Newscast, Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) wants the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's inspector general to start an investigation.
DoD-HHS contracting turmoil extends beyond Employee Assistance Program

The Department of Health and Human Services is cancelling many of its interagency agreements with DoD, affecting 18 separate shared services including the Employee Assistance Program.

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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Flashpoints | navytimes.com

Some world hot spots see possible openings in Bolton firing

In the world's hot spots from Iran to North Korea — and even among allies — some see opportunity in President Donald Trump's firing of his national security adviser, John Bolton.
Taliban wanted a deal with the US, but negotiators, leadership at odds even before Camp David...

Afghanistan’s Taliban leaders agreed they wanted a deal with the United States, but some were in more of a hurry than others.
US envoy rejects claim coalition airstrikes amount to ‘war crime’ by key UN Syria panel

The United States' top envoy for Syria rejected Thursday findings by U.N.-backed investigators that deadly airstrikes by the U.S.-led coalition early this year may amount to a war crime.
How Americans are split over whether the Afghanistan war was a mistake

A Gallup poll published on Sept. 11 found that 43 percent of Americans believe the war in Afghanistan was a mistake, in contrast to 52 percent who responded it was not a mistake.
Iran urges US to ‘put warmongers aside’ after Bolton firing

Iran’s president urged the U.S. on Wednesday to “put warmongers aside” as tensions roil the Persian Gulf amid an escalating crisis between Washington and Tehran in the wake of the […]

Pentagon & Congress | navytimes.com

Study explores the idea of allowing some military reservists to be non-deployable

A new Rand Corp. study suggests loosening some rules to build up interest in military reserve service.
Some world hot spots see possible openings in Bolton firing

In the world's hot spots from Iran to North Korea — and even among allies — some see opportunity in President Donald Trump's firing of his national security adviser, John Bolton.
Taliban wanted a deal with the US, but negotiators, leadership at odds even before Camp David...

Afghanistan’s Taliban leaders agreed they wanted a deal with the United States, but some were in more of a hurry than others.
US envoy rejects claim coalition airstrikes amount to ‘war crime’ by key UN Syria panel

The United States' top envoy for Syria rejected Thursday findings by U.N.-backed investigators that deadly airstrikes by the U.S.-led coalition early this year may amount to a war crime.
White House releases $250 million in Ukraine military aid

The White House has relinquished its hold on $250 million in military aid to Ukraine after weeks of bipartisan pressure from lawmakers who said the funding was needed to deter Russia.

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,...

Greece

Sen. Marco Rubio and Sen. Robert Menendez Introduce Eastern Mediterranean...

10. April 2019

U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Bob Menendez (D-NJ) today introduced the bipartisan Eastern Mediterranean Security and Partnership Act of 2019, legislation...

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

Testify with Heather Conley: Putin’s Use of Oligarchs, Money and Intelligence in 2016 and Beyond

6. April 2019

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...

Turkey

Turkey elections: Setback for Erdogan’s AKP

1. April 2019

It's a significant setback for Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. His AK party has lost control of the capital, Ankara in...

Russia

Russia’s deadly NUCLEAR TORPEDO able to create POISONOUS TSUNAMI 500m high

24. März 2019

RUSSIA is preparing sea trials for a fearsome nuclear torpedo capable of creating poisonous tsunamis 500 metres high. Nicknamed ‘Poseidon’, the...

Europe

Diversity within the Union: The EU’s Midlife Checklist

16. März 2019

The European Union, long seen as a collective of technocratic institutions, has struggled to accommodate the growing diversity of political opinion in its midst....

Conflicts and Crisis

Amoebic, Asymmetric and Anarchic: Countering Terrorism as it Evolves

16. März 2019

What was once called the “Global War on Terror” will soon enter its third decade. While there have been successes, the...

Greece

Καταδρομεας Aλεξιπτωτιστης τραγουδαει ”Μακεδονια ξακουστη” ενω πεφτει

13. März 2019

Ο αλεξιπτωτιστής Μανώλης Μπούχλης έκανε την ανάρτηση του βίντεο το απόγευμα της Τρίτης 12 Μαρτίου. Ο ίδιος, γράφει στην...

Conflicts and Crisis

«ΓΛΑΥΚΟΣ» ΑΠΟ… ΧΡΥΣΟ

1. März 2019

Η υπολογιζόμενη αξία του κοιτάσματος στον στόχο «Γλαύκος-1» του τεμαχίου 10 της κυπριακής ΑΟΖ, κυμαίνεται μεταξύ 30 δισ. και 40 δισ. δολαρίων,...

Canada

Justin Trudeau faces questions amid SNC-Lavalin firestorm

1. März 2019

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau faced questions Thursday amid the ongoing firestorm surrounding SNC-Lavalin following Jody Wilson-Raybould's testimony on Wednesday. Trudeau...