Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- June 16, 2010

U.S. Hampered In Fighting Cyber Attacks, Report Says -- Wall Street Journal

WASHINGTON—The U.S. government's ability to counter cyber attacks against its nonmilitary computer systems is largely ineffective, according to a report from an internal watchdog to be released Wednesday.

The Homeland Security Department branch that monitors cyber attacks can't force other agencies to protect their systems, is woefully understaffed and its ability to manage responses to cyber attacks has been hindered by constant turnover, said the department's inspector general.

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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS

Homeland Security cyber team is a shambles -- Tech Eye

Fighters and Drones — Divergent Paths for Aerospace -- War Is Boring

American RQ-4A Global Hawk UAVs go north -- Strategy Page

New generation submarine for the Russian fleet -- Voice of Russia

LCS Alternative Weekly
-- New Wars

LCS 3 Halfway Complete, Lockheed Says -- Defense News

Canada is being mislead about the F-35–again -- ELP Defens(c)e Blog

Budget Pressures Will Push Toward Future “Swing” Force That Can Do Both COIN and Conventional Ops, RAND Says -- Defense Tech

U.S. Army Rethinks Precision Fires, Shifts Spending -- Defense News

U.S. ‘Human Terrain’ Chief Ousted -- The Danger Room

Rise of the Blimps: The US Army’s LEMV -- Defense Industry Daily

Finish Spy Charter Now, Rep Sez -- DoD Buzz

Not So Intelligent Intelligence: Four CIA Flops -- Divine Caroline

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