Tuesday, May 13, 2014

Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- May 13, 2014

NSA Reportedly Installing Spyware On US-Made Hardware -- CNet

NSA documents reveal the agency is allegedly receiving or intercepting routers, servers, and other computer network devices to embed surveillance tools before international export.

The National Security Agency has been allegedly accessing routers, servers, and other computer network devices to plant backdoors and other spyware before they're shipped overseas, according to the Guardian.

The news about the NSA's alleged interception of hardware comes via journalist Glenn Greenwald's new book about Edward Snowden's NSA leaks titled "No Place to Hide." Greenwald apparently obtained documents from Snowden that detailed the NSA receiving or intercepting various devices in the US before export.

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Military And Intelligence News Briefs

Ex-NSA Chief: ‘We Kill People Based on Metadata’ -- ABC News

Former director of NSA and CIA: ‘We kill people based on metadata’ -- Examiner

New NSA chief vows more transparency for embattled agency -- Reuters

'Frontline' Doc Explores How Sept. 11 Created Today's NSA -- NPR

Norwegian General becomes first woman commander to head UN peacekeeping force -- UN News Centre

Official: Canada Revisiting Ballistic Missile Defense -- Defense News/AFP

The Israel Navy is quietly enhancing its capabilities for precision, long-range missiles -- Jerusalem Post

Venezuela Tests Russian Multiple Rocket Launcher Systems -- RIA Novosti

Air Force Mirage jet crashes in French countryside -- Digital Journal

Mystery Object in Near-collision May Be Russian UCAV -- AIN Online

US says French warships to Russia 'unhelpful' -- EU Observer

Russia’s Mistral Warships to Be Based in Pacific Port -- RIA Novosti

Sevastopol Marks 231st Anniversary of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet -- RIA Novosti

China's Achilles' Heel: Air Defense Gap -- Defense News

Former Pentagon official warns Obama against Afghan pullout -- The Hill

SOF Adjusts Strategy Post Iraq-Afghanistan -- DoD Buzz

US Sub Deal Tops $30 Billion in April Contracts -- DoD Buzz

Coast Guard Embarks on Its Costliest Ship Buying Program -- National Defense

Air Force plan to strip generals of authority -- Washington Times

After 17-year march, Army still drags its boots on buying high-tech radios -- Ars Technica

Breakthrough makes for better armored windows for the military -- FOX News

US Army's next-gen protective mask to help soldiers keep their cool -- Gizmag

The Pentagon's "Star Wars" Robotic Arm Just Got FDA Approval -- io9

Army Paratroopers Get In-Flight Internet -- Defense Tech

Trying to Salvage Remains of Blackwater Case -- New York Times

Bill would extend maternity leave for US military women -- The Hill

DNA test proves Vietnam man is not missing Army sergeant -- Stars and Stripes

Pentagon: No change on ban on transgender troops -- Washington Times

Dempsey Expresses Confidence in VA Chief Shinseki -- US Department of Defense

Hagel: 'I do support Gen. Shinseki' -- The Hill

Rep. Kinzinger: Shinseki won't 'survive' at VA -- The Hill

Dempsey Wants to ‘Rebalance the Use of Military Power’ -- James Kitfield, Defense One

Belt-tightening forces Army to get picky in recruiting -- Stars and Stripes/The Kansas City Star

Big Data Posing Big Challenge for Pentagon -- Fiscal Times

Ukraine Dilemma: U.S. Can't Prevent Russian Expansion Without Better Missile Defenses -- Loren Thompson, Forbes

Is Iran's threat to US carriers real? -- Robert Zullo, Stars and Stripes/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

The World’s Most Violent Pirates -- James Bridger, USNI News

1 comment:

Unknown said...

Not good for US electronic vendors soon no one will buy from the US..