On this week’s Cyber Report, Maj. Gen. Gregg Potter, US Army Ret., Northrop Grumman’s lead corporate executive for Fort Meade and Aberdeen Proving Ground, discusses the unique requirements and operating environment associated with offensive and defense operations in the Army cyber force with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.
Katie Arrington, the special assistant for cybersecurity in the office of the under secretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment, discusses the urgent need to implement the DoD’s new Cybersecurity Maturity Model to increase security across industry starting in 2020, helping small firms improve their security, changing culture to heighten security focus and more with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the annual Naval Submarine League conference outside Washington, DC. “It’s not one-size-fits-all in security,” Arrington said. Our cyber coverage and weekly Cyber Report are sponsored by Northrop Grumman.
On this week’s Cyber Report, Maj. Gen. Gregg Potter, US Army Ret., Northrop Grumman’s lead cororate executive for Fort Meade and Aberdeen Proving Ground, discusses the need to improve the cyber security of America’s high-tech weapons with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The Cyber Report and our cyber coverage are sponsored by Northrop Grumman.
Rear Adm. Tom Ishee, USN, the US Navy’s director of submarine warfare, discusses impact of continuing resolutions on the Submarine Force, improving shipyard efficiency to get submarines awaiting repair back to sea, unmanned undersea vehicles strategy, and with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian at the annual Naval Submarine League conference outside Washington, DC.
The Navy’s current 6th Fleet commander lives with great power competition every day. It’s front and center, as her sailors are operating every day in the same waters, seeing a resurgent Russia modernizing its fleet and pushing out beyond its borders — making its presence known as they operate and exercise often or near the same locations where the US and NATO forces are.
On Board the USS Gerald R. Ford — The skipper of the world’s most technologically advanced aircraft carrier says the ship has”absolutely” turned the corner and is now ready to work towards full operational status.
After a 15-month stint back in the shipyard where the ship was built, most of its plethora of new technology is now up and running. The ship is now ready to begin advanced trials as the crew and the Navy will now learn how to take Ford’s high-tech gear to the next level and earn a spot in the deployment rotation.
A student protest against China’s persecution of Uighurs at a Howard County high school highlights the potential cybersecurity implications of Americans using Chinese social media apps, according to Wilson Center analyst.
Secretary of the Navy Richard Spencer minced no words about the USS Gerald R. Ford’s struggles and recent lawmaker comments about the ship while talking to reporters in Norfolk on Oct. 28, shortly after arriving back from a several hour visit to the ship, which is undergoing trials off the Virginia Coast. Defense & Aerospace Report’s Mark Faram was present at the discussion and captured this video.
WASHINGTON – The US Navy’s top acquisition official was upbeat as he met with media Monday in his Pentagon office. He was just back after a quick trip to the long-troubled aircraft carrier Gerald R Ford (CVN 78), now underway off the Virginia coast on sea trials after 15 months in a shipyard.
The Navy was kept in the dark by Huntington Ingalls’ leadership about the severity of engineering issues with Advanced Weapons Elevators on the aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford according to Navy’s top civilian official speaking with reporters Sunday at Naval Station Norfolk.
Secretary of the Navy Richard Spencer minced no words after being questioned about the Ford’s struggles and recent lawmaker comments about the ship shortly after arriving back ashore from a several hour visit to the ship, which is undergoing trials off the Virginia Coast.