Leaks to the public about a classified National Security Agency terrorist surveillance program that collects data from the phone calls of Americans already have jeopardized national security, the NSA director told a Senate panel. Story
The threat of a cyberattack that would disrupt connectivity is one of many information technology challenges the Defense Department faces, the Pentagon’s chief information officer said. Story
The fiscal year 2014 defense budget request significantly increases the Defense Department’s cyber capacity -- an area where it lacks authority but has most of the assets, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel told the Senate Budget Committee. Story
For the Navy, cyber has an inherently military operational aspect, and the service is shaping its dedicated workforce to be 80 percent uniformed and only 20 percent civilian employees and contractors, said Navy Vice Adm. Michael S. Rogers, commander of U.S. Fleet Cyber Command and U.S. 10th Fleet. Story
North Korea remains a dangerous and unpredictable country, and the United States needs to be prepared for every option and contingency, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel told a Senate panel. Story
President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jingpin said their two countries need to develop better military-to-military relations and improve cybersecurity cooperation during a session with reporters at the Sunnylands estate in Rancho Mirage, Calif. Story
What differentiates Marine Corps Forces Cyberspace Command from Army, Navy and Air Force cyber operations is its focus on the forward-deployed nature of America’s expeditionary force in readiness, the command's commander said. Story
U.S. Cyber Command has called on the services to contribute teams of cyber operators to ensure U.S. military freedom of action, defensively and offensively, in cyberspace. Story
The devastatingly destructive potential of cyberattacks has become the security challenge of our age, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel told U.S. troops in Honolulu. Story
