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MDA fails to shoot down missile
The military's Missile Defense Agency plan to shoot down a fake ballistic missile of the coast of Central California was not successful. The objective of the mission was for the ALTB to destroy a solid-fuel, short-range ballistic missile while its rocket motors were still thrusting. A news release from the agency says, the Terrier Black Brant target missile was launched successfully, the system acquired and tracked the target, but never transitioned to active tracking.
Tags: Pentagon & Beyond , Pentagon , J.J. Green
Attacks on Al Qaida intensifying
The government of Yemen is trying to put down a branch of al Qaida that has attacked Western and regional targets in the country next to oil giant Saudi Arabia. So Yemeni authorities offer a reward of $50,000 for information on the whereabouts of two Saudi "terrorists", Turki al-Shahrani and Ahmed al-Jasser. Yemeni aircraft bombed al Qaeda positions in southern Yemen.
Tags: Pentagon & Beyond , Pentagon , J.J. Green
Pentagon looking at gunfire detection system
"Shot spotter" is being considered for use at the Pentagon specifically to help in situations like the one that unfolded yesterday. "Two exterior windows had been hit by gunfire," says Pentagon Force Protection director Steven Calvery. Shot spotter is a gunfire location and detection tool that uses acoustic sensors to determine where gunshots came from, when they were fired and it can even determine whether an automatic weapon was used.
Tags: Pentagon & Beyond , Pentagon , J.J. Green
New approach to European security suggested
The European Union should establish a three-way dialogue on security with Russia and Turkey to tackle frozen conflicts and promote stability on its eastern flank, a leading think-tank says. In a report released today, the European Council on Foreign Relations said the 27-nation EU must take more responsibility for security in its own neighborhood because the United States has its hands full dealing with Afghanistan, Iran and China and is no longer focused on Europe. The study says the current system failed to prevent wars in Kosovo and Georgia, or disruption to Europe's gas supplies, or to resolve a string of legacy disputes on the fringes of the former Soviet Union.
Tags: Pentagon & Beyond , Pentagon , J.J. Green
Carey to become new Defense deputy CIO
Rob Carey is following Dave Wennergren for a third time. Carey will become the new Defense Department deputy chief information officer as of Oct. 24,
Tags: technology , Rob Carey , Dave Wennergren , Teri Takai , Navy , CIO , Jason Miller
DHS, NSA collaborate to defend cyber attacks
The Defense Department is expanding its role by joining forces with the Department of Homeland Security to defend critical infrastructure from cyber attacks.
Tags: Cybersecurity Update , technology , NSA , Dorobek Insider
DoD expanding domestic cyber role
Defense is quietly taking on an expanding role in defending U.S. critical infrastructure from cyber attacks.
Tags: Federal Drive , Cybersecurity Update , cybersecurity , Defense , DHS
US soldier charged with killing troops in Iraq
An American soldier was charged Wednesday with killing two fellow U.S. troops and wounding a third after an argument last month in a former Iraqi insurgent stronghold turned deadly.
Tags: Federal Drive , Iraq , DoD Report , Defense
Defense: Cyber collaboration trumps authority
The administration has been shifting its focus toward determining what it wants agencies to accomplish, rather than first defining the lines of authority.
Tags: Federal Drive , Cybersecurity Update , Defense , cybersecurity , management , leadership
DoD's Wennergren combining skills in new position
Defense Department deputy CIO Dave Wennergren gets set to take on a new role in the department - assistant deputy chief management officer. Wennergren tells host Jason Miller about the new position.
October 21, 2010
Tags: Dave Wennergren , technology , CIO , Ask the CIO , Jason Miller
