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U.S. sales to Russia poised for boost under WTO
Senate Bill 3285 would grant Russia permanent normal trade status, requiring the U.S. to provide Russia with tariff and trade treatment that's no less beneficial than what the U.S. applies to any other country with the same status.
Tags: Congress , Senate , Bloomberg Government , Federal Drive , Caitlin Webber
Cyber weaknesses could deter US from cyber war
America's critical computer networks are so vulnerable to attack, it should act as a deterrent to war, U.S. cybersecurity expert, Richard Clarke said, according to the Associated Press.
Tags: cybersecurity , Cybersecurity Update , Federal Drive , Tom Temin , Amy Morris , Richard Clarke , cyber war , China ,
US intel officials accuse Russia, China in cyber attacks motivated by greed
U.S. intelligence officials have accused China and Russia of systematically stealing data for their own national economic gain. It is the most forceful and detailed public airing of U.S. allegations after years of private complaints, the Associated Press reports.
Tags: Federal Drive , Cybersecurity Update , In Depth , national intelligence , China ,
The Russian shortcut.
An agreement between the U.S. and Russia will permit American troops and weapons to fly over Russian territory on the way to Afghanistan. The pact, signed by President Obama during his recent Moscow trip, will save the Pentagon $133 million annually. The President told a Moscow news conference that the agreement is one small step toward improved relations with America's Russian allies.
Tags: management , Armed Forces , Obama
French Raise Questions with Controversial Sale to Russia
France has agreed to sell a sophisticated new weapon to Russia. As a result Pentagon officials are worried the Mistral class warship will improve Russia's ability to threaten Georgia and other Eastern European allies. A Pentagon spokesman says U.S. allies in Eastern Europe are nervous about it. As Secretary of Defense Robert Gates visits officials in France, a question looms. Why did the French do that considering they are a member of NATO and Russia is not.
Tags: technology , Pentagon , France , Secretary of Defense , Robert Gates , NATO
Russia Warns the World
Russia is sending a message to the world. Steer clear of Georgia. Russian news agency ITAR-TASS reports Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is warning other countries against military cooperation with Georgia. Lavrov said Russia hopes that the world realized what giving weapons to Georgia means and he quoted the brief conflict almost a year ago in S. Ossettia. He went on to say yesterday many have already drawn conclusions and have stopped their cooperation with Georgia.
Tags: technology , Pentagon , ITAR-TASS , Lavrov , military , S. Ossettia , Georgia
NATO and Russia make a breakthrough
NATO and Russia have resolved a dispute which Moscow's envoy to the military alliance had said could affect prospects for increased cooperation on Afghanistan, Russian and NATO diplomats said on Thursday. Reuters reports the breakthrough would allow three documents on NATO-Russia cooperation to be signed on Friday at the first formal ministerial meeting between the two sides since ties were frozen after Russia's brief war with Georgia last year.
Tags: technology , Pentagon , NATO , moscow , Reuters , Afghanistan
Russia blaming U.S., Israel for Stuxnet
Many cyber experts think Israel was behind the malware, possibly with some help from the U.S. But Rogachyov's comments were the first official statement from Russia blaming the US and Israel.
Tags: Cybersecurity Update , technology , In Depth , Stuxnet , cio.com
U.S., Russia strike deal on nuclear weapons
Tags: newsstand , HS TodayToday , U.S. , David Silverberg
Gates urges passage of Arms Treaty
The U.S. is better off with a new strategic arms reduction treaty with Russia than without it. That's what Secretary of Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates told the Senate Armed Services Committee. Joint Chiefs Chairman Mike Mullen, also urged the committee to ratify the agreement, saying the treaty has the full support of uniformed leaders. The agreement reduces U.S. and Russian strategic nuclear forces in a way that strengthens the stability of the U.S.-Russian relationship, Gates said.
Tags: Pentagon & Beyond , Pentagon , Robert Gates , Senate , Mike Mullen , J.J. Green
