The leaders of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence are furious with the intelligence community and pleading with it to assign a leader to handle the SolarWinds hack affecting a government-estimated 18,000 public and private sector customers. After news broke late last year that hackers breached SolarWinds computer network management software to access federal government …
Former White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough became the 11th secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs during a ceremonial swearing-in ceremony Tuesday at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, D.C. Vice President Kamala Harris administered the oath of office to McDonough using his father’s Bible. McDonough’s wife, Karin Hillstrom, was present at …
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In the wake of a Military.com report about Marines who faced career consequences tied to pregnancy and motherhood, the service has announced a policy change allowing new mothers more time to recover. The Marine Corps is extending the time new moms are exempted from fitness tests and body composition rules from nine months to 12, …
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The U.S.-led air campaign against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria often prioritized tactical, close-air support operations and bombing runs over strategic, “deep strike” missions, according to a new Rand Corp. report. But while the aggressive effort crippled some ISIS strongholds, it did little to accelerate the caliphate’s defeat in the long run, the …
Google said Tuesday it’s expanding its work to provide security tools to federal and state electoral campaigns. In partnership with cybersecurity nonprofit Defending Digital Campaigns, Google said it is extending the strongest form of two-factor authentication to federal campaigns and including state-level campaigns as part of its election security efforts. “To help spread awareness and …
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