Military

The Justice Department will launch a four-month review of cybersecurity challenges facing the nation, a top official said Friday. Speaking at the Munich Cyber Security Conference, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco announced the review, saying the United States has reached a “pivot point” on how it deals with cybersecurity threats. “We are launching this week, under my …

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Sig Sauer has released a new video that shows glimpses of its prototypes for the Army‘s Next Generation Squad Weapon, or NGSW, firing to the point that suppressors glow red hot. The video comes as Sig and its two competitors — Textron Systems, and General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems Inc. — wait for the …

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala.— The remains of an Alabama soldier who has been missing since 1950, when his unit was attacked during the Korean War, have been identified and will be buried in Georgia, the Pentagon said Friday. DNA analysis helped determine that remains of Army Cpl. Henry L. Helms of the northeast Alabama community of Collbran …

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WASHINGTON — National veterans’ groups urged lawmakers Wednesday to pass legislation to help families of coronavirus victims gain access to government benefits. John Rowan, national president of Vietnam Veterans of America, said that early in the pandemic his group heard from families of deceased veterans who were having trouble securing survivor benefits through the Department …

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