WASHINGTON, Feb. 14, 2014 - The Obama administration has released a voluntary framework developed by hundreds of companies, several federal agencies and many international contributors as a how-to cybersecurity guide for organizations in the business of running the nation’s critical infrastructure. Such assets include facilities for generating and transmitting … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2014
Soldiers and Airmen in Nine States Helping as Storm Pummels South and Middle-Atlantic
GAFFNEY, S.C. (2/13/14) - The mammoth winter storm that sliced through southern and middle-Atlantic states Wednesday was keeping about 3,000 National Guard members busy in nine states and the District of Columbia. Soldiers and Airmen were assisting local authorities in Alabama, the District of Columbia, Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South … [Read more...]
FACT SHEET: U.S. – France Security Cooperation
White House Office of Communications, Feb. 12, 2014 - The United States and France are long-standing allies and friends. Today, more than 232 years after the French Navy supported George Washington’s forces at Yorktown and nearly 70 years after 160,000 Allied troops landed on beaches of Normandy to begin the liberation of France, our alliance continues to enhance the … [Read more...]
DOD to Mandate Documentation for Lost and Stolen CAC Cards
WASHINGTON, D.C., Feb. 12, 2014 (AFNS) - Later this year, the Defense Department will begin fully enforcing a previously optional policy regarding the reissuance of lost or stolen common access cards, a defense official said here today. Sam Yousef, a program manager for identity and benefits policy at the Defense Human Resources Activity, discussed an update to the current … [Read more...]
Army Family Member Wins Bronze in New Olympic Team Figure Skating
SOCHI, Russia (Feb. 12, 2014) - Before receiving a bronze medal in the inaugural Olympic team figure-skating event, Ashley Wagner spent more than 20 years as an Army family member and said the experience helped strengthen her skating. Growing up with the military broadened her horizons and exposed her to many different people, she explained, and some of those folks helped … [Read more...]