March 3, 2016, by Petty Officer 2nd Class Grant DeVuyst - The Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star crew pulled in their mooring lines and left Seattle over three months ago, as winter descended on their homeport. Through the Pacific Ocean, days turned into weeks and weeks into months. The icebreaker crossed into the Southern Hemisphere on a hot December day under the equatorial … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2016
DoD Invites Vetted Specialists to ‘Hack’ the Pentagon
WASHINGTON, March 3, 2016 - The Defense Department is launching a pilot program in April to allow vetted computer security specialists to do their best to hack DoD public web pages, Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook said today. “Hack the Pentagon” is the first cyber bug bounty program in the history of the federal government, Cook said in a statement issued today. Bug … [Read more...]
Army Wants to Lighten Load for All Soldiers
WASHINGTON (Army News Service, March 3, 2016) - The Army's been focused on lightening the load carried by Soldiers for some time now, in both equipment and protective gear. The effort has benefited Soldiers in combat units -- and it will benefit the female Soldiers who will join combat units in the future, Army leaders told congressmen. "We approach the Soldier protection … [Read more...]
Privacy or Security in Cyber? Both, NSA Chief Says
MARCH 2, 2016, WASHINGTON, By Karen Parrish — As the clash between cybersecurity and privacy concerns lingers in the headlines and the courts following tech giant Apple’s refusal of a court order involving data encryption, Defense Department leaders continue their quest to build partnerships with tech industry leaders. Privacy and security are and will remain the “two … [Read more...]
Soldiers of 40th Infantry Division Shines Under Gray German sky
MARCH 2, 2016, HOHENFELS, Germany - On a cold field, Soldiers of the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 28th Infantry Division, Pennsylvania National Guard, along with their counterparts from the 1st Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division are deep in the final stages of their Kosovo pre-deployment training. Helping them ramp up is a complex organization of … [Read more...]