DECEMBER 9, 2019 - As the Defense Department moves forward in implementation of its cybersecurity maturity model certification, small suppliers to the department won't be left behind, the undersecretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment said yesterday. "The cybersecurity maturity model certification is generically what ISO standards are for quality," Ellen Lord said … [Read more...]
Archives for December 2019
Remembering Pearl Harbor Attack: Diego Garcia Takes Pause on the 78th Anniversary
DECEMBER 6, 2019 - U.S. and British service members, civilians and contractors on board U.S. Navy Support Facility (NSF) Diego Garcia gathered in front of the headquarters building, Dec. 6, to honor those fallen during the Pearl Harbor attack. This year marks the 78th anniversary of the December 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor that took an estimated lives of 2,403 United … [Read more...]
Admiral Gilday Releases Guidance to the Fleet
DECEMBER 6, 2019 - Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Mike Gilday released his initial guidance to the fleet, Dec. 4. The guidance was issued via a fragmentary order (FRAGO) and is intended to simplify, prioritize and build on the foundation of “A Design for Maintaining Maritime Superiority 2.0,” issued by – then CNO – Adm. John Richardson in December 2018. “Mission one … [Read more...]
Why I am Getting Out of the Air Force
DECEMBER 6, 2017 - When I first signed my name on the dotted line to serve my country, I had all these crazy, outlandish ideas of what I thought my Air Force experience was going to be. Well, spoiler alert, they didn't come to fruition, but what I got was a million times better than anything I could've ever imagined. The Air Force has not only introduced me into a career … [Read more...]
No Plans to Leave Iraq, Defense Official Says
DECEMBER 5, 2019 - The U.S. military presence in Iraq is predicated on permission to be there from the Iraqi government, and U.S. forces will remain so long as the Iraqi government agrees, the undersecretary of defense for policy said. "Our intention is to stay. Do we plan to change the posture of U.S. forces? Not at this time," said John C. Rood, who spoke yesterday during … [Read more...]