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Turkey F-16 sale to proceed after Senate vote
The Senate overwhelmingly rejected a resolution to block the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey after Ankara approved Sweden's NATO accession.
Defense leaders in Congress ask Trump to stop Ligado plan
Should the FCC approve Ligado's application, it could "harm military capabilities, particularly for the U.S. Space Force, and have major impact on the national economy," congressional leaders wrote Wednesday.
By Mike Gruss and Aaron Mehta
Congressmen demand answers after Pentagon issues GPS warning
Two Congressmen want answers from the Federal Communications Commission on whether reallocating a band of spectrum will damage the Global Positioning System, or GPS, as the Pentagon claims.
By Aaron Mehta
How organizations are being kept in the ‘dark’
A survey of private and public sector IT professionals found 60 percent of respondents reported half of their data was unknown and untapped, but AI may hold a key.
By Kelsey Reichmann
How 5G is the key to protecting US interests
Preserving the United States' dominance in the technology sector is a must for national security and to curb China’s global push for power.
By James “Spider” Marks
New report questions effectiveness of cyber indictments
A new report from CrowdStrike asserts indictments of hackers has had little effect in deterring continued malicious cyber behavior globally.
By Mark Pomerleau
US military officers prep the battlefield for White House budget
Ahead of the White House’s FY20 budget submission, a solid push for diplomacy and development spending is coming from, well, the Defense Department.
By Joe Gould
How Cyber Command’s plan to ‘frustrate’ hackers is working
Cyber Command is now taking the fight to adversaries in cyberspace.
By Mark Pomerleau
Iran hackers hunt nuke workers, US officials
The Associated Press drew on data gathered by the London-based cybersecurity group Certfa to track how in the wake of sanctions on Iran a hacking group often nicknamed Charming Kitten tried to break into the emails of U.S. Treasury officials, as well as atomic scientists, civil society figures and think tank employees.
US panel warns against government purchase of Chinese tech
In its annual report on Wednesday, the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission warns of dangers to the U.S. government and private sector from a reliance on global supply chains linked to China, which is the world's largest manufacturer of information technology equipment.
Social Security Administration subcontractors fight to get paid
Verbatim hearing reporters for Social Security Administration hearings are missing payments after the agency changed its contracting format.
By Jessie Bur