(Scoop News Group photo) White House official, former Nunes aide Michael Ellis named NSA general counsel The White House has been pressuring the DOD on this one. Nov 9, 2020 By Shannon Vavra
A combat systems operator uses a computer during an exercise at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Taryn Butler) Air Force unveils information warfare outfit amid U.S. effort to go on offense in cyberspace It's a big shift for the service, which traditionally has prioritized defense. Sep 20, 2019 By Shannon Vavra
Mark Esper, then the secretary of the Army. (U.S. Army / Spc. Hubert D. Delany III) U.S. Secretary of Defense urges NATO allies to block Chinese-built 5G tech An administration effort to convince European allies to blacklist Huawei largely has fallen on deaf ears. Sep 20, 2019 By Shannon Vavra
Mark Esper, then the secretary of the Army. (U.S. Army / Spc. Hubert D. Delany III) Trump’s Pentagon pick ‘confident’ in 2020 election security Mark Esper told the Senate Armed Services Committee that the 2020 contests will be "unfettered" by foreign actors, but the military and intelligence agencies will "always will… Jul 16, 2019 By Shannon Vavra