Posted by Java Joe on December 2, 2019 · Leave a Comment
A Defense Department inspector general reports says the most common personnel shortages plaguing the US Army’s active-duty brigade combat teams are cyber network defenders and electromagnetic spectrum managers.
CyberMaryland 2019 will be held in Baltimore on December 5 and 6. The Patuxent Partnership is helping to publicize the event.
Posted by Java Joe on November 26, 2019 · Leave a Comment
A recent Cybersecurity Workforce Study finds there is a shortage of cybersecurity professionals around the world. In the US, a current cybersecurity workforce of more than 800,000 is nowhere close to the number of cybersecurity jobs needed to protect government agencies, Fortune 500 companies, and small and mid-sized business.
Posted by Java Joe on November 25, 2019 · Leave a Comment
NavSec Richard Spencer has been ousted from his post after his handling of the case of Navy SEAL Edward “Eddie” Gallagher, who was accused of war crimes. DefSec Mark Esper asked for Mr. Spencer’s resignation late Sunday.
Category Morning Coffee · Tags Alexa Barth, cybersecurity, DefSec Mark Esper, Edward “Eddie” Gallagher, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, government shutdown, J.F. Taylor Inc., Marine MOS, NavSec Richard Spencer, South Korea, T-38 Talons mishap
Posted by Java Joe on November 21, 2019 · Leave a Comment
The HMS Queen Elizabeth visits Annapolis to host the 2019 Atlantic Future Forum of industry, military, and government to discuss artificial intelligence, robotics and big data.
Category Morning Coffee · Tags Blue Origin, Boeing 737, cybersecurity, Gallagher, HMS Queen Elizabeth, HMS Saud, ISIS, JobZone, Lithuannia, Raimundas Karoblis, Security University, Syria
Posted by Java Joe on October 22, 2019 · Leave a Comment
New Air Force Secretary Barbara Barrett was sworn in late last week. She is the 25th secretary of the service and the fourth woman to serve as the Air Force’s top civilian leader.
Category Morning Coffee · Tags ADM Michael Gilday, Barbara Barrett, Battle of Midway, Bradley Fighting Vehicle, cybersecurity, F-16, Honor Allen, identity theft, KC-135, Oyster Festival, Taiwan F-16s, USS Constitution
Posted by Java Joe on August 19, 2019 · Leave a Comment
The Defense Department’s inspector general says that contractors have returned more than $200 million to the US in the decade since it became mandatory to self-report potential fraud, waste, or abuse.
Posted by Java Joe on August 12, 2019 · Leave a Comment
Lt. Catherine Stark of Erie, PA, was recently the first female Marine selected to train and fly the F-35C.
Category Morning Coffee · Tags Capture the Flag, Catherine Stark, cybersecurity, Defense Information Systems Agency, DefSec Mark Esper, DISA, Fort Detrick, J.F.Taylor Lexington Park MD, Maryland MVA, National Intelligence Agencies, Pete Hoekstra, REAL ID, space force, Steven Kwast, USS Porter
Posted by Java Joe on July 16, 2019 · Leave a Comment
Air Force Lt. Gen. Eric Fick assumed the watch from VADM Mat Winter as the program executive officer for the F-35 program in a ceremony last week in Washington, DC.
Category Morning Coffee · Tags CH-53E Super Stallion, cybersecurity, EA-18G Growler, Eric Fick, F-35 program, GI Bill benefits, Lockheed Martin, Mallows Bay, NDAA, PFAs toxic chemicals, Russian S-400, shipwrecks, Sikorsky, VADM Mat Winter, water contamination
Posted by Java Joe on June 19, 2019 · Leave a Comment
Acting DefSec Patrick Shanahan’s bid to become defense secretary has been withdrawn. Reports are that he is resigning after scrutiny over a domestic fight with his wife in 2010.
Category Morning Coffee · Tags Black Hornet mini-drones, Boeing P-8A, cybersecurity, early retirement, House Homeland Security Committee, ICE, Inmarsat Government Inc., Jeffrey Harley, Mark Esper, Naval War College, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, Shannon Kent, Shoshana Chatfield, Turkey TF-X fighter, United Technologies