October 31, 2024

SolarWinds: Pearl Harbor of American IT

A SolarWinds investor has filed suit against the IT firm Russia exploited to infiltrate 18,000 US computer systems. The lawsuit accuses SolarWinds of failing to disclose the breach. The extent and full nature of the infiltration has not been established by ongoing investigations whose findings are increasingly worrisome to IT experts.

A-10 Mechanics Moving into F-35As

F-35 JSF assembly line

The JSF remains top dog in the DoD budget while research and development approaches 20 percent of the Navy and Marine budget request for FY16.