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Cyber May Call the Shots in the Next Conflict

The status of the network may decide the victor.

An information systems technician troubleshoots the automated digital network system aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt. Greater network integration is vital to prevent an adversary from pre-empting a kinetic operation by purely a cyber attack. Credit: MC2 Mar'Queon Tramble, USN

Naval Intelligence Does a Deep Dive on Capabilities

Cooperation plays a key role in developing innovative collection means.

The USS Colorado makes its way to its base at New London, Connecticut. The Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI) is increasing its efforts to uncover adversary submersible capabilities and help build better U.S. Navy submarines. Credit: John Narewski

Lack of Separate OCO Funds Present a Problem

The services are left to figure out how to pay for unexpected contingency operations.

Royal Australian Navy, Republic of Korea Navy, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force and U.S. Navy ships sail in formation during the Pacific Vanguard 2020 exercise. The DoD’s FY 2022 budget request does not include separate funding for contingency operations. The services now have to balance the possible need to come up with such funds from their base budgets, which may impact funding for exercises, training or other operational needs, leaders say. Credit: U.S. Navy/Lt. Mark Langford

HP Enterprise Services To Supply IT to Strategic Command Under $443.8 Million Effort

HP Enterprise Services, Herndon, Virginia, has been awarded a $443,779,321 firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-incentive-fee, cost-plus-fixed-fee, cost-reimbursement contract for the U.S.

Crews from the USS Nebraska and the USS Omaha visit the U.S. Strategic Command headquarters at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, on June 22. To add information technology needed in part to support its strategic deterrence missions, the command has selected HP Enterprise Services to provide IT services over the next five years. Credit: STRATCOM

Startups Tackle Improvements to Space and Earth Systems

New technologies will help with on-orbit servicing of satellites as well as identity management, ground operations of aircraft, travel and product life-cycle management.

Kurs Orbital is integrating its established rendezvous and docking technology with computer vision, radar capabilities and robotics to create an on-orbit servicing spacecraft fleet for satellites in different orbits. Credit: Kurs Orbital

Koehler Nominated for Assignment as Commander, Third Fleet

Rear Adm. Stephen T.

RaySecur Names Shatilla as Chief Commercial Officer

RaySecur, Cambridge, Massachusetts, has appointed Richard Shatilla to chief commercial officer.

U.S. and EU To Collaborate Against Ransomware

The organizations are forming a working group to strengthen ties in the fight against adversarial cyber activity.

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas (c), speaking to European Union counterparts in Portugal on June 21 during the U.S.-E.U. Ministerial Meeting of Justice and Home Affairs, has announced that the Department of Homeland Security and the EU will form a working group to examine ransomware attacks. Credit: DHS

Interoperability Key in Navy Fight Against Cyber Adversaries

The mix of ships adds to the need for workable security tools.

Quality assurance specialists at the Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific inspect network racks in the center's Network Integration and Engineering Facility. The Navy is tasking industry with providing cybersecurity solutions that are interoperable across the service. (Credit: Rick Naystatt, U.S. Navy)

Status Quo Cannot Be a Pace Setter

Addressing internal needs helps organizations manage change.