The Defense Innovation Unit has issued contract awards to prototype the next generation of kits for U.S. Cyber Command’s defensive teams that are charged with protecting Pentagon networks.
Sealing Technologies — a Parsons company — World Wide Technology and Omni Federal were tapped to develop prototypes for the Joint Cyber Hunt Kit, self-contained “fly away” technology that provides a security operations center in a box, according to DIU and budget documentation.
DIU is running the acquisition on behalf of Cybercom.
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It looks like this is the tip of the Iceberg – and this is what happens when DEI takes over counterintelligence.
Counterintelligence is a vital but weird career field. I always say that “Jesus James Angleton was wrong. There wasn’t a spy inside the CIA. There were actually four”. Those four were Aldrich Ames, Larry Wu-tai Chin, Robert Hanssen, and Ana Montes. The last two were FBI and DIA, but were inside the intelligence community and part of the problem.
Elbit Systems UK updated Army Technology on its GBSR: a portable radar that can detect a range of threats at the tactical level.
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Could the Chinese Communist Party “page” U.S. servicemembers, the way the Mossad did to Hizballah on Sept. 17, 2024, in one of the most daring deception operations in living memory? It is possible. The Department of Defense does not fully understand the breadth and depth of its supply chain. Former Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment William LaPlante revealed how difficult this problem had become for the U.S. military services and the defense industry that supports it.
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On 11 March 2022, national news media reported that 5 West Point Cadets on spring break in Florida sought out a drug dealer to purchase cocaine. The cocaine was laced with fentanyl, sending them to the hospital. Fortunately, none of the cadets died from the fentanyl overdose. At least one of the cadets was a West Point football player. However, the incident opened the eyes of many to the fact that all was not right at West Point.
Staff Sergeant Travis William Atkins was a member of the United States Army who received a posthumous Medal of Honor for his heroism in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Travis Atkins Background
Atkins was born in Great Falls, Montana, on December 9, 1975. He grew up loving the outdoors and spent much time hunting, fishing, and camping. Then, after graduating high school, Atkins became restless and discontent with his civilian life.
On November 9, 2000, he joined the United States Army and attended basic training in Fort Benning, Georgia.
Across the U.S., sites offering the initial enlistment test for potential recruits are being forced to close and reduce their hours due to cuts recommended by the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE.
In order to enlist in any of the military services, recruits take the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery test which assesses science, math, and language knowledge and helps identify potential military career paths based on their skills and interests.
In order to take that test, applicants go to one of the 65 Military Entrance Processing Stations (MEPS).