DHS Grapples with Cyber Threats

Posted on | by SysAdmin
04/27/2011
By Dr. Richard Weitz 04/27/2011 - In June 2006, a report by the Business Roundtable identified three major “cyber gaps”: no clear warning indicators that a cyberattack was occurring, uncertainty who would lead efforts to restore damaged U.S. critical infrastructure, and the absence of dedicated resources to support such post-attack…

A Cautionary Tale Of Outsourcing To China

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04/27/2011
By Richard McCormack 04/27/2011 - Thousands of American companies that have moved production to China to take advantage of cheap labor might want to consider a case study that is unfolding for a U.S. manufacturing company. Fellowes Inc., one of the world's largest makers of office and personal paper shredders,…

Espionage and the PRC Challenge

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04/27/2011
By Edward Timperlake 04/27/2011 - The history of Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) espionage attempts against US military and dual-use technology in the nineties were identified and reported on by a Select Committee of the House of Representatives. The Congressional report is a tribute to the tremendous bipartisan effort of those…

The ARG: A Core National Capability

Posted on | by Caroline Teames
04/20/2011
The U.S. Navy amphibious transport dock ship USS Dubuque, center, deploys U.S. Marine Corps Cobra attack helicopters Sept. 9 during a board and seizure operation by the U.S. Marine Corps 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Maritime Raid Force, embarked aboard Dubuque, after the motor vessel M/V Magellan Star was attacked and…