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Gates: DoD CIO Duties Not being Transferred to Cyber Command
Published on 6 Jul, 2011 at 11:55 in GovCon Industry | Viewed 171 times | No Comments
A new memo from the Defense Department says the responsibilities of DoD chief information officer won’t be transferred to Cyber Command.
Posted online July 5, the undated memo is signed by former Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, who recently resigned from his role.
According to the memo, obtained by FierceGovernmentIT, Gates had…
CACI’s Dr. Jack London on WikiLeaks, the Insider Threat and Defining Cyber War
In the wake of the WikiLeaks disclosures that tarnished American diplomatic relations and highlighted the issue of the insider threat, many wondered whether leaks can ever be stopped. CACI International Inc‘s Executive Chairman and Chairman of the Board Dr. Jack London, who previously called the world…
Gates Looks to India for Cyber Cooperation
Published on 21 Jan, 2010 at 13:42 in Cyber | Viewed 170 times | No Comments
The Secretary of Defense, Robert Gates, has spent the past few days in India and Pakistan working towards increasing cooperation between those two nations and the US. Particularly, when Gates visited India earlier this week, he outlined a number of areas he hopes to develop greater cooperation, including cyber security.
India is viewed by the Obama administration as a…
Vice Admiral McCullough to Head Fleet Cyber Command
Published on 23 Oct, 2009 at 10:13 in Cloud | Viewed 794 times | No Comments
Secretary of Defense Robert Gates announced that Vice Admiral Bernard McCullough was reappointed Vice Admiral and will serve as commander of Fleet Cyber Command. Admiral McCullough will be stationed at Fort Meade, MD.
Admiral McCullough currently serves as the deputy chief of naval operations for integration capabilities and resources at the Pentagon. The Fleet Cyber Command is scheduled to be fully operational no later that October…
Alexander Picked to Head Cyber Command
Published on 20 Oct, 2009 at 8:51 in Cloud | Viewed 327 times | No Comments
The Department of Defense announced that Lt. Gen. Keith Alexander, current director of the NSA, was nominated by President Obama to head the DoD’s new Cyber Command. Alexander will be promoted to a four star general and will be responsible for coordinating the new US Cyber Command that will be headquartered at Fort Meade.
Alexander will continue to serve in his present role at NSA and…
Cyber Command: Gates Makes it Official
Through a quiet three-page memo on Tuesday, Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced the Department of Defense’s commitment to a new cyber military command center titled Cybercom.
The announcement reflects growing emphases of the Obama administration’s revamping and centralization of cyber security. The creation of the White House cyber coordinator and the centralization of military cyber security…
Gates: DoD is Beefing Up Cybersecurity Efforts
Published on 10 Jun, 2009 at 10:25 in Cloud | Viewed 129 times | No Comments
The Defense Department is beefing up cybersecurity capabilities, according to Defense Secretary Robert Gates’ testimony before the Senate Appropriations Committee’s Defense Subcommittee.
Gates said cybersecurity must be a priority for the DoD, and his budget request reflects that.
The request increases funding for a range of information assurance capabilities to improve the security of information as it is collected, stored, processed, and transmitted across IT systems, Gates said.
Gates’ request would also increase “the number…
Gen. Keith Alexander Expected to be Named Cyber Chief
Published on 30 Apr, 2009 at 10:42 in GovCon Industry | Viewed 8,111 times | 2 Comments
Defense Secretary Robert Gates is expected to name three-star Gen. Keith Alexander to head the newly formed Cyber Command.
The new command, expected to open in October in Fort Meade, Md., will protect military and civilian networks. Alexander is currently in the role of Joint Functional Component Command for Network Warfare.
Among…
