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Congress should address recurring cases of cyber espionage at home
It should be focusing on improving the cybersecurity practices of the domestic actors who repeatedly allow this foreign hacking to occur.
By Reynold Schweickhardt
Opinion
Registered Apprenticeships: An old idea to renew the federal workforce
A third of all federal employees are nearing retirement, while just 7% are younger than 30. Registered Apprenticeships can aid the youth movement.
By Harin Contractor and Patrick Combs
Republican hawks denounce defense budget caps from debt ceiling deal
Defense hawks are criticizing the $895 defense spending cap for FY25 under the debt ceiling deal, but it's unclear Congress has the will to undo it.
Navy civilian worker, contractor indicted in alleged bribery scheme
Former Naval Information Warfare Center civilian employee James Soriano and defense contractor Russell Thurston allegedly conspired to commit fraud.
By Sarah Sicard
Inside Chinese hacking company’s culture of influence, alcohol and sex
Hackers such as those at China's I-Soon outnumber FBI cybersecurity staff by “at least 50 to one,” FBI director Christopher Wray has said.
By Dake Kang and Zen Soo
Lawmaker who claims to be a retired rear admiral was actually demoted
Since retiring from the Navy, Rep. Ronny Jackson has claimed to be a retired one-star admiral. But records show he was reduced in rank to captain.
Congress passes fourth stopgap funding bill as 1% sequester looms
Lawmakers kicked FY24 defense funding further down the road, raising fears at the Pentagon that congressional inaction may soon result in a 1% sequester.
Continuing resolution would slow military modernization, services warn
The Navy, for example, would have $26 billion in the wrong places, and would need Congress to approve $13 billion in formal reprogrammings.
Army to slash thousands of jobs in major revamp for future wars
The cuts will mainly affect already-empty posts — not actual soldiers.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press