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F-16 jet scrambled to respond to unresponsive small plane over capital
The fighter jet responding to the wayward small plane caused a loud sonic boom that was heard across the capital region.
Is cybersecurity more important than cost, schedule or performance?
With foreign hackers more active, government leaders must embrace cybersecurity as a fourth pillar of acquisition.
By Tommy Gardner
The 2020 Census takes on new threat territory: mobile
The use of mobile devices in the 2020 Census promises benefits -- and risks.
By Bob Stevens
US, Cuba meet on mysterious ‘health attacks’ in Havana
The talks at the State Department came as national security agencies and members of Congress express frustration about the lack of answers about what the U.S says were deliberate attacks on some two dozen staffers at the U.S. Embassy in the Cuban capital.
Communications failed in Cuban embassy health attacks
After bizarre health incidents at the U.S. embassy in Havana, Cuba, communications failures delayed a necessary agency response.
By Jessie Bur
Critical security measures government agencies are overlooking
Creating a comprehensive shield against cyberattacks is a process that never really ends, and many areas tend to fall through the cracks.
By Kevin Pickhardt
1 more US worker confirmed hurt by Cuba incidents
The new “medically confirmed” worker is one of two who were recently evacuated from Cuba after reporting symptoms and brought to the University of Pennsylvania for testing.
Experts fear the growing threat of connected devices
Smart device manufacturers look to develop industry standards to strengthen cybersecurity and avoid government regulation.
By Justin Lynch
US makes Cuba embassy cuts permanent after ‘health attacks’
The State Department said it was setting a new, permanent staffing plan that maintains the lower level of roughly two-dozen people — “the minimum personnel necessary to perform core diplomatic and consular functions.”
Report details harm to Cuba diplomats but offers no cause
All together, the symptoms are similar to the brain dysfunction seen with concussions, concluded a team of specialists who tested 21 of the 24 Havana embassy personnel thought to be affected by "health attacks" in late 2016.
Marco Rubio’s 3 theories on who launched the Cuba sonic attacks
Sen. Marco Rubio theorized recently that there are three possible answers to who perpetrated the sonic attacks on U.S. embassy employees and their families in Cuba.
By Jessie Bur