Tag Archives: President Obama

The Department of Defense is planning to send between 3,000 to 5,000 additional U.S. troops to Afghanistan, reports CBS News. An announcement on the exact number from Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is expected in the next few days or weeks. The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan has said that he …

Italian aerospace and defense group Finmeccanica is expected to appoint former Deputy Defense Secretary William Lynn as chairman and CEO of its DRS Technologies subsidiary, Defense News reports. If appointed, Lynn would replace Mark Newman, DRS’ chairman and CEO since 1995. Lynn would play a wide role in overseeing Finmeccanica’s U.S.-based …

It is estimated that President Obama will announce the appointee to the cyber security coordinator position within the next two weeks. A source disclosed that the current front-runner for the position is

Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio has been chosen as the site for the 24th Air Force, part of Space Command, after four years of deliberation. The inauguration, activating the Cyber Command, was held today for the facility whose goal is to prevent cyber attacks on military bases and …