Pia1d ago
"Russian computer manufacturers continue to obtain western components smuggled in via third countries. Russian software developers still create software for Russian laptops and desktop computers and install western-quality software" www.strategypage.com/htmw/htiw/ar... #cybersec #infosec #natsec

Information Warfare: Cyber San...
Information Warfare: Cyber Sanctions In Action

Malicious hackers are increasingly active They are not carrying out many attacks, but they are probing and mapping internet networks they seek to eventually take down Over the last decade America has been increasingly active in sanctioning individuals

Pia1d ago
"During the last week we observed, collected and analyzed endpoints of information related to cyber-based hostile influence campaigns (including Cyfluence attacks)." www.cyfluence-research.org/post/crc-wee... CISA NIST ODNI 🤔 #cybersec #natsec AI bots trolls deep fakes Russia China
Pia2d ago
"To get a sense of where the government’s downsizing efforts stand in the fall of 2025, we have compiled available data and created a snapshot of the current situation." www.brookings.edu/articles/how... DOE NNSA nuclear security FAA TSA DOT #natsec DOGe RIFs USAJOBS policy #law

How many people can the federa...
How many people can the federal government lose before it crashes?

An in-depth look at how sweeping federal workforce cuts under Trump are straining government services and risking operational failures.

Brookings
Blake Hamilton3d ago

Canada planning a 300,000-person volunteer defence corps is a stark sign of how unprepared we’ve let ourselves become.

Rising threats demand real investment, not stopgap fixes.

https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/article/the-military-plans-for-a-volunteer-force-to-defend-canada/

#cdnpoli #CAF #NatSec

The military plans for a volunteer force to defend Canada

Faced with rising threats from competing states and climate change, the top military minds in the Canadian Armed Forces are drafting a plan to bolster the nation’s defences by creating a civil force made up of 300,000 volunteers.

CTVNews
Pia5d ago
Congress House legislative considerations underway "Mr. Guest moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. H.R. 1327" live.house.gov Syria Terrorism Threat Assessment Middle East #natsec
Pia6d ago
Congress - House reconvened "H.R. 1608 Considered as unfinished business. H.R. 1608 — "To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to produce a report on emerging threats and countermeasures related to vehicular terrorism, and for other purposes."" live.house.gov #natsec DHS
Pia6d ago
HR 2261 Strengthening oversight of DHS intelligence products live.house.gov #natsec #law
PiaNov 17
"wasted gas and methane emissions from West Texas’s oil and gas fields are some of the largest in the United States, as shown on the map below." rmi.org/what-landman... "Mapping Oil and Gas Emissions Intensities" ociplus.rmi.org/map #climate #klima #clima #weather #wx #data #natsec

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:yw6wbtma6fynxiafh5v7j5sf/post/3m5rjldyu3s2u

Oil Climate Index plus Gas
Dave á JusNov 17

Homeland Security Missions Falter Amid Focus on Deportations

"Under [Don] Trump, an agency intended to keep Americans safe has diverted resources from combating child abuse, trafficking and terrorism." I'm pretty sure we're all a lot less safe by allowing those in charge of all our government resources to leverage them in a war on Society, norms, shared values, law/order, community, and designated Blue Cities & States at the expense of #natSec

https://archive.ph/6ZWhU

PiaNov 16
"As the FBI’s deputy director, Bongino receives some of the country’s most sensitive secrets, including the President’s Daily Brief. His ascent to that position without passing a standard bureau background check is unprecedented" 👁️ www.propublica.org/article/fbi-... #natsec #infosec policy #law

FBI Director Kash Patel Waived...
FBI Director Kash Patel Waived Polygraph Security Screening for Dan Bongino, Two Other Senior Staff

As the FBI’s deputy director, Bongino receives some of the country’s most sensitive secrets, including the President’s Daily Brief. His ascent to that position without passing a standard bureau background check is unprecedented, insiders say.

ProPublica