Black Tops A compendium of recently published EW & CEMA articles

By Tom Zalewski

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1. Cyber Command granted new, expanded authorities dtd: 28 February 2018; by: Mark Pomerleau; published on: Nextgov on-line https://www.fifthdomain.com/dod/cybercom/2018/02/28/cyber-command-granted-new-and-expanded-authorities/

2. Why the US should restore defense earmarks dtd: 01 March 2018; by: Matthew R. Kambrod; published on: DefenseNews on-line https://www.defensenews.com/smr/federal-budget/2018/03/01/why-the-us-should-restore-defense-earmarks/

3. DARPA Chief Describes Promising Future Technologies dtd: 01 March 2018; by: Jim Garamone; published on: Defense.gov on-line https://www.defense.gov/News/Article/Article/1455310/darpa-chief-describes-promising-future-technologies/source/GovDelivery/

4. How the Army plans to revolutionize soldier battery technology dtd: 01 March 2018; by: Brandon Knapp; published on: C4ISRNet on-line https://www.c4isrnet.com/it-networks/2018/03/01/how-the-army-plans-to-revolutionize-soldier-battery-technology/

5. Speed Up the Security Clearance System dtd: 01 March 2018; by: The Editors; published on: Bloomberg View on-line https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2018-03-01/jared-kushner-shows-the-security-clearance-system-is-broken

6. Here's a Discovery That Could Lead Us To Lightsabers dtd: 05 March 2018; by: John Breeden II; published on: Nextgov on-line http://www.nextgov.com/ideas/2018/03/heres-discovery-could-lead-us-lightsabers/146402/

7. Army plans to award major EW-drone contract this year dtd: 02 March 2018; by: Mark Pomerleau; published on: Nextgov on-line https://www.armytimes.com/electronic-warfare/2018/03/02/army-plans-to-award-major-ew-drone-contract-this-year/

8. Hackers Figured Out a Way to Demand Ransom Without Sending Email dtd: 05 March 2018; by: Caitlin Fairchild; published on: Nextgov on-line http://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2018/03/hackers-figured-out-way-demand-ransom-without-sending-email/146408/

9. Senators seek budget flexibility for Pentagon dtd: 05 March 2018; by: Joe Gould; published on: DefenseNews on-line https://www.defensenews.com/congress/2018/03/05/senators-seek-budget-flexibility-for-pentagon/

10. New electronic warfare program tops Army intel wishlist dtd: 06 March 2018; by: Mark Pomerleau; published on: C4ISRNet on-line https://www.c4isrnet.com/electronic-warfare/2018/03/06/new-electronic-warfare-program-tops-army-intel-wishlist/

11. The future battlefield: Army, Marines prepare for ‘massive’ fight in megacities dtd: 06 March 2018; by: Todd South; published on: Army Times on-line https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2018/03/06/the-future-battlefield-army-marines-prepare-for-massive-fight-in-megacities/

12. The Army’s other network challenge is hiding in plain sight dtd: 06 March 2018; by: Mark Pomerleau; published on: C4ISRNet on-line https://www.c4isrnet.com/it-networks/2018/03/06/the-armys-other-network-challenge-hiding-in-plain-sight/

13. Speedier Acquisition Needed to Stay Competitive, Defense Official Says dtd: 06 March 2018; by: Lisa Ferdinando; published on: Defense.gov on-line https://www.defense.gov/News/Article/Article/1459494/speedier-acquisition-needed-to-stay-competitive-defense-official-says/

14. How to Turn Off Facebook's Facial Recognition dtd: 06 March 2018; by: Caitlin Fairchild; published on: Nextgov on-line http://www.nextgov.com/analytics-data/2018/03/how-turn-facebooks-facial-recognition/146431/

15. Army to base new Futures Command in major city, blend tech and academic cultures dtd: 06 January 2018; by: Meghann Myers; published on: Army Times on-line https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2018/03/06/army-to-base-new-futures-command-in-major-city-blend-tech-and-academic-cultures/

Black Tops A compendium of recently published US Army related EW & CEMA articles

By Tom Zalewski

The following is a list of articles related to EW & CEMA that were recently published in a variety of publications or websites. These are offered in the general interest of the members of the APG Susquehanna Chapter of the AOC.

A special thanks to Leonardo DRS Signal Solutions for their support of the assembly of these Black Tops!

16. On Offer: An Integrated Dashboard for Cyber Warfare dtd: 06 March 2018; by: Patrick Tucker; published on: Nextgov on-line http://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2018/03/offer-integrated-dashboard-cyber-warfare/146427/

17. Hypersonics ‘highest technical priority’ for Pentagon R&D head dtd: 06 March 2018; by: Aaron Mehta; published on: DefenseNews on-line https://www.defensenews.com/pentagon/2018/03/06/hypersonics-highest-technical-priority-for-pentagon-rd-head/

18. Google Is Helping the Pentagon Build AI for Drones dtd: 06 March 2018; by: Kate Conger and Dell Cameron; published on: GIZMODO on-line https://gizmodo.com/google-is-helping-the-pentagon-build-ai-for-drones-1823464533

19. How Cellphone Chips Became a National-Security Concern dtd: 07 March 2018; by: Stu Woo and Drew FitzGerald; published on: The Wall Street Journal on-line https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-cellphone-chips-became-a-national-security-concern-1520450817

20. The Leaked NSA Spy Tool That Hacked the World dtd: 07 March 2018; by: Lily Hay Newman; published on: Wired on-line https://www.wired.com/story/eternalblue-leaked-nsa-spy-tool-hacked-world/

21. Russia and China are forcing the Army to buy IT equipment differently dtd: 08 March 2018; by: Mark Pomerleau; published on: C4ISRNet on-line https://www.c4isrnet.com/c2-comms/2018/03/08/russia-and-china-are-forcing-the-army-to-buy-it-equipment-differently/

22. This is Why the IARPA Director Doesn’t Worry About Self-Aware Artificial Intelligence dtd: 08 March 2018; by: Aaron Boyd; published on: Nextgov on-line http://www.nextgov.com/emerging-tech/2018/03/why-iarpa-director-doesnt-worry-about-self-aware-artificial-intelligence/146485/

23. The Army’s new tool in firing back? Cyber dtd: 12 March 2018; by: Mark Pomerleau; published on: FifthDomain on-line https://www.fifthdomain.com/dod/army/2018/03/12/the-armys-new-tool-in-firing-back-cyber/

24. Army leaders: don’t expect identical mission command systems dtd: 12 March 2018; by: Mark Pomerleau; published on: C4ISRNet on-line https://www.c4isrnet.com/c2-comms/2018/03/12/army-leaders-dont-expect-identical-mission-command-systems/

25. The Army’s next question: should battlefield commanders have cyber capabilities? dtd: 13 March 2018; by: Mark Pomerleau; published on: FifthDomain on-line https://www.fifthdomain.com/dod/army/2018/03/13/the-armys-next-question-should-battlefield-commanders-have-cyber-capabilities/

26. Aerospace and defense 3-D printing market to surpass $4B by 2023, report says dtd: 13 March 2018; by: Daniel Cebul; published on: DefenseNews on-line https://www.defensenews.com/industry/2018/03/13/aerospace-and-defense-3-d-printing-market-to-surpass-4b-by-2023-report-says/

27. President Trump Blocks Broadcom's Takeover Of Qualcomm, Citing National Security dtd: 12 March 2018; by: Colin Dwyer; published on: NPR on-line https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/03/12/593018607/president-trump-blocks-broadcoms-takeover-of-qualcomm-citing-national-security

28. Microsoft fixes more Meltdown and Spectre flaws in Windows dtd: 14 March 2018; by: Rachel England; published on: engadget on-line https://www.engadget.com/2018/03/14/microsoft-fixes-more-meltdown-and-spectre-flaws-in-windows/

29. Agencies Need To Quit Being Difficult Customers If They Want Startup Tech dtd: 15 March 2018; by: Jack Corrigan; published on: Nextgov on-line http://www.nextgov.com/emerging-tech/2018/03/agencies-need-quit-being-difficult-customers-if-they-want-startup-tech/146713/

30. Trans-Alaska pipeline fights 22 million cyberattacks per day dtd: 16 March 2018; by: N/A; published on: Associated Press on-line https://www.apnews.com/c71b50a83ab94e239ee957c415732c52

31. Updated drone export policy could come within weeks dtd: 16 March 2018; by: Aaron Mehta; published on: DefenseNews on-line https://www.defensenews.com/air/2018/03/16/updated-drone-export-policy-could-come-within-weeks/

32. The Army battery you can cut in half and still use dtd: 16 March 2018; by: Adam Stone; published on: C4ISRNet on-line https://www.c4isrnet.com/c2-comms/mobility/2018/03/16/the-army-battery-you-can-cut-in-half-and-still-use/

33. Voice Chat App Zello Turned a Blind Eye to Jihadis for Years dtd: 16 March 2018; by: Issie Lapowsky; published on: Wired on-line https://www.wired.com/story/zello-app-turned-blind-eye-to-jihadis-for-years/

34. The Pentagon Wants AI To Reveal Adversaries’ True Intentions dtd: 19 March 2018; by: Patrick Tucker; published on: Nextgov on-line http://www.nextgov.com/analytics-data/2018/03/pentagon-wants-ai-reveal-adversaries-true-intentions/146766/

35. DARPA wants to connect human brains and machines dtd: 19 March 2018; by: Daniel Cebul; published on: C4ISRNet on-line https://www.c4isrnet.com/it-networks/2018/03/19/darpa-wants-to-connect-human-brains-and-machines/

36. Inside the Army’s cyber ‘Shark Tank’ dtd: 19 March 2018; by: Adam Stone; published on: FifthDomain on-line https://www.fifthdomain.com/dod/army/2018/03/19/inside-the-armys-cyber-shark-tank/

37. Command, unencumbered dtd: 19 March 2018; by: Ms. Lisa Heidelberg and Ms. Kathryn Bailey; published on: Army.mil on-line https://asc.army.mil/web/news-alt-amj18-command-unencumbered/

38. The US military wants AI to dream up weird new helicopters dtd: 19 March 2018; by: Jackie Snow; published on: MIT Technology Review on-line https://www.technologyreview.com/s/610454/the-us-military-wants-ai-to-dream-up-weird-new-helicopters/

39. Army Patches Its Network For Near Term dtd: 20 March 2018; by: Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.; published on: Breaking Defense on-line https://breakingdefense.com/2018/03/army-patches-its-network-for-near-term/

40. Why the military needs to take 3-D printer cybersecurity seriously dtd: 20 March 2018; by: Meredith Rutland Bauer; published on: FifthDomain on-line https://www.fifthdomain.com/dod/2018/03/20/why-the-military-needs-to-take-3-d-printer-cybersecurity-seriously/

41. Here’s how Army soldiers in Europe are doing mobile electronic warfare dtd: 20 March 2018; by: Mark Pomerleau; published on: C4ISRNet on-line https://www.c4isrnet.com/electronic-warfare/2018/03/20/heres-how-army-soldiers-in-europe-are-doing-mobile-electronic-warfare/

42. AP Explains: How a phone may have steered hunt for bomber dtd: 22 March 2018; by: Michael Liedtke; published on: Associated Press on-line https://apnews.com/d6c2af9ec179499a9a05d425271a723e

43. DoD doesn’t want ‘whiz-bang’ tech if it’s no good for operations dtd: 21 March 2018; by: Aaron Mehta; published on: DefenseNews on-line https://www.defensenews.com/pentagon/2018/03/21/dod-doesnt-want-whiz-bang-tech-if-its-no-good-for-operations/

44. Visualization tools could be the future of electronic warfare dtd: 21 March 2018; by: Mark Pomerleau; published on: C4ISRNet on-line https://www.c4isrnet.com/electronic-warfare/2018/03/21/visualization-tools-could-be-the-future-of-electronic-warfare/

45. The Complete Guide to Facebook Privacy dtd: 16 March 2018; by: Brian Barrett; published on: Wired on-line https://www.wired.com/story/facebook-privacy-apps-ads-friends-delete-account/

46. JASK and the future of autonomous cybersecurity dtd: 24 March 2018; by: Danny Crichton; published on: TechCrunch on-line https://techcrunch.com/2018/03/24/jask-and-the-future-of-autonomous-cybersecurity/

47. Defense R&D Gets a Huge Boost Under the 2018 Omnibus dtd: 23 March 2018; by: Jack Corrigan; published on: Nextgov on-line http://www.nextgov.com/policy/2018/03/defense-rd-gets-huge-boost-under-2018-omnibus/146895/

48. The Scary New Contracting Model That Isn’t Scary or New dtd: 26 March 2018; by: Aaron Boyd; published on: Nextgov on-line http://www.nextgov.com/it-modernization/2018/03/otas-scary-new-contracting-model-isnt-scary-or-new/146964/

49. Android Phone Users, Facebook Was Tracking Your Calls And Texts dtd: 26 March 2018; by: Marc Bain; published on: Nextgov on-line http://www.nextgov.com/analytics-data/2018/03/android-phone-users-facebook-was-tracking-your-calls-and-texts/146962/

50. The next Army program executive office will be the Rapid Capabilities Office dtd: 26 March 2018; by: Jen Judson; published on: DefenseNews on-line https://www.defensenews.com/digital-show-dailies/global-force-symposium/2018/03/26/the-next-army-program-executive-office-will-be-the-rapid-capabilities-office/

51. FCC wants Chinese tech out of US phones, routers dtd: 26 March 2018; by: Joel Gehrke; published on: Washington Examiner on-line https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/defense-national-security/fcc-wants-chinese-tech-out-of-us-phones-routers

52. DARPA to use artificial intelligence to help commanders in ‘gray zone’ conflicts dtd: 27 March 2018; by: Todd South; published on: Military Times on-line https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-army/2018/03/27/darpa-to-use-artificial-intelligence-to-help-commanders-in-gray-zone-conflicts/

53. Here’s what the next generation of drones could do dtd: 27 March 2018; by: Mark Pomerleau; published on: C4ISRNet on-line https://www.c4isrnet.com/show-reporter/global-force-symposium/2018/03/27/heres-what-the-next-generation-of-drones-could-do/

54. Army of 01101111: The Making of a Cyber Battalion dtd: 27 March 2018; by: Matt Gallagher; published on: Wired on-line https://www.wired.com/story/army-cyber-troops-fort-gordon/

55. ‘Cyber bullets’ were once a spy tool but may soon scan Wi-Fi networks for the Army dtd: 29 March 2018; by: Mark Pomerleau; published on: FifthDomain on-line https://www.fifthdomain.com/show-reporter/global-force-symposium/2018/03/29/cyber-bullets-were-once-a-spy-tool-but-may-soon-scan-wi-fi-networks-for-the-army/