A National Security Agency program to safeguard Defense Department and Intelligence Community secrets is seven years behind schedule, reports the Baltimore Sun. According to documents obtained by the newspaper, concerns are rising that the delay is making data “increasingly vulnerable to theft.” An internal NSA report from 2005 stated that Pentagon computers are particularly at risk and are under constant attack, citing recent attempts by Chinese hackers that were able to steal data from a classified system serving the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
The use of a military counter-drone laser on the southwest border this week—which prompted the Federal Aviation Administration to abruptly close the airspace over El Paso, Texas—will be a “case study” on the complex web of authorities needed to employ such weapons near civilian areas and the consequences of agencies…
