Government Matters (Full Show) – January 16, 2022
Hypersonics developments in the U.S. military
Hypersonics developments in the U.S. military
Hypersonic missiles travel at least five times the speed of sound and are a growing investment for the United States military. The Army and Navy are both advancing their programs and working together to maintain a decisive edge against adversaries. Lt. Gen. Neil Thurgood, director of hypersonics, directed energy, space and rapid acquisition for the […]
Cascading effects of critical infrastructure vulnerabilities; combating Chinese influence on college campuses
The National Risk Management Center (NRMC), housed within the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), works to identify and address significant risks to critical infrastructure. Bob Kolasky, director of the NRMC, said his organization collaborates with partners from industry and state and local government to determine and address the most significant risks facing the United […]
China has been using its relationships with U.S. universities to get the technology and talent it needs to support its military-industrial complex and win the strategic competition with the United States. A new report from the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) details Chinese government influence on American universities. Craig Singleton, adjunct fellow at FDD, […]
Pentagon’s cyber deterrence and resilience strategy; reassessing US military role in the Middle East; threat of small, armed drones to US military
The concept of integrated deterrence will play a major role in the upcoming National Defense Strategy, but what does that mean for a cyber strategy? Jacquelyn Schneider, Hoover Fellow at the Hoover Institution, said deterrence is generally not the right concept for cyber success and that resiliency – perseverance despite cyber attacks – is more […]
