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U.S. Cyber Command Preparations Under Way, General Says

Preparations for the formal establishment of U.S. Cyber Command are under way, a senior military officer reported to Congress today. The formal launch of the new organization is awaiting congressional approval of its commander, Air Force Gen. Kevin P. Chilton, the commander of U.S. Strategic Command, said in a written statement submitted to the House Armed Services Committee’s subcommittee on strategic forces. Read more

Petraeus: Afghan war faces difficult year ahead

The general who oversees the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq gave a mixed grade to the Senate on efforts in the two conflicts Tuesday, saying that making headway in the former “will be incremental and difficult” and that while “steady progress” is being made in Iraq, “the gains made there remain fragile and reversible — though increasingly less so.” Read more

New Protocol to Provide Early Brain Injury Detection

The Defense Department is rolling out a new set of guidelines for the treatment of mild traumatic brain injury among servicemembers in combat areas. “We’re morphing from a symptom-based approach in theater to an incident-based approach,” a senior official said yesterday during a "DoDLive" bloggers roundtable. Read more

Workplace Safety Takes Center Stage in Hearing

A House subcommittee hearing on March 16 heard from a variety of voices concerned about the safety of federal employees in the wake of a series of recent attacks on federal facilities. A number of witnesses offering testimony to the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on the Federal Workforce highlighted understaffing at the Federal Protective Service as a primary security concern. Read more

DHS halts expansion of virtual border fence

The Homeland Security Department today halted expansion of its troubled virtual border fence project, citing cost overruns and missed deadlines. In a statement, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said the department will shift $50 million in stimulus funding from SBInet's initial phase in Arizona, near Tucson and Ajo, toward other proven, commercially available security technologies. Read more