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The Pentagon has posted the much-anticipated updated rule that will require contracts to implement Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification 2.0 (CMMC 2.0) standards moving forward. The final rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) was posted to the Federal Register for public inspection on Tuesday and will officially take effect Nov. 10, according to the document. The mandate’s publication …

Hegseth in Puerto Rico as Pentagon eyes island for military usage  The Washington PostView Full Coverage on Google News Source link

Top Pentagon officials visit Puerto Rico as tensions with Venezuela soar  ReutersView Full Coverage on Google News Source link

A Space Force spokesperson echoed these sentiments in a statement Friday. The spokesperson said the command’s mission “is to generate, present, sustain, and improve combat-ready intelligence, cyber, and space forces, while partnering across the US government, allies, and commercial agencies to project combat power in, from, and to space.” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Trump’s decision to bring back the …

South Korea’s foreign ministry has expressed concern after “many of our nationals” were among hundreds detained during a major Ice raid on a Hyundai factory in Georgia, in a dramatic iteration of the Trump administration’s harsh crackdown on immigrants in the US. “The economic activities of our companies investing in the United States and the interests of our citizens must …

For the second time in two days, Venezuela has flown military aircraft in the vicinity of the USS Jason Dunham in international waters near South America, multiple Defense Department officials confirmed to CBS News Friday, describing the action as turning into a “game of chicken.” The aircraft, which one Defense Department official said were F-16 fighter jets, flew over the …

What we know about drug-boat strike at sea What we know about the deadly U.S. strike against apparent Venezuelan drug-carrying boat 02:18 For the second time in two days, Venezuela has flown military aircraft over the USS Jason Dunham in international waters near South America, multiple Defense Department officials confirmed to CBS News Friday, describing the action as turning into …

Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday to rebrand the Department of Defense as the Department of War, a callback to the department’s original name used from 1789 to 1947. The directive will make Department of War the secondary title, and is a way to get around the need for congressional approval to formally rename a federal agency, an …

The lethal strike on a boat in the Caribbean on Tuesday was a criminal attack on civilians, according to a high-ranking Pentagon official who spoke to the Intercept on the condition of anonymity.  The Trump administration paved the way for the attack, he said, by firing the top legal authorities of the Army and the Air Force earlier this year. …

Pentagon: 2 Venezuelan planes flew near U.S. Navy ships in “provocative move”  Axios Venezuelan military jets buzz US Navy ship in ‘highly provocative’ move, Pentagon says  Fox News As US tensions rise, Venezuelans keep calm and carry on – but whisper hopes of change  CNN Defense Dept. warns Venezuela after ‘provocative’ jets fly near Navy ship  The Washington Post Pentagon warns Venezuela as 2 …