Some of the biggest challenges that US Cyber Command faces are not technical, said Maj. Gen. David Senty, chief of staff for the organization. “It’s work force and culture that really drives some of our issues,” Senty said during his address at AFA’s CyberFutures Conference last week. Educating people so they understand the implications of operating on the net is key, said Senty. “The malicious software downloaded through phishing e-mails, how rapidly that migrates, and whether or not we can address those security issues while protecting privacy and individual rights” are pressing matters, he said.
The Air Force and Boeing agreed to a nearly $2.4 billion contract for a new lot of KC-46 aerial tankers on Nov. 21. The deal, announced by the Pentagon, is for 15 new aircraft in Lot 11 at a cost of $2.389 billion—some $159 million per tail.