Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III underscored the United States’ commitment to deepening ties with key allies throughout the Indo-Pacific after meeting with his counterparts from Australia, Japan and the Philippines.
Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Eric M. Smith spoke about maintaining a balance between being ready to respond to crises in the present while at the same time investing in future capabilities during a defense industry exposition.
Good cyber hygiene, which includes things like regularly changing passwords or applying software security patches, plays an outsized role in preventing America’s adversaries from hacking into and crippling U.S. infrastructure systems.
A challenge for DOD has been both competing with the private sector for talent, but also finding the best way to manage the talent it has and that it brings on are in the most appropriate jobs.
