DARPA officials this week outlined the agency’s new “Plan X” cyber initiative to more than 350 cyber researchers, software engineers, and human-machine interface experts. Plan X, announced in May, is the first DARPA program that aims to create “revolutionary technologies” for understanding, planning, and managing Defense Department cyber missions in real-time, large-scale, and dynamic network environments, states the agency’s Oct. 17 release. Under Plan X, DARPA will conduct novel research on the cyber domain. Plan X is “explicitly not funding” research in cyber vulnerability analysis or new cyber weapons, states the release. Insights from this week’s discussions with the industry experts will help DARPA finalize its approach to the program, said Dan Roelker, a DARPA program manager. The agency anticipates issuing a Plan X broad agency announcement for industry within the next month.
Alaskan Commands Gird for Threats
Aug. 9, 2022
Lt. Gen. David A. Krumm wears many hats as the commander of U.S. Northern Command's Alaskan Command, of 11th Air Force, and of North American Aerospace Defense Command's Alaskan Region. Krumm, who is set to retire, has served as the senior military leader in Alaska since April 2020. In a July interview, Krumm…