ON SYRIA
Iran has accused the United States of facilitating the capture of 47 of its citizens in Syria as another general defects to Turkey. Meanwhile, extra bodyguards have been assigned to government ministers to prevent further defections.
ON THE HORIZON
Stuart Baker argues an aggressive executive order could do as much or more than the bills that were emerging from the lobbyist-ridden cybersecurity negotiations on the Hill.
Katherine Zimmerman has some thoughts on countering Ansar al-Sharia in Yemen.
ON SECRECY
Members of the Senate Intelligence Committee are considering changes that would cut the teeth out of legislation designed to crack down on national security leaks.
IN THE MEDIA
Marc Ambinder, via Twitter: “Honored to announce: “Deep State: Inside The Government Secrecy Industry,” by @dbgrady and myself, from Wiley. Website/pre-orders soon! “
The LAPD formed a covert group in 1946 to keep East Coast Mafia out of L.A. Its ‘anything goes’ approach endured through the 1950s in an era when justice was found far from the courthouse. [Video]
Military satire pranks tech journalist.
Iran is quitting the Internet.
TURNOVER
Dunwoody, the first woman to earn four-star rank in military history, is retiring in October after more than 37 years in uniform.
The White House has tapped a Navy admiral to be the first sailor to head the Missile Defense Agency. If the Senate approves, RADM James Syring will replace the current director, Army LTG Patrick O’Reilly. The Senate panel will review the nomination next month when the Senate returns from its August recess.
The Army is hiring a civilian administrative officer to run the day-to-day operations for the National Capital Region office of Joint Special Operations Command.
CONTRACT WATCH
The Air Force Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance Agency’s Civil Aviation Intelligence Analysis Center has retained Deloitte for a period of at least one year.
Lockheed Martin, ManTech International, SAIC, and TASC are just some of the partners on a new $871 million contract with the Defense Information Systems Agency.
The Marine Corps is paying for the disassembly and transportation of the Boeing FB-5 fighter aircraft (BuNo A-7123) and installed Packard engine, from Gillespie Field, El Cajon, CA to the National Museum of the Marine Corps Restoration Center”, onboard Quantico.
The Navy has begun the process of modernizing and upgrading its vast constellation of training ranges and depots throughout the Pacific region.
The Air Force is in the market for an integrated personnel and payroll system.
