MILNET Headlines, 26 February 2010

Cloud Games:  Microsoft to Open Government-Only Dedicated Cloud Facility Cyber-Security:  DoD Issues Responsible Internet Use Policy Cyber-Security: Microsoft Wins Court Approval to Topple Botnet Cyber-Security: RIAA CEO Tries To Connect China Google Hack With Google’s Attitude US Civil Rights:  Lawmakers Punt Patriot Act to Obama US Civil Rights:  Majority Say Government Threatens Rights US Economy:  …

Review (Guest): THE WATCHERS–The Rise of America’s Surveillance State

FIVE STARS The People We Pay to Look Over Our Shoulders By ERIC LICHTBLAU By Shane Harris At this very moment analysts at the National Security Agency some 30 miles north of the White House are monitoring countless flashpoints of data — cellphone calls to “hot” numbers, an e-mail message on a suspicious server, an …

Journal: US Counterterrorism Hosed, EOP/OMB AWOL

Hurdles Stymie Counterterrorism Center Tuesday, February 23, 2010 By ERIC SCHMITT and THOM SHANKER, The New York Times (Syndicated) WASHINGTON — The nation’s main counterterrorism center, created in response to the intelligence failures in the years before Sept. 11, is struggling because of flawed staffing and internal cultural clashes, according to a new study financed …

MILNET Headlines, 18 February 2010

Abuse:  CIA Torture Case Entangles U.K. Government, Prompts Charges of Cover-Up Afghanistan:  Empty Skies Over Afghanistan Anti-Privacy:  Pa. school spied on students via laptops Cyber-Security:  Cyberattack simulation highlights vulnerabilities Cyber-Security:  Hackers Troops rejoice, Pentagon Lifts Thumb Drive Ban Cyber-Security:  Large Worldwide Cyber Attack Is Uncovered Threat—Crime: Joint effort targets border crime Threat—Wall Street: Wall Street’s …

Journal: Drones of War

America’s Deadly Robots Rewrite The Rules (Sydney Morning Herald) In the artistry of war, the insertion of a Jordanian double-agent who detonated his explosive vest inside this super-sensitive CIA bunker was flawless. But, in their payback, the enraged Americans confirmed the breadth of a new horizon in modern warfare – launching 15 clinical drone attacks …