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Yahoo
3 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Parsons announces $137M ceiling value contract for cyber operations
Parsons (PSN) announced that the company was awarded a $137M ceiling value contract by the Defense Threat Reduction Agency for cyber operations. The single award was issued under the Assessment, Exercise, Modeling and Simulation, and Support indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity multiple award task order contract with a one-year base period of performance and four one-year option periods plus one six-month option period and is new work for the company. Parsons will provide specialized cyber operations capabilities including cyber assessments and subject matter experts supporting cyber operations, development, analysis, and research. Easily unpack a company's performance with TipRanks' new KPI Data for smart investment decisions Receive undervalued, market resilient stocks right to your inbox with TipRanks' Smart Value Newsletter Published first on TheFly – the ultimate source for real-time, market-moving breaking financial news. Try Now>> See the top stocks recommended by analysts >> Read More on PSN: Disclaimer & DisclosureReport an Issue Parsons awarded $169.5M contract by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Parsons awarded $94.5M ceiling value task order under ABAD IDIQ contract Parsons Secures New $1.2 Billion Financing Package Parsons management to meet with KeyBanc Parsons price target lowered to $80 from $90 at Goldman Sachs Sign in to access your portfolio
Russia Today
29-05-2025
- Politics
- Russia Today
UK to step up cyberattacks on Russia and China
London will significantly step up offensive cyber operations against Russia and China, UK Defense Secretary John Healey announced on Thursday following the inauguration of the country's new Cyber and Electromagnetic Command. In a statement quoted by The Times, Healey claimed that 'the keyboard is now a weapon of war' and said the UK's new cyber command would coordinate both defensive and offensive operations, including hacking into enemy systems to disrupt attacks and spread of propaganda. Asked whether this would include Russia and China, Healey responded: 'Yes.' Healey's statement marks the first time a British minister has explicitly confirmed cyberattacks on other states. While UK ministers had previously confirmed cyber operations against non-state actors like Islamic State, they have not until now acknowledged attacks against other countries. The defense secretary added that more than £1 billion ($1.35 billion) has been allocated by the UK government for a 'digital targeting web' to enable real-time battlefield intelligence-sharing between troops, spy planes and satellites. Healey's comments come ahead of the publication of a strategic defense review on Monday. According to The Times, the review will stress that cyberattacks on Britain, allegedly being carried out by Russia and China, are 'threatening the foundations of the economy and daily life.' Both Moscow and Beijing have consistently denied accusations of carrying out cyberattacks against Western nations, characterizing the claims as baseless and politically motivated. Additionally, Russian officials have in recent months repeatedly raised concerns over what they describe as Western Europe's continued militarization and aggressive anti-Russian rhetoric, said to be in response to the alleged threat posed by Moscow. The Kremlin has vehemently denied having any hostile intent towards any western country, and has accused European politicians of 'irresponsibly stoking fears' to justify increased military expenditures, which Moscow had labeled an 'incitement of war on the European continent.'
CBS News
16-05-2025
- Politics
- CBS News
GOP congressman confirms Hegseth ordered pause in cyber operations against Russia, despite Pentagon denial
What we know about the U.S. pause on cyber operations against Russia Washington — Republican Rep. Don Bacon of Nebraska said the U.S. government halted cyber operations against Russia for one day in February as President Trump was trying to negotiate an end to the Russia-Ukraine war, confirming CBS News reporting at the time and undercutting statements of denial from the Defense Department. "I actually dug into this whole matter. I just want to address it: It was a one-day pause, which is typical for negotiations," said Bacon, chair of the House Armed Services cyber subcommittee, during a hearing on Capitol Hill on Friday. "That's just about as much as I can say. It was a one-day pause." In March, multiple U.S. officials told CBS News that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had issued a directive to U.S. Cyber Command to pause cyber operations against Russia, including those that were the most provocative. At the time, the duration of the pause was unknown. In response to reports about the pause, the Pentagon's rapid response team posted on March 4 on X that Hegseth "has neither canceled nor delayed any cyber operations directed against malicious Russian targets and there has been no stand-down order whatsoever from that priority." Two sources familiar with Hegseth's order said the pause directive lacked specificity. It's not clear how the order about planning was interpreted. Multiple officials also told CBS News in March that strategizing for future operations was never paused and that U.S. cyber policy on Russia "is very much intact" and remains at the same level, one of the officials said. Bacon's remarks are the first on-the-record acknowledgment of the directive's existence, which was first reported in February by The Record, a cybersecurity news publication. It's not uncommon for certain military operations to be paused during sensitive negotiations between countries. Both Democratic and Republican administrations have halted operations to prevent U.S. intentions from being misconstrued and to keep diplomacy on track. In addition to the Pentagon's statement on X, the Trump administration stonewalled inquiries on the matter and continued to deny any pause was ordered. A senior U.S. defense official at the Defense Department declined to answer questions from CBS News at the time when asked about the reported pause. In Friday's House hearing, the statement from DOD Rapid Response was called out by Army veteran and Democratic Rep. Eugene Vindman, who accused the Pentagon of lying about the pause directive. "What I would like to do is basically point out that that statement by DOD Rapid Response was an outright lie," said the Virginia congressman. "It was at least misleading. And that is not what the American people deserve, and that will be something that I intend to follow up with the secretary when he actually shows up." The Pentagon created the DOD Rapid Response account in February, and it is overseen by conservative podcaster and Army veteran Graham Allen, who is now the Pentagon's digital media director. The account commonly attacks news publications and posts comments criticizing reporting about Hegseth and the Defense Department. The X account has omitted context from its statements, touting an increase in U.S. military recruiting numbers between February 2024 through February 2025, even though much of the period showing improved recruitment numbers occurred during the Biden administration, as CBS News' Confirmed team found. Trump administration officials have promised to run "the most transparent Defense Department in history," but to date, the Pentagon has held just one formal briefing. Instead of regular press engagements, the Pentagon's modus operandi for official Defense Department communications is often to bypass legacy news media outlets and attack their reporting. Questions to the Pentagon were referred to U.S. Cyber Command, which told CBS News Friday that "due to operational security concerns, we do not comment nor discuss cyber intelligence, plans, or operations." James LaPorta James LaPorta is a national security coordinating producer in CBS News' Washington bureau. He is a former U.S. Marine infantryman and veteran of the Afghanistan war. contributed to this report.
