31 October 2010: The U.S. Cyber Command attained full operational capability at Ft. Meade, Maryland.
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EW3 Ronald Scott Owens
October 31, 1975 – October 12, 2000
William Frederick Halsey, Jr.
30 October 1882 – 16 August 1959
Millennials and Gen Zs may not fully appreciate the remarkable quality of frequency modulation (FM) radio, largely because today’s world offers countless ways to stream music, podcasts, and digital content. Yet, FM radio was once a revolutionary breakthrough—delivering vastly superior sound quality compared to amplitude modulation (AM) broadcasts. What follows is the bittersweet story of FM’s invention and the brilliant mind behind it.
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Key Points and Summary – The U.S. Navy’s ambitious Cruiser Modernization Program for its aging Ticonderoga-class ships was a high-profile failure.
-A damning GAO report revealed the Navy wasted $1.84 billion modernizing four cruisers that were ultimately divested before ever deploying.
-The program was plagued by soaring costs (over $500 million per ship), poor contractor performance, and the extreme technical difficulty of integrating modern systems onto 1980s-era hulls.
-The Navy ultimately concluded it was no longer cost-effective, canceling the program in favor of the new DDG(X) destroyer.
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Experts say the U.S. military is at risk of being outgunned and outmanned in cyber warfare.
The U.S. military is hemorrhaging talent in cyber warfare, which national security experts warn could lead to America being outgunned and outsmarted by adversaries such as China, Russia, or Iran, who could use cyber weapons to wreak havoc on American military and civilian infrastructure.
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