The SHARP Program outlines procedures for handling sexual harassment and sexual assault claims in the Army.
The topics of sexual harassment and sexual assault became amplified last year following the death and disappearance of Fort Hood, Texas, soldier, Spc. Vanessa Guillen. Guillen was last seen April 22 in a parking lot at Fort Hood. Her dismembered remains were later found buried near a river 20 miles east of Fort Hood. The soldier accused of her killing shot himself to death as investigators were moving in.
As the report Guillen’s slaying was being finalized, then-Secretary of the Army Ryan McCarthy said his preliminary review of the Fort Hood report and media coverage “hardened his belief” that the SHARP Program “hasn’t achieved its mandate to eliminate sexual assaults and sexual harassment by creating a climate that respects the dignity of every member.”
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By CAITLIN M. KENNEY | STARS AND STRIPES Published: February 18, 2021 WASHINGTON Seven soldiers have been chosen to present their ideas next week as part of the Army’s 18th Airborne Corps’ attempt to find solutions for eliminating sexual assault and harassment in the service, the corps announced Thursday. The soldiers were chosen from among 41 submissions to the corps’ “Dragon’s Lair” program that is styled after the “Shark Tank” television show for entrepreneurs, according to a news release. The ideas from soldiers are focused on improving or revising the Army’s Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention program, also known as SHARP.
The SolarWinds Hack Was All But Inevitable this post authored by Terry Thompson,
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Many U.S. companies outsource software development because of a talent shortage, and some of that outsourcing goes to companies in Eastern Europe that are vulnerable to Russian operatives.
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U.S. national cyber defense is split between the Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security, which leaves gaps in authority.
The SolarWinds hack was more than just one of the most devastating cyber attacks in history. It was a major breach of national security that revealed gaps in U.S. cyber defenses.
These gaps include inadequate security by a major software producer, fragmented authority for government support to the private sector, and a national shortfall in software and cybersecurity skills. None of these gaps is easily bridged, but the scope and impact of the SolarWinds attack show how critical they are to U.S. national security.
National Guard task force that supports Cyber Command changes over February 12 The 123rd Cyber Protection Battalion is taking its turn to support Task Force Echo V and U.S. Cyber Command.(Army Cyber Command) WASHINGTON The Army recently announced a new tranche of National Guard units to staff a critical and ongoing task force for U.S. Cyber Command. Members of the 123rd Cyber Protection Battalion made up of guardsmen from Illinois, Minnesota, Virginia and Wisconsin – relieved the 15-month deployment of the 124th Cyber Protection Battalion for Task Force Echo, an Army announcement said. The task force was described at its outset in 2017 as the largest mobilization of reserve forces in cyberspace, and to date over 600 National Guardsmen have been assigned to it. Now in its fifth iteration, soldiers will begin a 12-month deployment based at Fort Meade in Maryland.
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