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Mark Zuckerburg: Facebook To Pay $5 billion To Settle Privacy Issue

We’ve formally reached a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission about privacy. We’ve agreed to pay a historic fine, but even more important, we’re going to make some major structural changes to how we build products and run this company. We have a responsibility to protect people’s privacy. We already work hard to live up […]

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Northrop Grumman’s air dominance technologies bring new capabilities to U.S. warfighters

LINTHICUM, Md. – Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC), together with military partners at Northern Edge 2019, successfully displayed advanced capabilities in air-to-air, air-to-surface and maritime tactical scenarios that address key warfighting gaps in advanced strike; intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance (ISR); and electronic warfare. Northrop Grumman Demonstrates Advanced Capabilities at Northern Edge 2019 Northrop Grumman’s reconfigurable flight […]

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Raytheon and United Technologies Aerospace Businesses to Combine in Merger of Equals

WALTHAM, Mass. and FARMINGTON, Conn., – Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) and United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) have entered into an agreement to combine in an all-stock merger of equals. The transaction will create a premier systems provider with advanced technologies to address rapidly growing segments within aerospace and defense. The merger of Raytheon, a leading […]

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Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker Announces National Security Related Criminal Charges Against Chinese Telecommunications Conglomerate Huawei

Good afternoon and thank you all for being here. I especially want to thank everyone on stage from the Departments of Homeland Security and Commerce, the FBI and from our U.S. Attorney’s offices in both the Western District of Washington State and the Eastern District of New York. Before I get to today’s announcements, I […]

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The Northrop Grumman Foundation and Philippe Cousteau, Jr.’s EarthEcho International Empower Teachers and Students to Help Save Oceans from the Plastic Trash Crisis

FALLS CHURCH, Va. – The Northrop Grumman Foundation and EarthEcho International launched new teaching tools today called EarthEcho Expedition: PlasticSeas, to get kids excited about science and encourage them to work to prevent the plastics pollution plaguing our oceans. The videos, lesson plans and design challenges are available free of charge to any teacher worldwide […]

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2018 Report to Congress of the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission

Dear Senator Hatch and Speaker Ryan: On behalf of the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, we are pleased to transmit the Commission’s 2018 Annual Report to Congress. This Report responds to our mandate “to monitor, investigate, and report to Congress on the national security implications of the bilateral trade and economic relationship between the […]

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Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein Announces Charges Against Chinese Hackers Associated With China Government

I am honored to be joined by FBI Director Chris Wray, National Security Division Assistant Attorney General John Demers, and Southern District of New York U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman. Today, the Department of Justice is announcing a criminal indictment of two computer hackers associated with the Chinese government. The charges include conspiracy to commit computer […]

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DHS Leads the Implementation of Email Authentication Services Across the Federal Government

This time last year, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) made a commitment to the American people: it should not be easy to impersonate the federal government through spoofing-related phishing campaigns. Today, we announced that we have reached the one-year milestone for Binding Operational Directive (BOD) 18-01: a vast majority of the federal community are […]

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Secretary-General Urges High-Level Event to Make United Nations Peacekeeping Missions ‘Fit for the Future’

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks to the high‑level meeting on Action for Peacekeeping, in New York today: It is a pleasure to welcome you to this high-level meeting on Action for Peacekeeping, that also marks the seventieth anniversary of United Nations peace operations. Last year, I visited Bangassou in the Central African Republic […]

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Readout of Secretary Mattis’ Meeting with Argentina Minister of Defense Oscar Aguad and Chief of the Joint Staff Lt. Gen. Bari del Valle Sosa

Pentagon Chief Spokesperson Dana W. White provided the following readout: Secretary of Defense James N. Mattis met with Argentina Minister of Defense Oscar Aguad and Chief of the Joint Staff Lt. Gen. Bari del Valle Sosa Aug. 15 at the Ministerio de Defensa in Buenos Aires to reaffirm the long-standing defense relationship between the United […]

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