National Security Archive

 From National Security ArchiveWashington, D.C., October 26, 2020 - In the lead up to the 2020 presidential election, the Cyber Vault has reviewed the respective 2020 platforms of the Democratic and Republican parties and how they propose to address issues of cyber and technology policy. To avoid confusion, it is worth noting that the Republican National Committee … [Read more...] about <div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://nsarchive.gwu.edu/sites/default/files/styles/nsarchive_square_thumbnail/public/thumbnails/image/party_platforms_and_cyber_policy.jpg?itok=-AqPUWOz" width="100" height="100" alt="party platforms and cyber policy" title="ebb729"></div></div>

 From National Security ArchiveWashington D.C., October 22, 2020 - On October 23, 1970, one day after armed thugs intercepted and mortally wounded the Chilean army commander-in-chief, General Rene Schneider, as he drove to work in Santiago, CIA Director Richard Helms convened his top aides to review the covert coup operations that had led to the attack. “[I]t was … [Read more...] about <div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://nsarchive.gwu.edu/sites/default/files/styles/nsarchive_square_thumbnail/public/thumbnails/image/schneider-official-portrait.jpg?itok=Cw_dDyBI" width="100" height="100" alt="Schneider official portrait" title="Schneider official portrait"></div></div>

From National Security ArchivesWashington, D.C., October 22, 2020 - The Department of Homeland Security describes critical infrastructure as “the physical and cyber systems and assets that are so vital to the United States that their incapacity or destruction would have a debilitating impact on our physical or economic security or public health or safety.” While the Trump … [Read more...] about President Trump’s Executive Orders on Critical Infrastructure