The FBI alerted contractors that North Korean IT workers are trying to obtain positions with cleared defense companies and others with government contracts.
"What we're finding in today's warfare — we see it with Ukraine, we see it with U.S. operational units — that targeting cycle is much faster," Will Cocos said.
"I look at advanced manufacturing as an ecosystem to solve problems in different ways than the traditional way of managing the lifecycle," Jon Strzelec said.
"It's a long way from the Pacific to Anniston, Alabama," said Brig. Gen. Beth Behn. "Having the ability to do some level of forward repair is essential."
"We have struggled with finding a solution that we need today, which is a more modular, flexible solution," Lynda Armer said. "We're looking at the strategy."
Lynda Armer, the executive director of Army Contracting Command Rock Island is interviewed by Federal News Network's Terry Gerton at the 2026 AUSA conference in Washington.
"I think CFIUS is probably one of the least-known acronyms in D.C. nomenclature. We're doing our best to try to get it out there more," Chris Pilkerton said.
FILIE - This June 6, 2019, file photo shows the U.S. Treasury Department building at dusk in Washington. Multiple published reports say that the U.S. government has launched a national-security review of the China-owned video app TikTok, popular with millions of U.S. teens and young adults. Several senators have recently noted concerns about censorship and data collection on TikTok. The Treasury Department, which houses CFIUS, says it does not comment on specific cases. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
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