Short Takes – 7-14-23

Biden orders 3,000 reservists to be ready for Europe deployments. Politico.com article. Pull quote: “The president’s order also for the first time designates Operation Atlantic Resolve [link added], the U.S. effort in Europe, as a contingency operation, which allows the Pentagon to call up reserve forces and implement sped-up acquisition authorities to supply those troops with equipment.”

Deactivation of Siemens ProductCERT Twitter Feed.  Pull quote: “This constant stream of vulnerability information requires other processes. Security updates should be "business as usual" today, with planned schedules and resources. The data must be provided reliably, equally and in consistent, predictable formats.” Their feed has been pretty much a once-a-month affair since Siemens switched to CyberTuesday reporting of advisories and updates.

India is shooting for the Moon with new lunar mission. TheHill.com article. Pull quote: “India has dabbled in the space industry for more than six decades, having launched its first rockets in 1963. That rocket paled in comparison to what was launching out of the U.S. and Russia. Now that India is the world’s most populous nation and the fifth largest economy, India dreams for a bigger piece of the space pie.”

Progressive groups tell Dems to back out of debt ceiling handshake deal. TheHill.com article. Pull quote: ““House Republicans are underfunding the very programs the agreed-upon IRS cuts are designed to protect. Thus, your Committee is no longer obliged to move forward with the IRS cuts in its appropriations and should instead fully fund the IRS at the levels President Biden requested in his [fiscal year] 2024 budget,” they wrote in a Wedneday letter.”