These best practices were developed in the crucible of day to day operations and in response to the hostile environment that would make most computers, data, and communications unworkable if they were not in place.
This proposed legislation offers preferential treatment to nations that remain part of a hostile military alliance and that participate actively in intelligence operations against the United States and its allies.
But the Pentagon said no blanks were used, and that all the procedures used were consistent with normal operations when there is a threat of encountering hostile forces.