Anne Neuberger, the deputy national security adviser for cyber and emerging technology, says an upcoming executive order will strengthen U.S. cybersecurity, from setting up new ways to investigate cyberattacks to developing standards for software. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Washington, D.C., Police Chief Robert Contee addresses reporters in January. The police department has acknowledged that its computer network has been breached by attackers seeking a ransom. Such attacks against local governments, hospitals and corporations have been rising sharply. Bill O'Leary/AP hide caption
Gen. Sami Sadat salutes Afghani troops in April 2021. "The Afghan military is one of the more advanced militaries that learned from the best, from the U.S. forces," he tells NPR's All Things Considered. "To be honest, for the past one year, the Afghan forces have held their ground pretty good, I'd say." Gen. Sami Sadat hide caption
The Department of Justice released videos depicting the alleged assault on Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick and other members of law enforcement during the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Department of Justice/NPR hide caption
A general view of the U.S. Embassy in Kabul in 2013. The State Department announced Tuesday "the departure from U.S. Embassy Kabul of U.S. government employees whose functions can be performed elsewhere." Ahmad Nazar/AP hide caption
The Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Police Department was victim to an apparent ransomware attack Monday. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images hide caption
In this 2017 photo, Gavin McInnes (center), founder of the far-right extremist group known as the Proud Boys, is surrounded by supporters after speaking at a rally in Berkeley, Calif. McInnes told NPR that the group is made up of "funny dudes, not Nazis." At least 25 members of the far-right group are facing charges related to the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP hide caption
U.S. Army soldiers board a bus in January 2020 at Fort Bragg, N.C., one of the military bases that will likely see population boosts in their 2020 census counts due to a change to how troops deployed abroad were counted. Chris Seward/AP hide caption
A special review panel says independent judge advocates, not commanding officers, should decide whether to pursue legal charges in sexual assault cases in what would be a break with longstanding policy. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is now reviewing the findings. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
H.R. McMaster, then President Donald Trump's national security adviser, attends the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 25, 2018. In an NPR interview, McMaster says the United States and its allies need to "compete more effectively" with China. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption
John Sullivan, the U.S. ambassador to Russia, speaks to the media last year in Moscow. In a statement Tuesday, Sullivan said it was important for him to speak directly to "my new colleagues in the Biden administration" about U.S.-Russia relations. Pavel Golovkin/AP hide caption
A U.S. Capitol Police officer holds a program during a Feb. 3 ceremony honoring Brian Sicknick in the Capitol Rotunda. A medical examiner determined that Sicknick died of natural causes following the Jan. 6 insurrection. Demetrius Freeman/Pool/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov addresses the media Friday in Moscow. Lavrov announced that Russia will expel 10 U.S. diplomats. The move comes after the Biden administration ordered 10 Russian diplomats to leave the U.S. a day earlier. Yuri Kochetkov/Pool via AP hide caption
In a letter to the White House, 24 senators said the U.S. military prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba "has damaged America's reputation, fueled anti-Muslim bigotry, and weakened the United States' ability to counter terrorism and fight for human rights and the rule of law around the world." Maren Hennemuth/picture alliance via Getty Images hide caption