The Week Ahead: Former Pentagon leaders discuss national security threats; events on blockchain policy, ransomware

Former DOD acquisition chief Ellen Lord is among the speakers this week at an Atlantic Council event previewing the Pentagon’s upcoming National Defense Strategy, while cryptocurrency experts debate blockchain policy and CISA Director Jen Easterly participates in a major consumer electronics conference.

The Atlantic Council event on Wednesday explores how the U.S. can meet future defense challenges with a focus on working with allies and partners. Lord’s panel focuses on the “strategic environment and major imperatives for the next...