A total of 68 tech firms have signed onto the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s (CISA) Secure by Design pledge under which they will use best efforts over the next year to build better security into their products. […]
The use of digital tools by defense acquisition programs is a widespread practice at the Department of Defense (DoD), but much of the work along the way still includes a lot of paperwork. Defense engineers are pushing for a different approach. […]
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Director Jen Easterly said her agency is due to reveal later on Wednesday at the RSA Conference in San Francisco that 60 tech companies will be signing onto a voluntary secure-by-design pledge to make their technology products more secure against ransomware and other forms of cyberattacks. […]
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) is working on creating a hub for space intelligence collection and decision-making, NGA Director Vice Adm. Frank Whitworth said on May 6. […]
With the 2024 U.S. elections around the corner, a paramount goal at the Department of Justice (DoJ) is to safeguard the integrity of election infrastructure against cybercriminals and foreign adversaries willing to use AI and cyber tools to undermine the elections, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco said on Tuesday. […]
The House of Representatives passed a bill by unanimous consent on Monday that aims to create more oversight of the General Services Administration’s (GSA) Technology Transformation Services (TTS) organization. […]
IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel wants to expand agency’s programs that allow taxpayers to file their tax returns with the government for free, following on the agency’s Free File and Direct File pilots. […]
A top Government Accountability Office (GAO) official said on Tuesday that the emergence of AI technology is helping to bring data security “to new heights” in the Federal government. […]
The White House’s Office of the National Cyber Director (ONCD) released a report today showing the United States’ cybersecurity posture has improved over the last year, driven by progress on the administration’s March 2023 National Cybersecurity Strategy (NCS). […]
Cybercriminals were emboldened to undertake record-high levels of intrusions in 2023 largely due to a lack of repercussions in response to those efforts, and because they are seeing more success by evolving their attack methods. […]
The Department of Justice (DoJ) said today it has charged the alleged mastermind of the LockBit ransomware group – regarded by U.S. authorities as among the most prolific attackers worldwide since 2022 – with more than two dozen Federal crimes. […]
Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday evening unveiled the Biden administration’s new international cybersecurity strategy, which focuses on building out digital solidarity with global partners to protect against adversaries like China. […]
As National Science Foundation (NSF) Director Sethuraman Panchanathan looks to the future of the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource (NAIRR) pilot, he wants to ensure that a lack of resources doesn’t become a roadblock to AI innovation. […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is adding four new members to the Cyber Safety Review Board (CSRB) established by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in 2022 to review and assess major cybersecurity events, including former CISA Director Chris Krebs. […]
The Federal government’s top intelligence official sounded the alarm last week about a daunting increase in cyberattacks in the last year, with the majority targeted at U.S. entities. […]
The Department of Defense (DoD) announced today that it secured $500 million for the first tranche of capabilities in its ‘Replicator’ initiative. […]
Morgan Adamski has been appointed to serve as the new executive director of U.S. Cyber Command – one of the 11 unified combatant commands of the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) – according to a May 3 announcement. […]
Outdated and inadequate research and development (R&D) infrastructure across the Federal government is threatening U.S. leadership in R&D and impeding technology breakthroughs, a new report from the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) says. […]
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is creating a new CHIPS Manufacturing USA institute that will use digital twins approaches to greatly speed the development and validation of next-generation semiconductor manufacturing, advanced packaging, assembly, and test processes. […]
The White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) on May 1 announced new private sector commitments to improve equity in the science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine (STEMM) ecosystem as part of a STEMM Equity and Excellence 2050 plan unveiled by the STEMM Opportunity Alliance (SOA). […]
The National Science Foundation (NSF), in partnership with the Department of Energy (DoE), today awarded 35 projects first-round access to the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource (NAIRR) pilot, which is a shared national infrastructure to support the AI research community. […]
Federal government technology leaders are leaning hard into upgrading their data infrastructure to create value from fast-growing data flows that are proving too much to handle for their older systems, new research from MeriTalk and Hitachi Vantara Federal finds. […]
UnitedHealth Group has yet to inform the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) which veterans were impacted by the February ransomware attack on the company’s Change Healthcare unit, according to the top lawmaker on the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee. […]
President Biden has nominated Tonya P. Wilkerson to serve as the under secretary of defense for intelligence and security, the White House announced on May 2. […]
The Pentagon is requesting $17.2 billion to fund science and technology (S&T) projects in fiscal year (FY) 2025, with most of that money designated for artificial intelligence (AI), space technology projects, and integrated sensing and cyber efforts, according to the Defense Department’s (DoD) technology chief. […]
Department of Transportation (DoT) Secretary Pete Buttigieg always says that safety is the DoT’s “North Star.” According to the department’s top cyber and IT official, safety is no longer possible without cybersecurity. […]
The IRS is taking claim for a range of technology-driven customer service improvements over the past year, and pointing to future improvements it hopes to achieve, in an update to its strategic operating plan published on May 2. […]
The failure of Congress to approve a timely budget for fiscal year (FY) 2024 – and the impact of further budget restrictions expected for FY2025 – has forced NASA to make some tough choices including letting go some of its valuable human talent, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson told lawmakers on April 30. […]
The House Administration Committee unanimously passed two bills on April 30 that would modernize and digitize Congress’ work. […]
Lawmakers are making a last-minute plea to save the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) as it begins to wind down this week, leaving millions of Americans at risk of losing their subsidized internet service. […]