The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released an initial public draft on Aug. 30 on the use of software supply chain security strategies within DevSecOps pipelines, and is seeking public comment on the draft through Oct. 13. […]
Comply-to-Connect began in 2013 as the Department of Defense’s (DoD) program to help the service branches prevent unsecured devices from connecting to the DoD network. Long before that, in the mid-to-late 1990s, Michael Overstreet served as an Air Force information warfare officer working on cyber defense. Now, Overstreet is director of systems engineering at Cisco, and in this recent interview, he discusses how Comply-to-Connect has evolved – and how it today uses zero trust principles to protect access to the DoD network and data. […]
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In this episode of MeriTalking, MeriTalk’s Gail Emery sits down with Peter Romness, cybersecurity principal, CISO Advisors Office at Cisco, to explore how agencies need unifed cybersecurtity solutions, visibility across their enviornment, and comprehenseive threat intelligence capabilities to go toe-to-toe against bad actors – and earn the decision. […]
Top defense and intelligence officials shared this week the trends that worry them the most when it comes to the constantly evolving cyber threat landscape and what their top priorities are on the horizon given current world events and emerging cyber threat trends. […]
The Department of Defense’s (DoD) new initiative to create thousands of inexpensive autonomous systems will be a game-changer as the U.S. continues to combat China’s growing influence across the world and military mass, a top DoD official said today. […]
Partisan divisions in Congress could further delay passing the annual defense policy bill and confirming high-ranking military officials – both of which will jeopardize national security – Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash., warned today. […]
As the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) finishes up the rulemaking process for the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act (CIRCIA), CISA Director Jen Easterly said today that trusted partnerships are vital to sharing threat information in the meantime. […]
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) said this week that its Electronic Records Archives (ERA 2.0) system will become available for records scheduling on Sept. 18. […]
Just six months after the White House released its National Cybersecurity Strategy (NCS), Acting National Cyber Director (NCD) Kemba Walden said that her office is looking forward to publishing a posture report. […]
Republicans on the House Oversight and Accountability Committee are keeping up their pressure on the White House for data on Federal employees’ work from home habits, and on policy changes being pursued by the Biden administration that will return more Feds to their traditional office locations. […]
The National Security Agency (NSA) has wrapped up a 60-day study to look at how the use of AI technology fits into the agency’s future, according to Gen. Paul Nakasone, who heads both NSA and the U.S. Cyber Command. […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA) has announced on Sept 5 a “voluntary pledge” for K-12 education technology software developers and manufacturers to commit to creating products with a greater emphasis on cybersecurity built in. […]
In the coming months, the Space Development Agency (SDA) plans to begin the demonstration phase of a novel approach to transmitting data to support military operations. […]
Rep. Andrew Garbarino, R-N.Y., is asking the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to provide some clarity on its partnerships in the critical infrastructure sectors. […]
The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) is calling on the IRS to create “timely remediations” for all of the agency’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) in its latest audit report. […]
The Department of Energy (DoE) has begun the process of recompeting its $10 billion enterprise wide IT support services contract, according to a request for information (RFI) published on Friday. […]
The Department of the Air Force on Aug. 31 issued a broad agency announcement (BAA) on the development of next-generation artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities to support the Department of Defense’s (DoD) Joint All Domain Command and Control (JADC2) initiative. […]
Nearly 30 agencies published their artificial intelligence (AI) use case inventories for the past year, detailing hundreds of ways the Federal government is leveraging the emerging technology across the globe – ranging from preventing veteran suicide to fighting climate change-induced hurricanes. […]
Rep. Ted Lieu, D-Calif., on Aug. 29 reintroduced his Improving Contractor Cybersecurity Act, which aims to require vendors that wish to do business with the United States government to maintain vulnerability disclosure policies (VDP) and programs. […]
The Department of Defense’s (DoD) organization responsible for protecting and defending its network globally is adopting a three-part approach to improve cyber readiness and cybersecurity tactics across the department, a senior DoD official said this week. […]
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., is prioritizing funding Federal government operations beyond fiscal year 2023 which ends on Sept. 30, along with kicking off a set of briefings for senators on artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, when the Senate returns to session in Washington on Sept. 6. […]
The Small Business Administration (SBA) has named Douglas Robertson as its new chief technology officer (CTO). […]
Wendy Noble has been appointed by the Biden Administration to be the new deputy director at the National Security Agency (NSA). […]
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is looking to fund up to five new National AI Research Institutes that will specialize in AI for astronomical sciences, AI for discovery in materials research, and strengthening AI technologies, NSF wrote in a recent solicitation. […]
Ahead of its second round of funding for tribal access to broadband internet services, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) is urging the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to provide better feedback to applicants who were denied full project funding in the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program’s first application round. […]
The United States Digital Service (USDS) has been “laser-focused” on its mission to deliver better government services to the American people through technology and design since August 2014. […]
Accenture Federal Services has appointed Federal government tech veteran Laura Kurup principal director, Data Science Innovation. She starts the new job on Sept. 11. […]
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is looking for public comment its latest revisional draft that is focused on producing a learning program for cybersecurity and privacy that can be used by government and other organizations. […]
The Department of the Air Force is seeking to bring more workers into the Cyber Excepted Service (CES) to increasingly recruit and retain civilian cyber professionals, the department’s chief information officer (CIO) said this week. […]
The Department of Defense (DoD) has plans to establish a user experience portfolio management office and hire a senior official to lead the office, a DoD spokesperson confirmed to MeriTalk. […]