Just a few months after taking over the helm as the executive assistant director for cybersecurity at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Jeff Greene laid out his priorities on Tuesday with partnerships topping the list. […]
The Department of Justice (DoJ) Criminal Division’s Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section (CCIPS) today announced its new Strategic Approach to Countering Cybercrime. […]
The Department of Defense’s (DoD) Office of Strategic Capital (OSC) on Sept. 30 announced a notice of funding availability – totaling up to $984 million in loans – to accelerate commercialization and scale production for critical technologies. […]
The U.S. Army is seeking talented soldiers interested in tech product innovation to join the next two cohort of its Army Software Factory (ASWF) organization. […]
A new report out from the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) finds that 19 Federal agencies have released updated or new policies to improve scientific integrity in government. […]
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) on Monday called on industry to provide data-labeling services to assist in training artificial intelligence (AI)-driven computer vision systems. […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), through its Vulnerability Disclosure Policy (VDP) platform, has helped save an estimated average of $4.45 million in potential remediation costs for critical and severe vulnerabilities across the Federal government. […]
Wireless service provider T-Mobile has agreed to move to a “modern zero trust” security architecture, take steps to segment its networks, and implement some basic cyber hygiene practices under terms of a data breach settlement with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). […]
Soon after his induction into the 2024 class of Cyber Defenders, we caught up with Steve Hoffman, who is president at Fortinet Federal, for his take on cybersecurity opportunities and challenges, with the promise of continued zero trust adoption high on the list of plusses, and the double-edged sword of artificial intelligence tech still mostly posing question marks on the near-term horizon. […]
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) proposed a new rule this month that aims to address the growing risks posed by malicious actors seeking to compromise the bulk-power system and related supply chains. […]
Federal agencies need to implement consistent reporting and improve data quality when they create ratings for the contractors that the agencies do business with, according to a new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report that finds government-wide shortfalls in meeting existing guidance and requirements. […]
The Department of Defense (DoD) announced that the second focus area for its Replicator initiative will be focused on countering threats posed by small drones – also known as uncrewed aerial systems (C-sUAS) – to U.S. military installations. […]
Senate Intelligence Committee Chair Mark Warner, D-Va., is calling on the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to do more to combat the spread of election misinformation and disinformation, especially in the age of artificial intelligence. […]
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced last week that it is now offering tele-emergency care (tele-EC) nationwide. […]
With nation-state and criminal adversaries in attack mode and putting an ever-higher premium on cyber resilience, some of the best practitioners on the Federal cybersecurity landscape are gathering online at the Rubrik Public Sector Summit on Oct. 8 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Eastern time to explore the next steps toward stronger resilience, and you are invited to join. […]
Nearly a year after the Pentagon released its AI adoption strategy, the agency’s Chief Digital and AI Office (CDAO) is making strides in aligning strategic objectives with empowering the workforce to leverage data analytics and AI. […]
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has worked with Federal agencies to help them publicly document compliance with the White House Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) governmentwide AI policy, NIST’s chief AI officer (CAIO) said Thursday. […]
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) would be required to develop and implement “tough” minimum cybersecurity standards for the healthcare sector under legislation introduced to the Senate on Thursday. […]
The General Services Administration (GSA) has named Dovarius Peoples deputy chief information officer (CIO), a GSA spokesperson confirmed to MeriTalk on Sept. 27. […]
Amidst a rapidly evolving global landscape, the proliferation of open-source intelligence (OSINT) and the trustworthiness of data sources are just a few of the priorities shaping the strategic focus of the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (IARPA) newest director. […]
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) told members of Congress on Thursday that it has “80 percent” confidence that the agency will meet its goals and newly updated budget under the Digital GI Bill (DGIB) program – an IT modernization project that aims to improve the education benefits processing system. […]
A survey of executives whose companies provide IT products and services to the government shows those leaders applauding the higher scores earned by Federal agencies on the 18th edition of the FITARA Scorecard issued on Sept. 20 by Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., but also looking forward to changes in the scorecard’s grading categories now that many of the agencies are acing the test. […]
Amid a rapidly evolving digital landscape that has made data security a top concern for Federal agencies and industry, holistic and continuous approaches to cybersecurity are important for safeguarding data and applications which depend on secure data, the chief information security officer of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) said today. […]
Some Federal government agency efforts to implement next-generation 911 (NG911) systems and services have been inconsistent or stuck in neutral, and would benefit from dedicated funding sources and renewed attention from leadership, a recent Government Accountability Office (GAO) report finds. […]
The Biden administration announced on Wednesday the launch of the National Semiconductor Technology Center’s (NSTC) Workforce Center of Excellence (WCoE) in an effort to improve the development of the U.S. semiconductor workforce. […]
A bipartisan bill that would require the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to incorporate AI systems into the national vulnerability database won approval from the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee on Wednesday. […]
Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., introduced comprehensive AI civil rights legislation this week which aims to put “strict guardrails” on companies’ use of algorithms for consequential decisions. […]
The Marine Corps is integrating its identity and credentialing functions with the Naval Identity Service (NIS) by the end of 2024 as the first step of its “crawl, walk, run” approach to creating a zero trust security architecture, a top Marine Corps tech official said on Sept. 25. […]
Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., and Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., on Sept. 25 reintroduced the Chai Suthammanont Healthy Federal Workplaces Act – a bill designed to protect Federal employees during public health emergencies. […]
The Department of the Air Force plans on releasing the second version of a reference architecture and roadmap for a new ecosystem that streamlines software convergence and data access across the service branch. […]