The Department of Defense released a draft version of its Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC), dated August 30, offering a glimpse into how the department plans to apply cybersecurity requirements to its contractors in the near future. […]
The United States continues efforts to improve election security and cybersecurity posture, but adversarial threats are still present and evolving, experts agree. […]
Federal and Defense officials spoke at today’s Billington Cybersecurity Summit about procurement cybersecurity challenges they face and the initiatives they’ve launched to combat those hurdles by shifting toward a “security first” approach to acquisition and supply chain management. […]
As the National Security Agency (NSA) looks to stand up its Cybersecurity Directorate on Oct. 1, its new director, Anne Neuberger, highlighted the directorate’s mission and goals – particularly a mission of unification and collaboration – at the Billington Cybersecurity Summit on Sept. 4. […]
Federal government IT leaders agreed on Wednesday that workforce skills and data availability are two of the most important issues facing the government as it gears up to harness the benefits of machine learning and artificial intelligence in cybersecurity. […]
The Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC) considers FY20 to be a breakout year for AI-enabled capabilities as it focuses on projects including predictive health; AI for maneuver and fires; and the Joint Common Foundation (JCF). […]
Maj. Gen. Timothy D. Haugh is the new commander of the Twenty-Fifth Air Force, taking over for Maj. Gen. Mary F. O’Brien. […]
President Trump officially revived U.S. Space Command on Aug. 29 during a White House Rose Garden address where he touted the technological and defense capabilities of the new command and anticipated the elevation the command to the status of a separate military branch. […]
Running a customer-facing business with monetary transactions is stressful enough without the stress of threat actors E-Skimming by hacking your business networks system. […]
The Department of Defense (DoD) and the General Services Administration (GSA) announced the award of the 10-year, $7.6 billion Defense Enterprise Office Solutions (DEOS) contract to CSRA (now known as General Dynamics IT), setting the stage for the department to modernize its existing office applications and move them to the cloud. […]
In response to recent cyberattacks against local governments in Texas and Louisiana, U.S. National Guard cyber response teams have been called in to help get the governments back online. […]
The U.S. Army announced Aug. 27 that effective Sept. 9 soldiers willing to reenlist in the Army’s “most in-demand” careers can receive up to $81,000 in lump-sum bonuses. […]
The Defense Department (DoD) is seeking a small business vendor to provide security services and penetration testing for its Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) outreach office, with the aim of helping the office boost its cyber defenses. […]
Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Mike Gilday, in an Aug. 19 message to the fleet, pledged to prioritize both readiness modernization and people during his tenure. […]
The media and internet landscapes have seen manipulated videos, audio, images, and stories that spread disinformation, and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is seeking solutions to help it detect and combat the manipulation. […]
Since the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) began implementing its internal vulnerability management continuous monitoring security program – Assured Compliance Assessment Solution (ACAS) – officials who have worked closely with the solution have praised ACAS’s capabilities, from its continuous passive monitoring, to its dashboarding and prospects of scaling to the cloud. DISA first issued ACAS’s […]
The Department of Justice (DoJ) has indicted Robert Wayne Boling Jr., Fredrick Brown, Trorice Crawford, Allan Albert Kerr, and Jongmin Seok for “coordinating an identify-theft and fraud scheme targeting servicemembers and veterans.” […]
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) announced Aug. 21 the appointment of Benjamin Huebner as chief of the Office of Civil Liberties, Privacy, and Transparency. […]
U.S. Navy Undersecretary Thomas Modly announced last week that the Navy will restructure the service branch’s CIO position, including having the CIO concurrently serve as a special assistant to the Secretary of the Navy. […]
Principle Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for intelligence Kari Bingen, has sad that the security clearance backlog has been cut in half after a high point of 725,000 in April 2018. […]
The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) issued an Aug. 15 provisional authorization that would enable Defense Department (DoD) components and mission partners to streamline cloud authorizations. […]
The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) launched the Department of Defense (DoD) Secure Access File Exchange (SAFE) on Aug. 15, which will provide users with an enterprise-wide ability to safely transfer files in the DoD. […]
The Army is establishing new cyber and electronic warfare units for multi-domain operations, but the Government Accountability Office (GAO) found that the branch has not fully assessed the risk of activating some of its units at an accelerated pace and is facing staffing, equipping, and training challenges. […]
For harnessing the capabilities of artificial intelligence (AI) and automation, Federal agencies are focusing attention on “low-hanging fruit,” or easily solvable problems, as a strategic approach to utilizing the emerging technologies. […]
TechNet President and CEO Linda Moore wrote the House and Senate Armed Services Committees on Aug. 12 to raise concerns with the current draft of the FY2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). […]
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Defense Department’s (DoD) Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) announced that they began a strategic partnership Aug. 12 to aid the VA in its supply chain management modernization efforts. […]
The Army Futures Command (AFC) is currently developing new wearable identity authentication and authorization technologies, according to an Aug. 7 press release. […]
Susan Gordon, Principal Deputy Director for National Intelligence and a longtime member of the intelligence community, will be leaving the agency, and Joseph Maguire, director of the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC), will become acting Director of National Intelligence (DNI), according to tweets from President Trump on August 8. […]
FBI Cyber Readiness, Outreach, and Intelligence Branch Deputy Assistant Director Tonya Ugoretz stressed at today’s MeriTalk Cyber Security Brainstorm that robust and resilient Federal cybersecurity requires collaboration across agencies and non-government partners. […]
After only two years since the U.S. Air Force’s (USAF) launched Kessel Run, its Branch Chief Erynn Petersen touted the success they have seen in providing USAF with agile and resilient cybersecurity responsiveness at MeriTalk’s Cyber Security Brainstorm today. Petersen also stressed how Kessel Run can pose as a model for other cybersecurity teams. […]