The National Counterintelligence and Security Center (NCSC) has announced a new campaign to spread awareness among private sector companies to protect against nation-state cyberattacks. […]
General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) announced today that it was awarded the Navy Cyber Mission Engineering Support contract by the U.S. Navy’s Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center (SPAWARSYSCEN) Atlantic. […]
The FBI is investigating fraudulent text messages impersonating Vice President Mike Pence’s press secretary, according to press reports. […]
The U.S. Army, continuing a Pentagon trend of scouring the front lines of technological innovation for tools that can help warfighters, has launched a second competition among small businesses that don’t usually fall into the world of defense acquisition. […]
Through a $40 million task order, General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) will be supporting the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division’s (NAWCWD) Joint Electronic Warfare Laboratory (JEWEL) by providing engineering services related to electronic, cyber and information warfare, and information operations and foreign military sales requirements, the company announced. […]
The Senate failed to vote yesterday on President Trump’s nomination of William Evanina to be director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center (NCSC), which is part of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. […]
The Pentagon’s plan to use machine intelligence to better manage the finite and increasingly crowded electromagnetic spectrum took a small leap forward last month, as the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) hosted Phase 2 of its Spectrum Collaboration Challenge (SC2). […]
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) announced that Navy Vice Admiral Robert Sharp will be the next director of NGA, starting in February. […]
When the Big One hits, the United States won’t be ready for it. […]
With 2018 drawing to a close, password manager Dashlane announced its annual list of “Worst Password Offenders.” A diverse group of individuals, government organizations, companies, and academic institutions topped Dashlane’s list. […]
President Trump announced Sunday via social media that he has appointed Patrick Shanahan the acting Secretary of Defense effective Jan. 1, 2019, succeeding Gen. James Mattis who resigned as Secretary of Defense last week. […]
A partial government shutdown can’t stop the Christmas spirit. The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) assured people on Twitter that a partial government shutdown would not stop the 63 year tradition of tracking Santa Claus’ location. […]
The Project on Advanced Systems and Concepts for Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (PASCC) wants an analysis defining the scope and exploration of the relationship between cyber and weapons of mass destruction (WMDs). […]
The first Department of Defense (DoD) application has successfully migrated to milCloud 2.0. […]
Pentagon officials are certain that two of the biggest keys to the future of national security are two technologies that, for different reasons, are shrouded in a bit of uncertainty: artificial intelligence and cloud computing. […]
The Department of Defense (DoD) today announced the results of its seventh bug bounty program, known as Hack the Air Force 3.0. […]
The Senate yesterday approved by voice vote the nomination of retired U.S. Navy Adm. Joseph Maguire to be director of the National Counterterrorism Center. […]
An investigation by the U.S. Office of Special Counsel found that the Department of the Navy failed to adequately address the cybersecurity vulnerabilities in two software applications known as KILSWITCH/APASS. […]
The Department of Justice (DoJ), citing the increased number of cybercrimes being tackled by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, has doubled its broad goal of FBI actions to combat cyberattacks in FY 2019, although FY 2018 statistics indicate that the FBI could end up handling a much heavier workload than that. […]
The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) said on Dec. 18 that it plans to put in place new capabilities to modernize its security clearance investigations operation later this month and continuing into next year. […]
A report from the Department of Defense Inspector General found various software management problems across several service components which the IG said raise cybersecurity risks and create unnecessary costs, but DoD’s Office of the CIO declined to respond to the draft report. […]
The U.S. Navy has awarded a new contract to General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) for its SeaPort NxG contract vehicle. […]
A new report from the Department of Defense Office of the Inspector General (IG) found weaknesses in cybersecurity defenses for ballistic missile defense systems, putting technical information on the systems at risk. […]
In today’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, the Committee dug into what it called “China’s non-traditional espionage against the United States.” During the hearing, senators heard from cybersecurity, and intelligence experts about China’s attempts to use cybersecurity attacks and intellectual property theft to advance its global standing. […]
On Wednesday, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) will host a Proposers Day for leaders within the defense industry base to discuss further developing their five-year, $1.5B investment in an Electronics Resurgence Initiative (ERI) to further technological advancements for Department of Defense (DoD) needs. […]
On Saturday, President Trump announced via tweet that Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley will be nominated to be the next Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, following Marine Corps Gen. Joseph Dunford’s retirement. […]
The National Security Agency and Central Security Service inducted five new individuals to the NSA/CSS Hall of Honor on Nov. 28, according to a Dec. 7 NSA/CSS press release. […]
Incoming House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., said Thursday that the soon to be Democratic-controlled House could finalize legislation to strengthen election security by the end of January. […]
President Trump today signed S. 140, the “Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018,” into the law. […]
The Marines are working with IBM on an artificial intelligence tool to help find the most efficient and effective ways to deploy troops, whether in rapid response to a crisis or as part of a standard five-year plan. […]