The Air Force Foundation (AFA) announced the release of its new children’s book – Ben the Cyber Defender. […]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) posted a job opening for a new chief data officer (CDO) yesterday as a part of its efforts to fulfill key roles in its response to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. […]
In an estimate released March 31, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) said that over the next five years the Cybersecurity State Coordinator Act would cost $37 million to enact. […]
U.S. Army and industry researchers have developed a metric for neural networks that will measure next generation AI and machine learning (ML) algorithms’ reliability. […]
The Colorado National Guard is ramping up its cybersecurity awareness, starting with a cultural change to normalize cyber practices and the introduction of a cyber mascot, CIO Col. Isaac Martinez shared at a March 31 Cybersmart webinar. […]
One of the relatively few positive things about the last few weeks is how the Internet has been working well enough to accommodate tens of millions of new work-from-homers, students stuck at home, and everyone else as the pandemic sustains the imperative to work and interact online. […]
The National Institutes of Health, Food and Drug Administration, and Department of Veterans Affairs want to use 3D printing to help respond to the COVID-19 outbreak. […]
Here’s an overview of some of the latest COVID-19 coronavirus developments on the government and tech fronts: […]
Gary Newgaard, Vice President of Public Sector for Pure Storage, has been around Big IT for a while, and has seen a lot. We caught up with Gary last week for an interview in the midst of juggling several different kinds of video conference calls. […]
A coalition of 13 nonprofit organizations announced today the launch of the “Work From Home. Secure Your Business.” campaign. […]
In a report released March 30, security software firm Check Point found that cybercriminals are targeting the video communications platform Zoom. […]
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) are undergoing regulation changes to address the surge in COVID-19 patients, including changes to promote telehealth. […]
“Don’t be an April Fool,” reads the slogan for World Backup Day, which takes place on March 31, one day before the facetious holiday. […]
Here’s a quick read on some of the latest COVID-19 developments. […]
If you’ve already plowed your way through Tiger King or season three of Ozark, why not look around the internet for other means of preoccupying your time. […]
A majority of Federal agencies selected for review by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) have fully addressed their electronic recordkeeping requirements, according to a new report. […]
While the IRS filing deadline may have been extended to July 15, that hasn’t dissuaded cybercriminals from leveling tax-related phishing attacks. […]
Humor is hard to find these days, but cracking a smile now and again is still important to good mental health. […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on March 28 issued version 2.0 of its list of essential critical infrastructure sectors. […]
Sean Frazier, advisory CISO at Duo Security, carries an earlier cloud industry pedigree than most, and as such a long historical view of the sector’s ever-increasing influence on the technology capabilities of industry and government. […]
The National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) is seeking vendors and interested collaborators to participate in a supply chain project. […]
The Federal government and other entities are adjusting to and planning for the impact of the COVID-19 coronavirus. Here’s a quick look at some of the top developments of interest to the Federal IT community: […]
Senior U.S. Army officials told members of the Senate Armed Services Committee today that adoption of cloud architecture and services is high on the service branch’s IT priority list over the next several years. […]
In a March 25 letter, Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., urged six Internet networking device vendors to ensure their internet connectivity products “remain secure as Americans across the nation ramp up their use of these devices for remote work, health, and education purposes as part of COVID-19 social distancing efforts.” […]
The $2 trillion COVID-19 coronavirus relief legislation, passed by the Senate late Wednesday night, includes far reaching Federal agency investments [link to Jordan’s story] to ramp up the government’s response to the pandemic, including funds for IT and telework infrastructure. The Senate legislation still requires approval by the House of Representatives, and President Trump’s signature. […]
ServiceNow is seeing strong demand for a lineup of free apps the company began offering last week that can help its customers – and any other government agency or company – manage emergency response workflows in the midst of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, a senior ServiceNow official said this week. […]
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is seeking public comment on guidelines to protect sensitive data on mobile devices. […]
The Federal Data Strategy will bring important changes to how Federal agencies manage and use data, evaluating its value as a strategic asset. To learn more about how the strategy is changing the Federal data landscape, MeriTalk connected with Mark D’Alessandro, Senior Director, Data Center Sales, Dell Technologies, and Kurt Steege, Chief Technology Officer, ThunderCat […]
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the United Nations agency for information and communication technologies, announced the launch of a global platform to help protect telecommunication networks during the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. […]
A House version of COVID-19 relief legislation being prepared as an alternative to the separate relief/stimulus bill being considered by the Senate on March 24 features a stunning proposed increase in funding for the Technology Modernization Fund (TMF) that serves as a repayable source of capital for Federal agency IT modernization projects. […]