The Defense Department (DoD) today issued a proposed revision to the existing eligibility criteria for its voluntary Defense Industrial Base (DIB) Cybersecurity Program that, if enacted, would greatly expand the number of DIB companies that can participate in the program that shares cybersecurity threat intelligence and other security assistance to the private sector firms who do business with DoD. […]
The Defense Information Systems Agency’s (DISA) Hosting and Compute Center (HaCC) is streamlining the acquisition package process for the Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability (JWCC) contract through a new pilot it calls the DISA Acquisition Package Preparation System (DAPPS). […]
Top commanders responsible for cybersecurity operations in five of the U.S. military service branches listed out some of their top operational priorities during a panel discussion on May 2 at the AFCEA TechNet Cyber conference in Baltimore, with topics ranging from data security to workforce recruiting and retention emerging as common threads. […]
The Federal government is nearing the halfway point of a three-year plan to move agencies toward zero trust cybersecurity to better protect the nation from cyberattacks. With its recent National Cybersecurity Strategy, the Biden administration reinforced the commitment to zero trust made in last year’s memo from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), which required agencies to meet specific zero trust goals by the end of fiscal year 2024. […]
The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) is currently working through its acquisition strategy to go into full production of its Thunderdome zero trust security initiative within the next 30 to 60 days, DISA Director Lt. Gen Robert Skinner said today at the AFCEA TechNet Cyber conference in Baltimore, Md. […]
Since officially awarding the Joint Warfighting Cloud Capability (JWCC) contract late last year, a top Defense Department (DoD) official said today they have been working towards enabling the JWCC to get the best possible value from the commercial cloud vehicle. […]
Gen. Paul Nakasone, who heads both U.S. Cyber Command and the National Security Agency (NSA), emphasized the concept of mission, resource, and partnership alignment in the U.S. approach to cyber defense and conflict, and said the proper combination of those and other factors are working to give the United States “an intangible competitive advantage” against adversaries. […]
Close public-private collaboration between the government and the private sector is helping to serve as a “force multiplier” in building cyber resilience, and has helped organizations to proactively respond to cyber threats, according to new research from RSA Conference and MeriTalk. […]
The Federal government is facing a workforce crisis, especially with skilled technology talent. Retention, recruitment, and retirement issues are hindering hiring managers, who are looking to fill critical open roles in order to meet mission objectives and new Federal mandates. MeriTalk recently sat down with Craig McCullough, senior vice president for public sector at Pluralsight, a technology workforce development company, to discuss how the government can overcome the skills gap by creating talent and building a culture of learning within Federal agencies. […]
If you’re already in the geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) community and you don’t know about the GEOINT 2023 Symposium taking place May 21-24 in St. Louis, we’re happy to send out a rescue party to wherever you are trapped without comms gear… […]
With more than 3.4 million service members and civilian contractors spanning 11 combat commands across 4,600 global installations, the Department of Defense (DoD) needs reliable and secure collaboration and information sharing to support our national defense. MeriTalk recently sat down with Curtis Puckett, vice president of Defense Agencies at General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT), to discuss the Defense Enterprise Office Solutions (DEOS) contract. […]
When Bob Venero founded technology solutions provider Future Tech in 1996, he never imagined that the company would grow to what is today: a multi-million -dollar enterprise operating in 39 nations. He does see parallels, however, in computing trends then and now. MeriTalk recently sat down with Venero, Future Tech’s president and CEO, to discuss those parallels and his take on the rapid move to cloud technologies. […]
The Federal government is facing a workforce crisis, especially with skilled technology talent. Retention, recruitment, and retirement issues are hindering hiring managers, who are looking to fill critical open roles in order to meet mission objectives and new Federal mandates. In this MeriTalking podcast, MeriTalk’s Joe Franco is joined by Craig McCullough, Pluralsight’s senior vice […]
After years of working out the kinks, government and the private sector are reaping the benefits of close collaboration on cybersecurity intelligence sharing and bolstering collective defense in the process, new research from RSA Conference and MeriTalk shows. […]
MITRE Corp.’s Center for Data-Driven Policy is urging Congress and the Biden administration to embark on a new campaign to speed the migration of Federal agencies away from legacy IT technologies, and to hold government’s feet to the fire on that effort by providing transparent ways to track progress. […]
The Federal government is rapidly moving to cloud-native technologies to drive digital transformation and accelerate IT modernization, seeking to reap the benefits of cloud computing as agencies overhaul legacy systems. […]
Government mission partners are investing billions of dollars in research and development on artificial intelligence (AI), and those investments will dramatically improve their ability – and their agency customers’ ability – to make informed decisions, conserve budget dollars, and deploy workers more efficiently, government technology solution providers noted at NVIDIA’s recent Developer Conference. […]
A new technology stack is offering government agencies a way to accelerate and simplify their AI data pipelines in the hybrid, multi-cloud environment. […]
U.S. Digital Response, a San Francisco-based nonprofit that helps government organizations respond quickly to critical public needs by pairing them with pro-bono technologists, has named Hillary Hartley chief executive officer. […]
The U.S. Access Board has elected Gregory Fehribach as its new chair, and the General Services Administration’s (GSA) Katy Kale as vice chair. […]
Nearly a decade ago, in May of 2013, the House Committee on Oversight and Reform’s Subcommittee on Government Operations conducted a field hearing at George Mason University in Fairfax, Va., to address the Federal government’s ongoing efforts to consolidate data centers and optimize cloud adoption. […]
Who’s on your list for the Most Valuable Players in helping to ensure the nation’s cybersecurity? MeriTalk wants to hear from you – now through April 14 – with nominations for our 2023 Cyber Defenders Awards that will honor those individuals who have made significant contributions across cyber programs in Federal IT. […]
At the ServiceNow Federal Forum event in Washington, D.C. today, ServiceNow named Raj Iyer – the former chief information officer (CIO) for the U.S. Army – to a newly created role of global head of public sector. […]
Diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) experts from the Federal government and private sector talked today about ongoing efforts to “normalize” conversations in the workplace about mental health issues and employee burnout. […]
A top Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) official said today that the agency’s investment in customer experience (CX) is paying off, with nearly 80 percent of VA users citing that they trust the Federal agency. […]
The Federal government and private sector are not going to achieve their missions alone and both sides need to lean into public-private partnerships in order to “bounce higher,” according to a 30-year national security and intelligence agency veteran. […]
The Pandemic Response Accountability Committee (PRAC) has announced the appointment of Jenny Banner Rone as the group’s new executive director. […]
On the website of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), a robot-like hand reaches out to touch a human hand through a pane of glass as a bright light illuminates the importance of re-tooling the workforce for the arrival of artificial intelligence (AI). […]
For organizations to succeed in getting started with automation efforts, experts recommend they focus on the “pain points” of the process, and use those successes to build momentum for automation. […]
The director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is calling out technology manufacturers for failing to create tech products that put the safety of customers first, and is calling for a new secure-by-design, secure-by-default cybersecurity model. […]