The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has published the finalized Trusted Internet Connections guidelines for agencies that utilize cloud environments. Titled “TIC 3.0 Cloud Use Case,” it details security and telemetry practices for software-as-a-service, infrastructure-as-a-service and similar delivery models and is informed by public feedback collected in 2022. Sean Connelly, program manager of the TIC […]
A new Office of Management and Budget memorandum sets a 30-day deadline for federal organizations to update telework plans aimed at transitioning employees back to in-person work. It also gives agencies 60 days to submit plans for customer-facing units and 90 days for senior leaders such as chief information and technology officers to assess their […]
SpaceX has received a five-year license from the Federal Aviation Administration, allowing it to conduct a planned integrated test flight of the Starship spacecraft and Super Heavy rocket between April 17 and April 22. The Starbase test site in Boca Chica, Texas, will serve as the launch venue. Following a stringent assessment, the FAA determined […]
Intelligence community organizations and cybersecurity agencies from allied countries have developed a set of rules for software developers to ensure that they apply secure-by-design and -default principles. Included in the document are core principles and technical recommendations to aid companies in factoring safety into their product design, configuration and delivery processes. One idea put forward […]
Officials from the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps are advocating for greater integration of live, virtual and constructive systems so that training for every warfighting capability can be conducted in a single environment. Gen. David Berger, Marine Corps commandant, underlined the importance of connecting exercises around the world, whether they concern maritime, airborne, unmanned […]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture plans to introduce Stratus, a cloud basic ordering agreement that would streamline information technology operations so that officials could concentrate on deploying and sustaining business applications. Stratus will be divided into hyperscale cloud infrastructure, software-as-a-service and integration and development. Each category is expected to have its own contractor pool. For […]
California-based cybersecurity company Palo Alto Networks has received Department of Defense Impact Level 5 Provisional Authorization for Prisma Access. Palo Alto’s platform is a collection of security service edge applications intended for DOD agencies that rely on the cloud. According to the company website, Prisma Access’ capabilities include zero-trust network access, gateway protections and firewall-as-a-service. […]
The Department of Commerce has issued a notice of funding opportunity for the first round of the Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund, which provides $1.5 billion to support the development of open-architecture approaches to communications networks. Financed by the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022, the grant program is aimed at securing the wireless […]
Gen. B. Chance Saltzman, the U.S. Space Force’s chief of space operations, emphasized at the Explore 2023 conference on Thursday that there is a need to study how commercial firms can best augment existing capabilities. He added that the service should figure out what functions should be delegated to the military, the government and industry […]
Rob Joyce, the National Security Agency’s cybersecurity director, has stressed that protecting against cyberattacks from China and other adversaries will require the intelligence community to forge stronger information sharing partnerships with commercial firms. Speaking at a Center for Strategic and International Studies event on April 11, he called on agencies to continue accelerating sensitive data […]
