The Software Alliance and Enterprise Cloud Coalition have written a joint letter to senior White House officials urging the government to keep using private-sector solutions for identity management. The document is addressed to Chris Inglis, national cyber director; Anne Neuberger, deputy national security adviser for cyber and emerging technology; and Eugene Sperling, coordinator of the […]
Carahsoft Technology will serve as the master government aggregator for Bonterra’s software offerings, which are aimed at supporting social good organizations. As part of a new partnership, Carahsoft will offer such products to the public sector through reseller networks and contract vehicles such as the General Services Administration Multiple-Award Schedule and the NASA Solutions for […]
Rep. Mike Gallagher is considering the establishment of an independent cyber military service after the idea was raised at a House Armed Services Committee hearing on Feb 9. Speaking to the press after the meeting, he expressed concerns about the potential for “more bureaucracy” and said that he would favor an approach built around an efficient […]
AM General has won a potential 10-year U.S. Army recompete contract to build approximately 20,000 Joint Light Tactical Vehicles, 10,000 trailers and upgrade features such as corrosion protection and fuel efficiency. Production will be done at the Mishawaka Manufacturing Campus, which houses a test track. According to a Defense News report, the deal is worth […]
Galois has received a $4.6 million contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to carry out the third phase of the Safe Documents program. The company will work with Real-Time Innovations and Verocel to craft a novel code generator for the Data Distribution Service standard interface description language that would enable the automatic creation […]
State and local governments are starting to receive funds from a four-year, $1 billion Department of Homeland Security grant program aimed at strengthening defense and response capabilities against threats to information systems. Tribal administrations are also set to receive support under a separate program, for which the funding notice is still being crafted. In all, […]
Modern Technology Solutions Inc. has secured an $87 million prime contract with the Space Systems Command to support the Mobile User Objective System and narrowband satellite communications program office. MTSI will lead a team responsible for the engineering and logistics needs of the Military Communications and Positioning, Navigation and Timing program executive office in space research, […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the FBI have issued joint guidance regarding the recovery of virtual machines infected with ESXiArgs ransomware. According to CISA, attackers are using vulnerabilities in outdated or out-of-service versions of VMware’s ESXi software to inject ransomware that encrypts configuration files on ESXi servers. CISA has developed a recovery script […]
The Defense Logistics Agency has awarded a three-year, $9 million contract to BMNT for support to the J68 Technology Accelerator. BMNT, a long-time DLA contractor, will utilize an innovation-as-a-service offering to assist J68 with high-value project identification and rapid prototyping. Government organizations such as the Office of Naval Research, Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health, […]
Mark Gorak, the Department of Defense Office of the Chief Information Officer’s principal director for resources and analysis, shared that a strategy and implementation plan to enhance recruitment and retention of a cyber workforce could soon be released. He told attendees of a Billington Cybersecurity webinar on Thursday that the strategy will be structured around […]
