The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program Joint Authorization Board has authorized the SAP NS2 Cloud Platform to appear on the FedRAMP marketplace. The cloud offering is developed by SAP National Security Services, a SAP subsidiary. The JAB approval allows government agencies to access SCP from the FedRAMP marketplace and make full use of its […]
Christine Wormuth is a center director at RAND Corporation, a nonprofit research organization that develops solutions to public policy challenges. Wormuth is in charge of the International Security and Defense Policy Center, a RAND research arm dedicated to informing leaders’ decision-making related to national and international security. Her work spans a wide range of national […]
Lawrence Muscant joined the Foundation for Defense of Democracies in January 2014 as its senior vice president. FDD is a nonprofit think tank focused on national security and foreign policy research. Since its founding after the 9/11 attacks, FDD has worked with the Bush, Obama, Trump and Biden administrations. The organization’s work includes conducting non-partisan […]
John Hamre has served as the president and chief executive officer of the Center for Strategic & International Studies since 2000. CSIS is a bipartisan, nonprofit policy research organization that focuses on the areas of defense and national security. The organization’s scholars share their expertise through conferences, publications, lectures and media appearances. Hamre has prior […]
The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity has issued a broad agency announcement to obtain proposals for early-stage research projects supporting the development of next-generation microelectronics. IARPA is interested in harnessing the power of new microelectronics to fully implement artificial intelligence, Nextgov reported. The BAA, which was posted on SAM .gov, outlines two topics of interest. […]
Perspecta is set to provide national security investigative services for the Department of Homeland Security under the terms of a multiple-award blanket purchase agreement. The BPA has an aggregate value of $700 million and a five-year period of performance, Perspecta said Tuesday. The award extends Perspecta’s partnership with DHS for investigative support services. The Chantilly, […]
The new model for the Technology Modernization Fund offers a more flexible repayment method for federal agencies. As per the updated model, not all agencies will be required to repay TMF funding in full. The repayment scheme will be divided into three categories and will be based on a project’s cost savings, the General Services […]
Ivanti has released a software update to resolve the recently disclosed zero-day authentication bypass vulnerability affecting the Pulse Connect Secure VPN software. The software update addresses a security flaw tracked as CVE-2021-22893, which cyber actors are currently exploiting to gain access to compromised devices. The patch is the only known solution to remediate the issue, […]
The U.S. Cyber Command is shifting the priorities of its Joint Task Force-Ares to combat today’s threats. The majority of JTF-Ares will shift its focus from conducting counterterrorism operations against the Islamic State group to battling nation-state actors. The move to shift the team’s focus comes amid nation-state actors’ increasing development of cyber and information-related […]
Vanessa Wyche has been named acting director of NASA’s Johnson Space Center. She succeeds Mark Geyer, who has decided to wrap up his three-year tenure as JSC director to focus on his health and family, NASA said Tuesday. As acting center director, she will provide oversight on various human spaceflight activities, including the development and […]
