The Defense Information Systems Agency is moving forward with its Cloud Based Internet Isolation program, with 190,000 users across 25 defense organizations already using its CBII solution. The CBII program, which began last year, provides users a new way of browsing the internet that addresses bandwidth requirements and reduces endpoint attacks at the same time. […]
Current and former federal officials dissected the concept of zero trust and how it applies to the federal government during the recently concluded Billington Cybersecurity Defense Summit. For Federal Chief Information Security Officer Chris DeRusha, zero trust revolves around three core principles: verifying users, validating devices and limiting network access, Nextgov reported. “This is obviously […]
The U.S. Marine Corps intends to invest $1 billion to develop new systems for its traditional electronic warfare operators to facilitate peer-to-peer EW engagements. Speaking at a recent Association of Old Crows virtual summit, Lt. Col. Brian Ackerson, branch head for Marine Air Ground Task Force electronic warfare, said the Marine Corps wants to build […]
More than 20 representatives and senators are pushing for a $100 billion investment in the National Science Foundation to advance research on emerging technologies. The proposed investment is specifically geared towards the creation of a technology and innovation directorate within the NSF that would promote strategies and R&D efforts focused on quantum computing and information […]
DLH Holdings has landed a potential five-year, $202 million follow-on contract to continue supporting the Department of Veterans Affairs’ Consolidated Mail Outpatient Pharmacy initiative. Under the terms of the contract, DLH will provide medical logistics expertise to ensure that veterans receive their prescription medications on time. Specifically, the company will utilize its knowledge with highly […]
Axonius has secured a contract with the Department of Homeland Security to provide cybersecurity asset management services to over 70 non-cabinet level federal agencies. Work for the contract falls under the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation Dynamic and Evolving Federal Enterprise Network Defense Group F program. The CDM program equips federal […]
The NASA Langley Research Center has issued a request for information to solicit feedback on how it should transform its approach to procuring research, science and engineering services. The RFI aligns with NASA’s goals of establishing clearly defined enterprise requirements and deliverables, streamlining acquisition practices and business processes and reducing redundant and duplicative contracts. It […]
The Defense Information Systems Agency is preparing an action plan to further promote digital modernization across the military. According to the agency’s director, Lt. Gen. Robert Skinner, the action plan will cover areas that he wants DISA and its partner agencies across the Department of Defense to focus on over the next few years. Skinner […]
CACI International has been awarded a spot on the Defense Intelligence Agency’s $12.6 billion Solutions for Information Technology Enterprise III contract vehicle. Under the terms of the 10-year contract, CACI will vie for task orders to support the IT requirements of the DIA and the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. The award represents largely new business opportunities […]
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has developed a solution for performing wide-area surveillance of small drones in dense urban environments. With its Aerial Dragnet capability, DARPA aims to utilize sensors mounted on drones to detect, classify and track other drones. The goal is for Aerial Dragnet to transmit its tracking data from optical sensors, […]
