The U.S. Transportation Command has awarded CSIOS Corp. a $41 million prime contract for cyberspace operations forces and support services. CSIOS will work with science and technology company Leidos and defense and space manufacturing company Business Technology and Solutions Inc. to provide full-spectrum cyberspace operations to TRANSCOM. The contract also requires the companies to execute […]
The U.S. Congress is attempting to pass a piece of legislation that would limit what kinds of data federal government agencies can purchase from third-party providers. The push comes after the American Civil Liberties Union published previously unreleased reports about how Department of Homeland Security components bought cellphone location information and other personal data from […]
The Department of the Army has appointed Christopher Thomas as director of the G-6 Cybersecurity Integration and Synchronization Directorate. He assumed the new position on July 18. Thomas will serve as the principal adviser to the U.S. Army G-6 and other senior leaders. He will provide information on IT and cybersecurity integration and assist in […]
The Department of the Navy is preparing a recommendations list that would guide its efforts in shifting IT development priorities towards cyber readiness and DevSecOps. The guidelines will focus on instating continuous authorization to operate procedures that are necessary for development cycle streamlining and network security. The department plans to use the guide to assist […]
The U.S. Air Force is expected to continue providing cybersecurity support to U.S. forces in Europe as the Russia-Ukraine war rages on. Lt. Gen. Kevin Kennedy, the commander of the 16th Air Force, told reporters that his organization is adhering to previously established readiness plans to ensure that cyber warriors will have the necessary tools […]
Gregory Robinson, the director of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope program, will retire on July 29 after working at the space agency for over 30 years. The JWST observatory will deliver high-definition images of space to allow scientists to identify key research questions, such as the origins of the universe and the solar system. Robinson […]
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection said it has fully implemented its own electronic health records system. The EHR system is developed specifically for CBP and is built into the agency’s Web Emergency Operations Center application. According to a privacy impact statement for the app, WebEOC is used for incident management, event tracking, facility and […]
FBI Director Christopher Wray has appointed Michael Paul as the assistant director of the bureau’s Operation Technology Division. Paul will lead an organization that develops and deploys technologies that support the FBI’s intelligence, national security and law enforcement operations. Paul has been with the agency since 1994. He was most recently the special agent in […]
CGI Federal has secured a position on the Federal Communications Commission‘s $203.5 million Agile Development Support Services contract vehicle. ADSS is a multiple-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract that has a potential five-year performance period. Under the IDIQ, CGI Federal will apply Agile development and cloud-based technologies to support IT and digital transformation efforts, including 5G competitiveness, cloud […]
The Department of Labor is partnering with the White House and other government agencies to train cybersecurity employees through the 120-day Cybersecurity Apprenticeship Sprint. The training scheme is part of registered apprenticeships that the agency is promoting. Registered apprenticeships are avenues for employers to offer pay, mentorships, classroom instructions and a nationally recognized credential to […]
