The Government Accountability Office said the Food and Drug Administration needs to update medical device cybersecurity protocols it made with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to mitigate health care-related risks. The GAO’s report found that while minimal exploits on medical devices exist, the FDA and CISA must update their formal agreement on device security […]
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory’s basic research arm will award 48 scientists and engineers $21.5 million in total funding to pursue various projects under the 2024 Young Investigator Program. According to the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, the researchers will focus on multiple research disciplines, including aerospace composite materials, propulsion, communication networks, atomic […]
U.S. Coast Guard officials said the service needs to invest in data management to get the most out of zero trust. Speaking at the Eastern Defense Summit earlier in December, Capt. Andrew Campen, engineering service division lead official at the Coast Guard Command, Control, Communication, Computer, Cyber and Intelligence Service Center, said understanding and protecting […]
NASA has released its inaugural Space Security Best Practices Guide, a document designed to enhance space mission cybersecurity for the private and public sectors. The guide covers cybersecurity principles for space vehicles and ground-segment pieces of equipment. The principles within the guide build on the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Special Publication 800-53, a set of security and […]
Hitachi Vantara Federal’s chief data scientist said the Biden administration’s artificial intelligence executive order also entails the need for efficient strategies to integrate the technology into federal agencies’ workflows. In an opinion piece that 4×24 member Pragyansmita Nayak wrote for the Federal Times, she shared that leaders would benefit from examining the different use cases […]
The assistant secretary of the Air Force for acquisition, technology and logistics said the military branch’s collaborative combat aircraft effort will progress but will come with inconsistencies. Andrew Hunter, a 2023 Wash100 winner and a past Potomac Officers Club speaker, said the Air Force is taking an incremental approach to the CCA, meaning the service […]
The Texas Air National Guard’s 147th Attack Wing has expanded its arsenal with a Block 5 MQ-9 Reaper, an unmanned aerial vehicle with upgrades that enable rapid mission adaptability. The Block 5 MQ-9 Reaper includes upgrades to its communications systems, data links and sensors. The enhancements improve range, endurance and effectiveness, ultimately allowing the 147 ATKW […]
The Department of the Air Force remains optimistic about its hypersonic missile programs despite challenges associated with the platform. According to Andrew Hunter, assistant secretary of the Air Force for acquisition, technology and logistics and a 2023 Wash100 winner, the Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile program is still on track but is facing significant challenges. Hunter […]
The Department of Labor has announced a new program to improve unemployment insurance systems. According to the Labor Department, the OpenUI Initiative aims to allow states to use modular unemployment insurance technologies developed by other organizations or make their solutions available to other states. The goal is to change states’ approach to UI systems procurement, […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has released the final version of its Microsoft 365 configuration baselines alongside a new tool to support baseline implementation. The Secure Configurations for Microsoft 365 Version 1.0 builds on hundreds of comments CISA solicited in October and pilots conducted to identify advanced cloud security practices and test the baseline […]
