The Department of Energy‘s spending data on USASpending .gov, the official open data source for federal spending, might be off by at least $34 billion, the agency’s auditor said. DOE’s Office of the Inspector General attributed the discrepancy to 15 procurement actions made years ago with errors that persisted through the first quarter of fiscal […]
The National Guard has named Martin Akerman, a long-time information technology professional, as its first chief data officer. Akerman now holds the formal title of IT specialist (policy and planning/data management) and reports to the National Guard Bureau’s J6 Chief Information Office, FedScoop reported. Prior to joining the National Guard Bureau in September, Akerman served […]
The Department of Defense is calling on the U.S. cybersecurity industry to help strengthen the resilience of international allies and partners, a top official said. Mieke Eoyang, deputy assistant secretary of defense for cyber policy, said that the DOD frequently receives requests for cybersecurity support from its allies in NATO, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region, […]
NASA has announced the seven winners of its Entrepreneur’s Challenge program, an effort to seek new ideas supporting the development of space instruments and technologies. San Francisco, California-based Starburst Aerospace helped organize the program aimed at increasing the number of startups advancing the government’s development of space technology, NASA said. Florence Tan, acting chief technologist […]
The U.S. Space Force‘s top enlisted adviser has recommended giving the secretary of education a spot on the National Space Council. Chief Master Sgt. Roger Towberman, a senior adviser to the chief of space operations, said the government should do more to inspire passion in space technology among young people, SpaceNews reported. President Donald Trump […]
Area 1 Security, an email and cloud cybersecurity company, has been awarded a contract to help protect U.S. Air Force teams from email phishing attempts. The Air Force awarded the deal as a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research grant under AFWERX, Area 1 Security said Wednesday. The company said it will demonstrate its cloud […]
Lockheed Martin has enlisted the help of Keysight Technologies to explore applications of 5G technology in aerospace and defense communications. Keysight will use its portfolio of mobile network testing and optimization tools to support Lockheed’s 5G .MIL, which is aimed at supporting the Department of Defense’s joint all-domain operations. The 5G .MIL program seeks to […]
The Department of Defense will formally launch a new zero trust implementation office sometime in December, a top department official said. Zero trust is a modern cybersecurity model that operates under the assumption that a threat is already inside a network’s security perimeter. The architecture will not trust any user based solely on its physical […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency will release directives aimed at strengthening cybersecurity in the water and chemical industries, the agency’s top official said during an industry event hosted by Wired. CISA Director Jen Easterly said that the directives will be part of a larger effort to improve the resilience of critical infrastructure sectors, FCW […]
Geoffrey Compeau serves as senior vice president and client operations director for the federal west region at Weston Solutions, a provider of national environmental and infrastructure support services. He has nearly three decades of experience in project, program and operations management in the federal and commercial sectors, Weston Solutions said. Before he joined the company […]
