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FedRAMP Grants Moderate ‘Authorized’ Designation for Synack’s Premier Security Testing Platform

More federal agencies could benefit from Synack’s premier security testing solution after it secured a significant milestone. Synack announced on Wednesday that the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program has awarded its security testing platform a Moderate “Authorized” designation. The achievement came after the solution enforced 325 security controls and passed a third-party assessment of […]
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Orion, Partners Continue Work on Tetris-5 Satellites After Completing Critical Design Review

A small-satellite maker has achieved a milestone in helping the U.S. Space Force demonstrate multi-agent autonomous rendezvous, proximity operations and docking for on-orbit refueling. The Space Force revealed that Orion Space Solutions has completed a critical design review of the Tetra-5 constellation of three satellites. After the CDR, the next step is to demonstrate docking […]
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OPM Vests Federal Agencies With Direct Hire Power to Improve AI Workforce

Federal agencies can now directly hire artificial intelligence professionals using two methods detailed in a memo from the Office of Personnel Management. Released on Friday, the memo provides direct hire authority where appropriate and allows the use of excepted service appointments to help agencies comply with the Biden administration’s AI goals. However, the authority is […]
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Veterans Cybersecurity Group Offers Federal Agencies Solution to Test, Evaluate Zero Trust Architecture

The Veterans Cybersecurity Group has introduced the Zero Trust Proving Ground, giving federal agencies a chance to test and assess their zero trust architecture strategy. Leighton Johnson, VSCG chief technology officer and senior IEEE Zero Trust Working Group member, said the launch of the ZTPG offers significant help at a time when there are no […]
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