The Office of Management and Budget issued a memorandum on Monday reminding agencies to apply President Joe Biden‘s cybersecurity executive order to the Federal Information Security Modernization Act data compliance reporting. New guidance from OMB requires organizations to incorporate multifactor authentication and data encryption requirements into FISMA reporting. It also sets the groundwork that would […]
ASRC Federal Netcentric has been selected by the Pentagon to support the Defense Manpower Data Center Cybersecurity Support Services contract for the Defense Human Resources Activity. The five-year, $133 million contract aims to deliver cybersecurity services to support the entire DHRA in its mission to provide personnel data management and analysis for the Department of Defense […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is finishing up several guidance documents that would help organizations transition to a zero trust environment. John Simms, deputy branch chief of CISA’s Cybersecurity Assurance Branch, said during an ATARC panel event that there is a necessary shift from a network-centric way of approaching cybersecurity and visibility. He shared […]
Matthew Travis, CEO of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Accreditation Body, is aiming for an early 2022 launch of the interim and voluntary phase of CMMC 2.0. The Department of Defense’s revamped cybersecurity program is currently under a reboot and it could take between nine and 24 months to get up and running once the […]
The U.S. Cyber Command wants to upgrade the training component of its Joint Cyber Warfighting Architecture, a suite of weapons designed for cyberspace operations. The Persistent Cyber Training Environment is one of JCWA’s six components, the others being joint cyber command and control, sensors, a unified platform, tools and access, National Defense Magazine reported. Coast […]
Criterion Systems is set to provide cybersecurity and information services to two nuclear weapon production facilities operated by the National Nuclear Security Administration. Work on the NNSA plants falls under a prime contract secured by Nuclear Production One, a joint venture between Amentum and Fluor, Criterion Systems said. The potential $28 billion contract provides for […]
The Transportation Security Administration has officially released security directives aimed at higher-risk freight railroads, passenger rail and rail transit after considering input from industry stakeholders and federal partners. Under the new rules, organizations will have to designate a cybersecurity coordinator, report cybersecurity incidents to the Cybersecurity Infrastructure and Security Agency within 24 hours, come up […]
CrowdStrike, a cybersecurity company, said it has been selected by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to help protect critical endpoints and workloads across major civilian agencies. CISA chose CrowdStrike Falcon as one of the major platforms that will support President Joe Biden’s endpoint detection and response initiative, CrowdStrike said Wednesday. On May 12, Biden […]
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is soliciting proposals for its Defender program. NGA is seeking a prime contractor that will help its chief information security officer mitigate the instances and severity of agency attacks. The planned acquisition will provide the NGA with state-of-the-art cybersecurity capabilities and services for protecting GEOINT data, including cybersecurity risk management, automation […]
Comtech Telecommunications has secured $3.5 million in delivery orders to support the federal government’s Joint Cyber Analysis Course training solutions. Fred Kornberg, board chairman and CEO of Comtech, said the award will allow the company to continue providing cybersecurity training to Department of Defense warfighters and support the government’s cybersecurity mission. The delivery orders are […]
