The U.S. Army Cyber Center of Excellence is halfway through a four-month study to test its cyber solutions and review associated funding. David May, a senior intelligence adviser at the Cyber Center, said during the TechNet Augusta conference that the study is looking at the Army’s cyber forces and the associated funding that falls under […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has hosted a three-day election security exercise to prepare for potential cyber and physical incidents during the 2023 and 2024 elections. The exercise, dubbed Tabletop the Vote, began on Wednesday in partnership with the National Association of Secretaries of State and the National Association of State Election Directors. It […]
Jake Sullivan, the White House national security adviser, is requiring the executive departments aside from the Pentagon to fully comply with 2021 cybersecurity guidance by the end of 2023. He asked the agencies to submit implementation plans by the end of September. In a memo first obtained by CNN, Sullivan warned the Cabinet secretaries that […]
The BIRD Foundation, which was established by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Israel National Cyber Directorate, announced on Thursday the approval of four projects under the foundation’s BIRD Cyber Program. The DHS Science and Technology Directorate, INCD and the BIRD Foundation’s Board of Governors screened the projects, with the approved proposals receiving […]
McLean, Virginia-based digital solutions provider Steampunk has secured the Department of Homeland Security’s potential five-year, $174 million U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Security Assurance Support Services II contract. Under the ICE SASS II contract, Steampunk will deliver Information System Security Officer support to over 115 systems, technical staffing for automation and risk management framework integration […]
Booz Allen Hamilton has secured a potential five-year follow-on production other transaction authority agreement to deploy the Defense Information Security Agency’s Thunderdome architecture at scale. Thunderdome is a cybersecurity architecture that uses enterprise identity, credentials and access management, commercial secure access service edge and software-defined networking and security tools to protect DOD networks. It is […]
A House lawmaker has introduced a bill seeking to improve the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s digital defenses amid increasing cyberattacks targeting critical infrastructure networks. Under the FEMA Cybersecurity Improvement Act, the Homeland Security Act of 2002 would be amended to harmonize the roles of FEMA and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. FEMA will partner […]
AFWERX has awarded California-based software company Real-Time Innovations a Phase II Small Business Innovation Research contract worth $1.25 million to enhance RTI Connext. Connext is a software framework meant for use in developing modular real-time systems. The software framework is compliant with the Object Management Group Data Distribution Service, an open standard for messaging that […]
Carahsoft Technology has signed a partnership agreement under which it will serve as the Master Government Aggregator reselling Velos Solutions’ cybersecurity products to U.S. partner nations. Under the agreement, Velos’ cybersecurity solutions will be made available through Carahsoft’s reseller partners and Information Technology Enterprise Solutions–Software 2 and NASA Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement V contracts. Through […]
The U.S. Army is consolidating responsibility for delivering cybersecurity and other services into its cyber command. Lt. Gen. John Morrison, deputy chief of staff, G-6, said the move could create unprecedented visibility from end to end, allowing the U.S. Army Cyber Command to take security burdens from tactical formations. The effort is part of a […]
