The Office of the Chief Information Officer within the Department of Defense has set up the Cyber Academic Engagement Office as a central hub for collaboration on cyber initiatives between the DOD and academic institutions. The office’s establishment comes in response to Section 1531 of the National Defense Authorization Act, Defense .gov reported. Mark Gorak […]
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Leidos a $738 million follow-on contract to continue providing information technology, telecommunications and cybersecurity services. The single-award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract will benefit the Air Force and Space Force headquarters, the Air Force District of Washington, the National Military Command Center and other Air Force components and operations in the national […]
Microsoft President Brad Smith did not expect to receive praise from lawmakers after the company’s email service experienced a breach by China-backed hackers. In a hearing before the House Homeland Security Committee on Thursday, lawmakers praised Smith and the Redmond, Virginia, company after it immediately took action and took responsibility for lapses in its cybersecurity […]
The Biden administration is continuing to work toward improving the cyber posture of the nation’s health care sector by increasing its collaboration with the private sector. To address the sector’s cybersecurity issues, the White House has entered into partnerships with Microsoft and Google. For the Microsoft collaboration, the two organizations will deploy a wide range […]
The U.S. Army has awarded SOSi a new contract to deliver IT and cybersecurity support to the Army Regional Cyber Center-Europe. The effort, which is in partnership with Peraton, will provide network engineering, cyber defense and information assurance services for the RCC-E’s networks, services and systems, SOSi said. SOSi’s services will support the RCC-E’s mission […]
The Naval Information Warfare Center Atlantic has awarded Core4ce a five-year, $90 million other transaction authority production contract to continue supporting the Cyber Security Service Provider operational environments. Under the deal, the contractor will support full-scale CSSP services by providing engineering, architecture and operations support. The contract’s design aims to help the Department of Defense […]
A Department of Defense official confirmed that the second iteration of a program that aims to improve the defense industrial base’s cyber posture is on track to roll out in early 2025. Speaking at the Potomac Officers’ Club’s Cyber Summit on Thursday, David McKeown, DOD’s deputy chief information officer for cybersecurity and senior information security […]
Joint Force Headquarters-Department of Defense Information Network is seeking information from the industry to support the development of a visualization dashboard that will provide situational awareness of DODIN systems, networks and information availability. Industry insights will inform the DODIN Risk and Situational Awareness Picture visualization solution, which JFHQ-DODIN built to provide an operational and executive-level […]
Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., has urged the Department of Health and Human Services to do away with its approach of allowing “systemically important health care companies” to self-regulate cybersecurity practices and instead require the organizations to comply with new security rules. Wyden asked the HHS to develop cybersecurity and resiliency standards, perform […]
A new program will help the Federal Communications Commission to better understand the cybersecurity of K–12 schools and libraries, a frequent target by hackers. On Thursday, the Federal Communications Commission announced a three-year, $200 million Schools and Libraries Cybersecurity Pilot Program, an effort that will provide the agency with valuable data to guide its investments […]
