The Department of Defense has encouraged DOD offices and military forces and the defense industrial base to hire workers who do not hold an educational degree but underwent cybersecurity training approved by the Department of Labor or state-level apprenticeship agencies. Recently, William LaPlante, undersecretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment, and John Sherman, DOD chief […]
The U.S. Army has awarded an other transaction agreement to Lockheed Martin for cyber readiness and training support to 17,000 civilian personnel. The company will provide its Mission Readiness and Reporting management solution to deliver tailored proficiency assessments to individual employees based on their individual capabilities and the Department of Defense’s Cyber Workforce Framework. According […]
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has awarded Oasis Technology & Engineering a potential five-year, $91.5 million contract for cybersecurity support services. Under the Cybersecurity Program Support Services blanket purchase agreement, Oasis will provide program management, cybersecurity special projects, Federal Information Security Management Act compliance, cybersecurity situational awareness and role-based training and training awareness support. Work will […]
A review of the leadership structure of the U.S. Cyber Command and the National Security Agency ended in late October without a formal recommendation, sources familiar with the matter said. According to one source, the report found that keeping the dual-hat leadership nature of the NSA and CYBERCOM benefits national security. The anonymous source noted […]
Cybersecurity groups and other entities are asking the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to establish a single, secure portal where organizations would report cyber incidents and ransom payments. The Cybersecurity Coalition, a group of firms that includes Cisco, Google and Microsoft, said in response to CISA’s request for information for the Cyber Incident Reporting for […]
The Information Technology Industry Council has sent a letter to Shalanda Young, director of the Office of Management and Budget, urging clarification on upcoming self-attestation requirements for third-party software products sold to the government. The petition called for a standardized rollout and request form across federal agencies and a pilot run for the collection of […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is conducting market research to identify potential contractors that can provide threat intelligence enterprise services to support the agency in improving its cyber threat intelligence capabilities. CISA is looking for vendors that can develop or configure a cyber threat intelligence exchange platform and provide integration to customized CISA applications […]
The Department of State’s internal watchdog has identified security flaws in its information security program across eight different metrics, including risk management, identity and access management, data protection and privacy, continuous monitoring and contingency planning. According to the Office of the Inspector General, the weaknesses indicate that the agency has yet to fully develop and […]
The Department of Defense has released its zero trust strategy and roadmap, which will guide the agency in its efforts in deploying the cybersecurity architecture. The Pentagon envisions an information enterprise that is secured by a department-wide zero trust framework that will reduce the attack surface, enable risk management and effective data sharing, and contain […]
Elizabeth Kolmstetter, who most recently served as NASA’s deputy for culture and workforce transformation, has taken the role of chief people officer at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. She brings to the agency over two decades of public service experience. Kolmstetter is the first person to hold the newly created position, CISA said. The […]
