A U.S. Air Force wing has begun a study on the cyber dependency of USAF base networks on other government systems to determine potential risks and bottlenecks. The systems and communications directorate of the 363rd Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing is in charge of the effort called Cyber Dependency Analysis. The research is currently focused […]
The Defense Innovation Unit has issued a solicitation for a self-contained defensive cyber operations platform that can work with different cybersecurity tools and is compatible with Dell XR2 rack servers. The platform is expected to provide the Department of Defense with the ability to detect and mitigate, if not altogether deny, cyber attacks launched by […]
Rite-Solutions has won a five-year, $77 million contract to support the Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division’s Strategic and Computing Systems Department. The company is tasked with providing engineering services for cyber situational awareness, cyber command and control, mission assurance and homeland defense. The contract award contains one-year options and stipulates up to 61 full-time […]
The Government Accountability Office said the U.S. Coast Guard needs to improve its cyber workforce to avoid future cyberattacks. According to GAO, the Coast Guard has been hit with multiple cyberattacks since 2020 and has had problems recruiting and retaining cybersecurity employees. In line with the lapses, the federal oversight body issued six key recommendations […]
The Department of Veterans Affairs has launched an investigation into a potential cyber breach after a federal contractor published source code containing sensitive information on GitHub, sources familiar with the matter said. The contractor allegedly copied the code from a VA-managed GitHub account and then posted it on its personal GitHub account. According to the […]
Carahsoft Technology will serve as the public sector distributor for Cybrary’s cybersecurity training and skills development platform under the terms of a new partnership. Government customers will be able to acquire Cybrary’s skills-based training offerings through Carahsoft’s reseller partners and contract vehicles such as NASA Solutions for Enterprisewide Procurement V and Information Technology Enterprise Solutions – […]
The Association for Uncrewed Vehicle Systems International‘s Trusted Cyber Program will develop a cybersecurity certification pathway for commercial drones in partnership with the Defense Innovation Unit. As part of the collaboration, AUVSI and DIU will also create a shared standard similar to the one used to form the Blue UAS Cleared List program, which streamlined […]
The U.S. Transportation Command has awarded Electrosoft Services a four-year, $21 million prime contract for IT support services. Under the TRANSCOM Senior Information Security Officer support services contract, Electrosoft will help the combatant command in securing cyber resilience for its technology and logistics mission environment. Services will include risk management framework support, cybersecurity engineering, security […]
The Government Accountability Office has urged the National Nuclear Security Administration and its contractors to execute key cybersecurity practices to protect nuclear weapons and manufacturing tools they are developing. According to a GAO report, implementing foundational cybersecurity risk management is essential because the systems are prone to cybersecurity attacks. Currently, NNSA is working with defense […]
The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity has posted a request for information on SAM .gov regarding cognitive effects in cyber operations. Specifically, IARPA is looking into available approaches, emergent findings and metrics to characterize such effects, potentially serving as a foundation for a future government program or study. The RFI covered topics such as the influence of […]
