A Cyberspace Solarium Commission 2.0 report found that cybersecurity experts are calling on the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the U.S. Coast Guard to set up a testbed for maritime equipment. According to the report, experts want CISA to establish a testing capability similar to the Department of Energy’s Cyber Testing for Resilient Industrial […]
The Internal Revenue Service is working with the General Services Administration to expand the tax agency’s use of the Login.gov identity authentication platform. The move comes after the IRS decided to drop an ID.me commercial tool that employs third-party facial recognition technology to authenticate taxpayers. In a joint statement, the IRS and GSA said the […]
Reps. Randy Feenstra and Haley Stevens have put forward a bill that would apply quantum information science to government research on fertilizers, medication and other subject areas. The Quantum in Practice Act would enable federal agriculture scientists to utilize more advanced molecular simulation and modeling software, potentially facilitating the development of synthetic fertilizer production methods […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is set to publish the second version of its zero trust security architecture guidance in the coming days. Speaking at the Advanced Technology Academic Research Center’s Zero Trust Summit, CISA senior cybersecurity architect Sean Connelly shared that the CISA will review government agencies’ zero trust strategies and match them […]
The National Science Foundation has announced a $20 million program that will fund research projects aimed at building a prototype of a cloud-based open knowledge network comprising various sets of data repositories and associated knowledge graphs. The network would provide government agencies, businesses, nonprofits, researchers and other users with enhanced data insights and actionable information […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency will establish a program office that will support efforts to secure critical infrastructure organizations most at risk of cyberattacks. CISA will create the office responsible for facilitating engagement with such entities using $1.8 million in funding provided through fiscal year 2023 appropriations. At the recent Cybersecurity Advisory Committee meeting, […]
The Department of Energy’s Savannah River National Laboratory will partner with the Naval Information Warfare Center Atlantic to improve research and development efforts in a variety of fields, including electromagnetic warfare, autonomy and cybersecurity. NIWC Atlantic and the Energy Department’s Savannah River Operations Office signed a memorandum of agreement to enable this collaboration. Capt. Nicole […]
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has awarded cybersecurity provider Trustwave Government Solutions an expanded database security contract for zero trust architecture development. Trustwave’s work will ensure that the USPTO will meet the user and data pillars of the federal zero trust framework. Specifically, the USPTO will use Trustwave’s DbProtect database vulnerability management, DbProtect Rights […]
The Department of Energy has debuted Pathways to Commercial Liftoff, a series of reports intended to encourage cooperation between the government and commercial firms to fully deploy clean power technologies such as hydrogen, long-duration energy storage and advanced nuclear. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm underscored the importance of partnerships between the public and private sectors. […]
General Services Administration officials will increase the availability of sustainable technology products to Department of Defense agencies through federal acquisition programs. GSA and DOD signed a memorandum of understanding, under which GSA will identify and demonstrate products that meet or exceed the Defense Department’s technology needs through the DOD Sustainable Technology Evaluation and Demonstration Program […]
