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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. […]

The Department of Veterans Affairs wants to introduce more substantial accountability measures into its $10 billion contract with Oracle Cerner for a modernized electronic health record platform. Michael Parrish, chief acquisition officer of the VA, testified at a Senate hearing on March 15 that the existing deal contained “limited enforcement mechanisms,” including around service-level agreements, […]

The Federal Communications Commission has proposed a framework that would regulate direct-to-device satellite communication services. Under the framework, satellite companies offering the services should follow rules on using the terrestrial wireless spectrum of their mobile partners to avoid interference. A notice of proposed rulemaking will be published in the Federal Register to seek comments regarding […]

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration is asking for comments and suggestions related to its plan to repurpose 1,500 MHz of spectrum to meet the needs of the public and private sectors.  According to a request for comments, responses will help shape and implement a National Spectrum Strategy, which aims to provide federal and non-federal […]