The Defense Innovation Unit is financing the development of a cybersecurity platform made by European startup CounterCraft. Under a prototype other transaction agreement, CounterCraft is designing a platform that can gather threat intelligence and use deception tactics to better understand how the opponent is attacking, Nextgov reported Thursday. “The capability to elicit high-grade threat intel […]
Oracle has announced that its cloud marketplace can now be accessed by U.S. government customers. The Oracle Cloud Marketplace, hosted within the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Government Cloud, contains enterprise applications designed to help customers connect and extend their data center network and protect workloads beyond Oracle Cloud-native security options. It has obtained authorization from the […]
The Naval Information Warfare Center Atlantic has awarded GRSi a five-year contract to provide cyber systems engineering services in support of Fleet Cyber Command and U.S. Cyber Command. The Navy awarded the new cyber integrated product team task through Seaport-O: Cyber Mission Engineering unrestricted competition, GRSi said Tuesday. “We're proud and appreciative of the confidence […]
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions will help Juniper Networks update its existing system security plan to meet Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Level 3 requirements. The CMMC advisory services contract also calls for support in meeting National Institute of Standards and Technology SP 800-171 and DFARS clause 252.204-7012 compliance requirements, Kratos said Monday. “As major providers […]
The Army’s chief information officer, Raj Iyer, told attendees at a recent AFCEA NOVA virtual event that a new Army Enterprise Digital Strategy is underway to help foster a digital mindset and introduce changes to the information technology enterprise. According to Iyer, going digital requires the Army to undergo a cultural change, which not only […]
The Department of Defense plans to include the requirements under its Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program in contracts offered by the Department of Homeland Security, an official said. Katie Arrington, the DOD's chief information security officer for acquisition and sustainment, said the CMMC will remain priority, adding that its model is useful across the government, […]
The Air and Space Forces Chief Data Office has launched a training and certification program focused on data governance to stay ahead of the rapid growth in data usage. The training course, which will be offered monthly over three days, covers public sector data governance mission drivers and deliverables, data governance roles and responsibilities, as […]
The Department of Defense will end its bid to stop the Federal Communications Commission's C-band spectrum auction and will instead focus on protecting aviation equipment from interference. DOD leaders and other agencies recently released a memo asking the FCC to stop the sale after multiple commercial aviation groups said the move could lead to "catastrophic […]
A $1.9T stimulus package announced by President-elect Joe Biden pushes initiatives to modernize federal information technology in an effort to defend against future cyberattacks. The American Rescue Plan earmarks $9B for the Technology Modernization Fund to help launch new IT and cybersecurity shared services at the Cybersecurity and Information Security Agency and the General Services […]
The Department of Homeland Security has tapped industry for help in migrating its two main data centers to the cloud. DHS released the final solicitation for its $3.4B Data Center and Cloud Optimization contract, which is a single-award indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity deal, GCN reported Tuesday. The contract was created to provide DHS and its components with management […]
