The Department of Defense has delayed the deadline for fiscal 2020 budget requests to allow military and civilian personnel to work from home during the coronavirus pandemic. According to Deputy Secretary David Norquist, each service branch had been required to submit a program objective memorandum on June 1. The deadline was supposedly preventing service officials from […]
The Department of Energy has announced a $30M grant to support advanced research in machine learning and artificial intelligence for scientific investigation and complex systems management. Funding will be split between two focuses: $10M for predictive modeling on physical science research and $20M for "decision support" in managing complex systems, the department announced Wednesday. The […]
Flexible technologies can help the government improve customer experience and earn public trust, said Jenny Berarducci, Salesforce' regional vice president for customer success. She stressed the need for tools that can adapt to customer demands, claiming the government cannot afford long development times. Berarducci highlighted the value of cloud technologies, artificial intelligence tools and customer relationship […]
NASA Chief Information Officer Renee Wynn warned that the agency has been facing more cyber threats during the coronavirus pandemic. Wynn highlighted an increase in attacks aimed at personal networking, which she said are being blocked by NASA’s Security Operations Center migration tools. Wynn expects the attacks to continue and worsen during the public health […]
The Department of Defense has denied allegations that it plans to classify the Future Years Defense Program, which outlines the department's spending plans over the coming five years. DOD insisted that the transparency of the public information will not change as part of the budget implementation process. Steven Aftergood, an author from the Federation of […]
The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Accreditation Body has confirmed in an online meeting it has yet to select certified third-party assessment organizations for the CMMC initiative. James Goepel, chairman of the accreditation body’s Finance Committee, described the selection of C3PAOs as a work in progress. Goepel urged aspiring C3PAOs to abide by the compliance rules […]
The federal government must work on information technology, security and workforce transformation to unlock the potential of 5G technology, according to Rob Silverberg, Dell's chief technology officer of digital communities. Silverberg said the government needs to balance the three elements to develop 5G infrastructure capable of virtualization, open-networking and storage, Executive Biz reported. He added […]
The Department of Homeland Security is scrambling to allow its virtual private networks to support more users, said Paul Morris, the Transportation Security Administration's chief information security officer. He said the agency is asking its employees to exercise cyber hygiene by turning off smart devices in their work area, among other measures, Fifth Domain reported. TSA itself […]
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is devising the Unmanned Systems Operations Program, an effort aimed at promoting the safe and efficient use of unmanned systems. Rear Adm. Michael Silah, director of NOAA’s Commissioned Officer Corps and the Office of Marine and Aviation Operations, said the program will allow the agency to transform UxS vehicles […]
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has announced that it will play a key role in creating standards for the Department of Defense’s new Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification. The program’s accreditation board will still have the final say over NIST’s standard recommendations, according to CMMC official and 2020 Wash100 winner Katie Arrington. NIST’s involvement […]
