Cybersecurity
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Computer World Services Corp. prevailed in its protest of NITAAC’s CIO-SP4 solicitation after arguing that certain past performance requirements were restrictive and unfair.
December 02, 2021 -
CISA Director Jen Easterly announced the inaugural board members today. The group’s first meeting is scheduled for Dec. 10.
December 01, 2021 -
Successful zero trust implementation will be contingent on agencies’ understanding of basic zero trust principles, their understanding of the benchmarks outlined in CISA’s Zero Trust Security Model.
November 29, 2021 -
In today's Federal Newscast: CISA is taking new steps to make your email even safer. The Defense Department is looking to expand private in-home childcare. And the Defense Intelligence Agency just inked a massive IT contract.
November 29, 2021 -
Mark Johnson, vice president of Federal Cloud at Oracle, joined host John Gilroy on this week's Federal Tech Talk to discuss the challenges federal information technology folks have in transitioning to the cloud.
November 29, 2021 -
The Pentagon is considering profit incentives and source selection criteria to get defense contractors to up their cybersecurity game before CMMC 2.0 becomes a reality.
November 26, 2021 -
The new guidance is intended to help agencies nail down the security requirements of their 5G applications, whether in a hospital or a remote military base.
November 25, 2021 -
TSA is expected to issue new security directives for passenger and freight rail operators in the coming weeks.
November 23, 2021 -
Steve Jameson, director and solution architect for BAE Systems Intelligence & Security, writes that systems integrators will play a key role in helping DoD manage the JADO complexity.
November 23, 2021 -
Dan Graves, chief technology officer at Delphix, joined host John Gilroy on this week's Federal Tech Talk to discuss the challenges federal IT officials face when managing diverse data sets.
November 23, 2021 -
Agencies have seen a deluge of new guidance and standards, but a top White House cyber official says it's time to execute on the EO's goals.
November 19, 2021 -
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, part of Homeland Security, has awarded a $1 million grant to a non-profit -- the CyberWarrior Foundation.
November 19, 2021 -
The Center for Government Contracting at George Mason University won a contract to help the Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering review the contracting activities of DARPA.
November 19, 2021 -
Industry is exploring ways to improve both its own cyber posture, and that of federal agencies. That’s one of the reasons Microsoft published its 2021 Digital Defense Report, detailing the trends it’s seen in the cyber domain over the past year, and some actionable insights to help agencies and partners improve their defense postures.
November 18, 2021 -
Steven Hernandez, Education’s chief information security officer, said interagency data-sharing initiatives to strengthen authentication for zero trust could also lay the groundwork for shared services around identity and authentication for zero trust.
November 18, 2021