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Katie Arrington is the special assistant to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition for Cyber in the Office of the Under Secretary of Acquisition and Sustainment in DoD.
Katie Arrington is the special assistant to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition for Cyber in the Office of the Under Secretary of Acquisition and Sustainment in DoD.
Commentary

Letter to the editor: Don’t showboat; fund cyber fixes at DoD

Katie Arrington, the former DoD chief information security officer for acquisition and sustainment, says dedicated funding is needed to address long-standing cyber problems in weapons systems.

Federal Newscast

New IG report shows Air Force, Army had issues rolling out vaccine overseas

Defense News

DoD's Arrington resigns 'in protest', announces run for Congress

Defense News

Pentagon shifts CMMC program to CIO, eliminates Arrington’s old role

Defense

Top former DoD cyber official reaches settlement in bid to clear her name

Defense

DoD’s Arrington tells court her suspension is 'baseless,' wants her name cleared

Defense

DoD marketplace aims to shield supply chain from adversarial capital

FILE - This March 27, 2008 file photo shows the Pentagon in Washington. In a first for the Pentagon's push to develop defenses against intercontinental-range ballistic missiles capable of striking the United States, a missile interceptor launched from a U.S. Navy ship at sea hit and destroyed a mock ICBM in flight on Tuesday, officials said. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)
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Defense

Pentagon announces seven procurements to test out new CMMC process

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Defense

Pentagon ready to name first 15 'pathfinder' contracts for CMMC

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Cybersecurity

CMMC getting closer and closer

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Reporter's Notebook

CMMC accreditation body close to releasing assessor training requirements

Katie Arrington is the special assistant to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition for Cyber in the Office of the Under Secretary of Acquisition and Sustainment in DoD.
Defense

DoD sees CMMC as new way to monitor supply chain, spot shell companies

SOUTH PACIFIC (July 9, 2017) Operations Specialist 1st Class Charles Hammond, from Kansas City, Missouri, monitors tracks aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG 104) during an air defense exercise comprised of Sterett, amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), amphibious transport dock USS Green Bay (LPD 20), amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48), Royal Australian Navy frigate helicopter HMAS Ballarat (FFH 155), Royal Australian Navy guided missile frigate HMAS Darwin (FFG 04), and Royal Australian Navy frigate helicopter HMAS Toowoomba (FFH 156) as part of Talisman Saber 17. Sterett, part of a combined U.S.-Australia-New Zealand expeditionary strike group (ESG), is undergoing a series of scenarios that will increase proficiencies defending the ESG against blue-water threats so amphibious forces can launch Marine forces ashore in the littorals. Talisman Saber is a biennial U.S.-Australia bilateral exercise held off the coast of Australia meant to achieve interoperability and strengthen the U.S.-Australia alliance. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Byron C. Linder/Released)170709-N-ZW825-895
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Contracts/Awards

First Look Tech companies tell DoD its new cyber standards are missing the mark

Katie Arrington is the chief information security officer for acquisition at DoD. (photo courtesy NDIA)
Reporter's Notebook

Industry on pins and needles as DoD, accreditation body to finalize CMMC agreement

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Federal Tech Talk

A unique perspective on identity management

More than 800 service members and civilians gathered at Camp Atterbury for Cyber Shield 18 at Camp Atterbury, Indiana from May 6-18, 2018.
Defense

Pentagon issues long-awaited cyber framework for Defense industry

Katie Arrington is the special assistant to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition for Cyber in the Office of the Under Secretary of Acquisition and Sustainment in DoD.
Defense Industry

DoD to drop second piece of supply chain cyber puzzle

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Defense

DoD unveils new cybersecurity certification model for contractors

FILE - In this Jan.23 2018 file photo, a French solider watches code lines on his computer at the French Defense ministry stand during the International Cybersecurity forum in Lille, northern France. Police in Europe and North America have seized servers and data from Islamic State propaganda outlets in a multi-country operation aimed at tracking down radicals and crimping the group's ability to spread its violent message. (AP Photo/Michel Spingler, File)
DoD Reporter's Notebook

DoD to debut new cyber assessment program for contractors in less than a year

Katie Arrington is the special assistant to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition for Cyber in the Office of the Under Secretary of Acquisition and Sustainment in DoD.
Reporter's Notebook

Why DoD’s decision to make cybersecurity an 'allowable cost' matters