The U.S. Navy has extended its Aug. 15 deadline for the military branch’s contractors to obtain a Defense Biometric Identification System pass to access naval bases, Federal News Radio reported Monday. Sean
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Max Everett, chief information officer at the Energy Department, has said DOE leverage the work of its research laboratories to find potential cybersecurity platforms designed to protect energy infrastructure from cyber attacks,
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The Defense Information Systems Agency plans to kick off a project next year to update telecommunications infrastructure for Defense Department personnel based in Hawaii. DISA said Thursday it aims to modernize DoD’s analog communications systems
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The Government Accountability Office has evaluated the Office of Personnel Management’s efforts to implement the U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team’s 19 recommendations to build up information security controls and practices following the data
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The Government Accountability Office has reported that the Defense Department and congressional panels have identified possible strategies to mitigate potential risks that may arise if DoD separates the current dual-hat leadership structure of
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The White House has called on technology companies to perform short “tours of duty†to help the federal government carry out information technology modernization initiatives, Recode reported Thursday. Jared Kushner, head of
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Four senators have introduced a bipartisan bill that would require federal suppliers of internet-connected devices to ensure that their products are free of “hard-coded passwords” and cyber vulnerabilities, patchable and comply with
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The Government Accountability Office has urged the Defense Department to evaluate security policies and guidance related to internet of things devices, then identify areas that require new policies or updated guidance. GAO said Thursday
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The U.S. Air Force has said the launch of a ground-based control system for the GPS III satellite constellation will be delayed by another nine months due to “realized program technical risksâ€
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The U.S. Marine Corps has begun to implement a mobile command-and-control system designed to detect and track flight paths and small objects at a faster rate and higher accuracy than current C2
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