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UncategorizedDISA Cyber Official Sees Protection Teams As New Infantry, Says Agency Spends $1 Billion In Network Defense
The Defense information Systems Agency (DISA) cyber development executive, John Hickey, said earlier in September he views new Cyber Protection Teams (CPTs) as a sort of new infantry and also […]
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UncategorizedGSA Adds Four Cyber Security Services To IT Contract
To make it easier for government agencies to sort through potential cyber security services and to get work on contract more quickly, the General Services Administration (GSA) has added four […]
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UncategorizedDefense Firms Flocking To DoD Cyber Threat Information-Sharing Program
A U.S. Department of Defense program for sharing cyber threat information with the defense industry has seen robust growth since its formation nine years ago, according to a DoD official. […]
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UncategorizedLeidos Nabs $395 Million DHS Cyber Support Contract
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has awarded Leidos [LDOS] a potential seven-year, $395 million contract to provide cyber security support services to the department’s Security Operations Center (SOC). DHS […]
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UncategorizedHouse Panel Releases OPM Data Breach Report, Says Theft Could Have Been Prevented
A year-long investigation into a stunning breach of millions of personnel records and related fingerprint data from the federal Office of Personnel Management (OPM) in 2014 and 2015 concludes the […]
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UncategorizedHouse Homeland Security Committee Passes Three Cyber Bills, Two On Israel Cooperation
The House Homeland Security Committee passed three cybersecurity-related bills in a markup session on Sept. 13, with two of the bills covering cooperation with Israel. The Cyber Preparedness Act of […]
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UncategorizedCarter Announces Third Defense Innovation Unit In Austin
The Department of Defense’s third Defense Innovation Unit Experimental (DIUx) will be established in Austin, Texas, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Sept. 14 in a visit to the city. Two […]
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UncategorizedNavy Awards $609 Million To $1 Billion In Cybersecurity Research And Technology Integration
The Navy awarded seven companies separate three-year indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) cost-plus-fixed-fee contracts totaling $609 million to provide cyberspace science, research, engineering, and technology integration, the service said Sept. 15. Each contract […]
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UncategorizedNATO Cyber Conference Outlines Future Challenges
The NATO Information Assurance and Cyber Defense Symposium (NIAS) 2016 emphasized the importance of increased partnerships to address cybersecurity risks and outlined future challenges on Sept. 7-8 in Mons, Belgium. “In cyber, […]
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UncategorizedIntel Works With TPG To Spin Off McAfee As A New Jointly-Owned Independent Cybersecurity Company
Intel Corporation [INTC] and TPG announced an agreement on Sept. 7 for them to spin off McAfee as a new jointly-owned independent cybersecurity company six years after Intel initially acquired […]