Cyber
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CongressSenate NDAA Calls On DoD To Address Cyber Personnel Recruitment Challenges
The Senate’s recently passed defense authorization bill includes several amendments to address ongoing challenges the Defense Department has with recruiting and retaining cyber personnel. Amendments made to the National Defense […]
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Cyber
Senate Bill Directs DoD To Define Information Operations Efforts, Software Needs
The Senate’s recently passed defense authorization bill calls on the secretary of Defense to prioritize cyber resiliency efforts across the department with a task force to establish an information operations […]
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Navy/USMCNavy Moves NGEN-R Awards To Late 2018
The Navy on Wednesday said it is moving back the award schedule of the Navy and Marine Corps’ next generation information technology (IT) services contract re-compete award to late 2018. […]
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CyberCyber Command, NSA Split Still Being Worked, Rogers Says
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.–Commander of U.S. Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) and National Security Agency (NSA) Director Adm. Mike Rogers reiterated the need for a potential split of his dual-hat leadership role to […]
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Cyber
Senate Defense Bill Establishes Cyber Warfare Policy; Includes Federal IT Modernization Plan
The Senate Monday night passed its nearly $700 billion defense authorization bill, which will establish the first-ever cyber warfare policy, including the use of offensive digital weapons, and stipulates a $500 […]
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Business/FinancialManTech To Acquire Federal IT Solutions Provider InfoZen
ManTech International [MANT] on Monday said it has agreed to acquire InfoZen for $180 million in cash in a deal that expands customer base with the Department of Homeland Security […]
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CyberArmy Awards $182 Million Endpoint Security Platform Contract to McAfee, InfoReliance
The Army is taking steps to modernize the security of its endpoint devices with a five-year, $182 million contract to McAfee and InfoReliance to deliver a risk management platform aimed […]
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Homeland SecurityLearning From The Past, FBI Refreshing New Biometric Database As It Goes
Unlike its original electronic fingerprint database that went more than a decade without upgrades to its core fingerprint matching software, the FBI’s new multimodal biometric database is being enhanced along […]
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CyberNavy Sends Cyber Team To Investigate Network Vulnerability Factor In USS McCain Collision
The Navy is deploying a cyber analysis team to investigate the potential role of network vulnerabilities on one of its two destroyers involved in deadly collisions during a three-month span this […]
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CyberMnuchin Argues Against National ID For Every Citizen
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Thursday said the U.S. should not create national identification numbers for its citizens, warning against centralizing to much personal information and avoiding a single point […]