Cyber
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Business/FinancialLeidos Takes DHS Secure Data Network Contract From Northrop Grumman
Leidos [LDOS] on Tuesday won a potential $684 million contract from the General Services Administration (GSA) to support the Department of Homeland Security’s secure data network used to share classified […]
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CyberIT Modernization Legislation To Be Added To Senate Defense Authorization Bill
The Senate is planning on integrating a $500 million federal information technology (IT) modernization bill into the fiscal year 2018 defense authorization bill it is currently considering, according to Rep. […]
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CyberDHS Orders Federal Government To Stop Using Kaspersky Software
The Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday ordered all federal agencies to stop using Moscow-based cyber security firm Kaspersky Lab’s software products over concerns surrounding the company’s ties to potential […]
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CyberScalable IT Backbone For Biometric Exit System To Be Ready In Early 2018, CBP Official Says
Next February, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) expects to have the robust information technology network backbone ready so that it can scale to handle the ramp up of a biometric-based […]
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CyberIndustry Reps Push Cloud Computing, Declassification To Fix Information Sharing With Government
The biggest challenge to securing the cyber resiliency of federal government network systems remains an over-classified, ineffective approach to information sharing, according to a panel of cyber experts speaking at […]
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CyberSenators Seek Answers From Equifax On Data Breach
The top Republican and Democrat on the Senate Commerce, Science and Technology Committee last Friday sent a letter to Equifax [EFX] regarding a data breach that the credit reporting agency […]
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CongressSenate Appropriations Bill Blocks Closing Of State Cyber Office
The Senate Appropriations Committee has approved a $51 billion spending bill with stipulations to appease concerns over a potential State Department reorganization effort by blocking the use of funds for […]
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ArmyArmy Enlists IBM’s Watson To Streamline Logistics, Vehicle Maintenance
In renewing its deal with IBM [IBM] for could computing services, the Army plans to enlist the company’s Watson artificial intelligence to gather and analyze data directly from combat vehicles […]
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CyberFBI, NSA Directors Push Reauthorization of FISA Section 702, Elimination of Insider Threats
The directors of the National Security Agency (NSA) and the FBI affirmed their support for a foreign surveillance provision that allows for the targeted collection of information on non-U.S. citizens […]
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CyberCIA Closely Examining Artificial Intelligence But Not Ready To Buy In, Official Says
The CIA has more than 100 ongoing pilot projects involving the use of artificial intelligence (AI) but isn’t ready to adopt the technology to help with decision-making applications until it […]