Cyber
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CyberVeterans Affairs Awards 21 Contracts For Up To $22.3 Billion In IT Infrastructure Improvements
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) awarded 21 contracts totaling up to $22.3 billion for information technology (IT) infrastructure and cybersecurity improvements, the department said Tuesday. This set of awards […]
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CyberNSA Announces 4th Annual Best Scientific Cybersecurity Paper Competition
The National Security Agency (NSA) announced the starts of the 4th Annual Best Scientific Cybersecurity Paper Competition, the agency said Friday. The competition focuses on recent work that “made outstanding […]
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Business/FinancialCollegiate Cyber Defense Competition Begins
Students from over 180 colleges across the U.S. started showcase cyber skills in the 2016 National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition (NCCDC) tournament running from early March to April, the sponsor […]
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CyberWith New Tech Initiatives, Carter Hopes to Bridge Culture Gap Between Silicon Valley and Pentagon
SAN FRANCISCO and SEATTLE—Galvanize, a meeting place for emerging tech startups in San Francisco, isn’t the type of place one would expect to find the head of the Pentagon and […]
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Business/FinancialGD Launches Customer Experience Platform To Help Organizations Operate Contact Centers
General Dynamics [GD] launched the first Federal Risk Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP)-compliant cloud-based Customer Experience Platform (CXP) to provide a range of technology capabilities to help organizations operate tailorable contact […]
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CyberDISA Issues Final RFP for ENCORE III To Provide Information Technology Solutions To DoD
The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) on Wednesday issued a final request for proposals (RFP) for ENCORE III to provide information technology (IT) solutions to various offices in the Defense […]
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CongressWarner and McCaul Introduce Bipartisan Legislation For Commission On Digital Security
Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) and House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) introduced bipartisan legislation to both establish an independent commission on digital security issues on Monday. The Digital […]
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CyberWhite House To Aim To Renegotiate Wassenaar Cyber Intrusion Export Controls
The Obama administration has decided to attempt to renegotiate export control rules on cyber intrusion software at the Wassenaar Arrangement after several levels of opposition to proposed rules by the […]
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Cyber
Pentagon’s New Bug Bounty Program To Let Hackers Take Aim At Select Websites
SAN FRANCISCO—The Pentagon is inviting hackers to hunt down vulnerabilities in select Defense Department websites through a new “bug bounty” initiative announced Wednesday. Private companies such as Google [GOOG], Tesla […]
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Business/FinancialNATO Signs Industry Partner Agreements With Cisco, Fortinet
The NATO Communications and Information (NCI) Agency signed industry partnership cyber information sharing agreements with both Cisco [CSCO] and Fortinet [FTNT], NATO said Monday. The agreement with Cisco is set […]