Cyber

TAMPA, Fla.—The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) on Wednesday awarded $2.9 million in grants to three entities for additional pilot projects in support of an ongoing public-private partnership […]

TAMPA, Fla.—Independent operating testing that was completed earlier this month of an upgraded version of the Defense Department’s biometric database went well and the system is expected to be deployed […]

TAMPA, Fla.—The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) supports moving forward with a new identity database that goes beyond the current system that is heavily based on fingerprints as new and […]

NATO’s largest cyber conference in Mons, Belgium Wednesday launches the NATO Industry Cyber (NCIP) Partnership with senior officials from the alliance, Estonia, Netherlands and the United Kingdom. The NATO summit […]

The FBI’s next-generation biometric database has achieved full operational capability while also adding two new capabilities for law enforcement agencies, the bureau said on Monday. The Next Generation Identification (NGI) […]

The Navy is set to complete the transition to the next generation of the Navy Marine Corps Intranet (NMCI) by Oct. 1 and is still cramming to complete the process […]

Federal Agencies want to double their use of the cloud, but a new report by MeriTalk, a public-private partnership focused on improving government IT outcomes, finds 89 percent of Federal […]

Lockheed Martin [LMT] said on Wednesday it has received a contract worth about $800 million from the Australian Department of Defence for a major data center consolidation effort. The company […]

The Joint Cybercrime Action Taskforce (J-CAT) launched Sept. 1 to strengthen the fight against cybercrime in the European Union and beyond. Cybercrime affects the military, defense industry, and governments as […]

General Dynamics [GD] Monday said it is creating the General Dynamics Mission Systems unit, effective in January 2015, by folding together two existing businesses. The new unit will be formed […]