Cyber
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Congress
Lieberman, Collins Laud Proposed DHS Increase For Cyber Defense; Napolitano Warns of Sequestration
Two leaders in the Senate on homeland security issues yesterday praised the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for its proposal to dramatically increase spending on cyber security in the FY […]
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Congress
Cyber Command Chief Says DIB Pilot Has Taught DoD How To Better Share Information With Industry
Despite some initial shortcomings with how cyber threat data was shared with the defense industry as part of a pilot project with the Defense Department last year, lessons were learned […]
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Cyber
Navy Delays Final RFP For Next Intranet; Issues Another Draft
The Navy is again pushing back the release of its final request for proposals (RFP) for the successor to the Navy Marine Corps Intranet (NMCI), instead issuing another draft RFP […]
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Cyber
White House Touts U.S., U.K. Cyber Security Progress
Amid British Prime Minister David Cameron’s visit to the United States this week, the White House issued a fact sheet that highlights the strong cooperation between the two countries in […]
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Congress
Northrop Grumman’s Bush Supports Cyber Legislation To Protect Critical Infrastructure
Northrop Grumman [NOC] Chief Wes Bush last week sent a letter to Congress backing legislation that would bolster the protection of critical infrastructure and facilities against cyber threats and promote […]
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Army
Logos Technologies Delivers Kestrel Wide Area Surveillance Systems To Army
Logos Technologies has delivered its first two day/night Kestrel wide-area persistent surveillance systems to the Army where they will be used on aerostats in Afghanistan, officials said. The new, 150-pound, […]
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Congress
DHS Expects To Have Plan To Congress Shortly For Biometric Exit System
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) hopes to have its plans to Congress within a month for how it will develop a biometric-enabled system to track the departure of foreign […]
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Business/Financial
Bipartisan Sponsors Of Cyber Bill Note Concerns With Separate Republican Legislation
Senate co-sponsors of bi-partisan legislation that would give the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) authority to designate which private infrastructure in the country should be required to meet certain performance […]
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Business/Financial
Republican Senators Introduce Cyber Bill They Say Promotes Less Regulation
As expected, a group of Republican senators yesterday introduced a cyber security bill that they said focuses on improved information sharing between the government and industry without creating more government […]
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Business/Financial
Finmeccanica, Northrop Grumman Team Nab NATO Cyber Contract
Italy’s Finmeccanica and its partner Northrop Grumman [NOC] have received a $66.6 million contract from a NATO agency to develop, implement and support an information assurance service for a number […]