Cyber
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Cyber
DHS Cyber Chief Outlines Phased Plan For Cybersecurity Upgrades
By Calvin Biesecker Over the next several years the Department of Homeland Security will be rolling out improvements to the federal government’s primary cyber intrusion detection system, called Einstein, with […]
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Business/Financial
Cartwright: DoD Must Increase Cyber-Security Efforts, Work With Private Sector
By Emelie Rutherford The Pentagon’s number-two officer said last week the military must treat cyber security as a weapon system and weigh hard decisions when boosting cyber-warfare efforts, including the […]
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Cyber
DISA: Achieving Interoperability With Warfighters, Coalition Partners And NGOs
By Geoff Fein The Department of Defense (DoD) is undertaking a number of efforts to overcome the challenegs of interoperability in information systems using a variety of commercially available technologies, […]
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Cyber
Chertoff: Exercise Planned For Einstein Upgrade To ‘Shoot Down’ Cyber Attacks
By Emelie Rutherford A future version of the Einstein cyber-assault-monitoring system that may be able to "shoot down" attacks on federal government computers will be tested in the coming months, […]
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Business/Financial
Efforts Improving Bandwidth, Spectrum Management For Warfighters
By Geoff Fein The Department of Defense (DoD) is searching for ways to better optimize how it uses bandwidth whether it is over landlines, over satellite communications (SATCOM) or other […]
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Business/Financial
Securing Cyber Systems Requires Private Sector Cooperation, Official Says
By Geoff Fein One of the most pressing needs the nation faces is the need to secure cyberspace and to protect the country’s cyber systems and infrastructure, whether it be […]
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Cyber
DISA Seeking New Acquisition Efforts To Pace Technology Changes
By Geoff Fein The Department of Defense (DoD) is looking at novel acquisition approaches to enable information systems to keep up with the rapid speed of technology changes, according to […]
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Business/Financial
Navy Needs Right Policies And Standards In Place As It Moves To Modular Systems
By Geoff Fein As systems for Navy ships, aircraft, and shore facilities get more complex and more dependent on other systems, it is important to have the right policies and […]
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Business/Financial
ManTech Acquires IT Services Provider
ManTech International [MANT] on Monday said it has acquired information technology (IT) services provider EWA Services, Inc., formerly a subsidiary of Electronic Warfare Associates, Inc., adding to its customer and […]
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Cyber
Benefits of Implementing Open Architecture Reach Beyond Military’s Efforts
By Geoff Fein While the Navy is working to incorporate open architecture (OA) into its surface ships, aviation assets and electronic systems, other federal agencies are also migrating toward the […]