Cyber
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CyberTrump Issues Cyber Security Plan For Maritime Transportation System
The outgoing Trump administration on Tuesday released an action plan for strengthening the cyber security posture of the nation’s maritime transportation subsector during the next five years with an eye […]
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CongressSenate Panel Plans Hearings On Cyber Hack, Related Legislation
The Democratic and Republican leaders of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee early in 2021 plan to hold hearings and work on legislation related to the ongoing intrusion […]
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CyberBiden Says Cyber Security Will Be A Top Priority; Requires Investments, Deterrence
President-elect Joe Biden on Thursday said that cyber security will be a top priority for his administration, including an investigation into a major cyber hack of the federal government that […]
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CyberFBI, CISA, ODNI Coordinating Whole-Of-Government Response To Cyber Hack
The FBI, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) have formed a joint response team to coordinate the federal government’s response […]
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PentagonAmazon Urges Court To Overturn Microsoft’s JEDI Cloud Award, Calls It ‘Flawed And Politically Corrupted’
Amazon Web Services [AMZN] has asked a federal court to overturn the Pentagon’s re-award of the potential $10 billion Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) cloud contract, alleging it had a […]
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Business/FinancialManTech Acquires Small Company To Bolster Cyber Defense Capabilities
ManTech International [MANT] on Monday said it has acquired Tapestry Technologies, a small Pennsylvania-based company that gives it additional capabilities in cyber defense solutions and adds new customers. Terms of […]
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Congress
Peters, Portman Introduce Bill To Improve Federal Sharing Of Cyber Threat Information
Sens. Gary Peters (D-Mich.) and Rob Portman (R-Ohio) last Thursday introduced legislation requiring federal agencies to share information about cyber security incidents with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) […]
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CyberDISA Releases Final RFP For Potential $11.7 Billion Single Vendor Network Consolidation Contract
DISA has released the final Request for Proposals for its potential 10-year, $11.7 billion single vendor contract to consolidate the Pentagon’s ‘Fourth Estate’s’ network capabilities. A contract award for the […]
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CyberSchiff Wants Intelligence Community Briefing On FireEye Hack
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) on Tuesday evening said he has requested a briefing by U.S. intelligence agencies regarding FireEye’s [FEYE] disclosure earlier in the day that it […]
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Congress
Final Defense Bill Establishes National Cyber Director
The final proposed defense authorization bill would establish a National Cyber Director (NCD) within the Executive Office of the President, a key recommendation of a cyberspace commission. The fiscal year […]