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UncategorizedHouse Committee Passes Cyber Security Bill As Attention Turns To NIST Framework
The House Homeland Security Committee on Feb. 5 unanimously approved bi-partisan cyber security legislation that would give the Department of Homeland Security authorities to protect federal civilian computer networks and […]
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UncategorizedSenate Minority Report Highlights Cyber Vulnerabilities At Federal Agencies
A report released Feb. 4 from the minority staff of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee details major cybersecurity vulnerabilities at several federal agencies that impact the nation’s […]
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UncategorizedDoD Publishes Recommendations For Cybersecurity In Acquisition Process
The Department of Defense and the General Services Administration (GSA) published on Jan. 29 a set of guidelines for improving cybersecurity as part of the acquisition process. The report–Improving Cybersecurity […]
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UncategorizedMarine Corps Seeks Outside Funding For Software-Defined Radio Ahead of 2015 Testing
The Marine Corps is seeking alternative sources of funding for its Software Reprogrammable Payload (SRP) software-defined radio, which the service sees as a game-changer in boosting communications capabilities and mission […]
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Navy/USMCFirst U.S. Aegis Destroyer In Spain For NATO Missile Defense
The first of four of the Navy’s Arleigh Burke-class (DDG-51) destroyers equipped with the Aegis ballistic missile defense system arrived in Spain on Tuesday as part of NATO’s plan for […]
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ArmyArmy Corps of Engineers Likely In Afghanistan Past December, Commanding General Says
Since 2002, the Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has worked on some 1,000 major construction projects in Afghanistan valued at more than $10 billion, but they’re not done so Corps […]
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UncategorizedBriefing
The Transportation Security Administration plans to award Federated IT, Inc., a one-year contract worth up to $8.6 million for adjudication services and security threat assessments for individuals applying for credentials […]
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UncategorizedArmy Ready for New Round of ABIS Testing
The Army this month will begin a new round of end-to-end customer testing of its upgraded biometric database after a delay to fix problems encountered in an earlier round of […]
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UncategorizedHID Global Acquires Fingerpring Sensor Developer Lumidigm
Identity solutions provider HID Global has acquired fingerprint sensor develop Lumidigm, extending its portfolio of authentication products and allowing it to deliver new solutions into more applications. Terms of the […]
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UncategorizedDoD, GSA Issue Recommendations for Cyber Security in Acquisition Process
The Defense Department and General Services Administration (GSA) in late January published a set of guidelines for improving cyber security as part the acquisition process. The report, Improving Cybersecurity and […]