Search

State Dept. Foreign Affairs Cyber Facility Lead Pushing For Cloud Migration

State Dept. Foreign Affairs Cyber Facility Lead Pushing For Cloud Migration
State Department's Foreign Affairs Cybersecurity Center in Beltsville, Md. Photo: State Department.

BELTSVILLE, Md. -- The lead for the State Department’s office tasked with ensuring cyber security for its employees abroad says his team won’t be affected by a shuffling of cyber priorities in a proposed department reorganization, but must remain focused on pushing for continued cloud migration.Lonnie Price, assistant director for Cyber and Technology Security within the department’s Diplomatic Security Service (DSS), oversees the Foreign Affairs Cybersecurity Center (FACC), which processed 7.5 billion cyber incidents and defended against 17,000 threats to…

Subscriber-only content. Please log in below.

Not a subscriber or registered user yet?

Please contact us at clientservices@accessintel.com or call us at 888-707-5814 (Monday – Thursday 9:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. and Friday 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. ET.), to start a free trial, get pricing information, order a reprint, or post an article link on your website.



Congress Updates

Upgrading Current GPS Ground System “Now a Viable Option,” As GPS OCX Problems Continue, Space Official Says

Upgrades to the GPS ground system–the Architecture Evolution Plan (AEP)–is an option under consideration by the Defense Department’s space acquisition chief, as problems continue in fielding the GPS Next Generation […]


Graham Says GOP To Move Ahead On Second Reconciliation Bill, With Defense Funds As Priority

Senate Budget Committee Chair Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said Wednesday, with the White House’s backing, his panel will move “expeditiously” on crafting a second reconciliation bill, citing priorities for defense and […]


Hegseth Acknowledges Potential $200 Billion Iran Supplemental Request, Final Figure ‘Could Move’

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday acknowledged the Pentagon could potentially ask Congress for $200 billion in supplemental funding to support the ongoing operation against Iran and replenish munitions used […]


Counter-Drone Flyaway Kit Used In U.S. In Early Hours Of Iran Strikes, NORTHCOM Head Says

U.S. Northern Command (NORTHCOM) used a counter small unmanned aircraft system (sUAS) flyaway kit (FAK) in the early hours of the strikes against Iran on Feb. 28, according to Air […]