Erin Hayes, who most recently oversaw the Department of Homeland Security’s cybersecurity authority program, has been named director of DHS Cyber Talent Management System (CTMS) operations. She will oversee a federal personnel
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The Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) saw the number of cloud security packages reused by agencies increase to 2,864 in fiscal year 2021, up from 1,971 in FY 2020. The
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President Biden plans to nominate Shalanda Young, deputy director of the Office of Management and Budget, to become the permanent leader of the agency. Young has been performing the responsibilities of OMB
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The departments of Homeland Security (DHS) and Defense (DOD) have drafted a five-step framework meant to help agencies determine a security baseline for 5G technology projects, Federal News Network reported Thursday. DHS’
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The Department of Defense has announced plans for a new organization that will assess unidentified aerial phenomena taking place on or near military training ranges and installations. The Airborne Object Identification and
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The Naval Research Laboratory and NASA are preparing a joint experiment that will study solar energetic particles posing harm to U.S. Navy satellites and future manned space exploration missions. The Ultraviolet Spectro-Coronagraph
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology has issued a request for information on marketplace trends, policy, legislative, investment needs and supply chain risks of eight emerging technology areas. NIST is seeking
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Transportation Security Administration Administrator David Pekoske said the agency has extended the deadlines outlined in its forthcoming security directive for railroad operators following consultation with the industry. TSA pushed the deadline for
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The Government Accountability Office advises the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to assess how effective the latter’s efforts are to the communications sector. CISA is tasked to coordinate with federal agencies for
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NASA launched its Double Asteroid Redirection Test on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Wednesday to test technology for defending Earth against potential asteroid or
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