Chris Kraft, most recently acting chief information officer at the U.S. Secret Service, has assumed the CIO role on a permanent basis. Secret Service Director Sean Curran announced Kraft’s appointment on Dec.
Donald Rumsfeld, a two-time defense secretary, passed away Wednesday at the age of 88. Rumsfeld served as secretary of the Department of Defense in the administrations of Presidents Gerald Ford and George
More Gen. Paul Nakasone, head of U.S. Cyber Command and a 2021 Wash100 Award recipient, said cybersecurity is national security and the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Marine Corps must be ready to
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Gretta Goodwin, director of Homeland Security and Justice at the Government Accountability Office (GAO), said GAO assessed the use of facial recognition systems by federal law enforcement agencies and recommended that agencies
More President Biden has lauded the House’s move to pass two bipartisan bills that seek to make investments in science and research and development efforts. He said that the National Science Foundation for
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The board overseeing the $1 billion Technology Modernization Fund (TMF) has started assessing just under 100 proposals from agencies, including four proposals from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Hysen said the
More The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has recommended that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) facilitate threat information sharing to help improve coordination and collaboration on cybersecurity efforts. GAO made the
More A spokesperson for the Department of Defense said DOD will “look for avenues” to lower costs associated with the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program for small businesses while keeping CMMC’s focus on
More The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is working on a catalog of bad cyber practices that pose risks to organizations supporting critical infrastructure and national critical functions. The agency described the
More Federal science and health officials plan to create a research agency within the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop technologies that could help detect, prevent and treat cancer, infectious diseases and
More The Biden administration has expressed its support for a $1.2 trillion framework that seeks to make investments in transportation, power, broadband and water infrastructure while building resilience to climate change. The plan
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