CSIS Report: Pentagon’s OTA Obligations Rose 75 Percent in FY 2019
A Center for Strategic and International Studies report stated that the Department of Defense’s (DoD) other transaction authority (OTA) obligations...
DHS Warns US Companies of Data Security Risks Posed by Firms With Ties to Chinese Gov’t; Chad Wolf Quoted
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has released an advisory warning U.S. businesses of security risks associated with using data...
All 24 Agencies Receive ‘A’ Grades in 11th FITARA Scorecard’s Software Licensing Metric; Rep. Gerry Connolly Quoted
The software licensing metric in the Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act (FITARA) scorecard will now be retired after all...
Pentagon Seeks Comments on National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual
The Department of Defense (DoD) has published a final rule that seeks to prevent the unauthorized disclosure of classified information...
Rep. Adam Smith Raises Concerns Over Plans to End Dual-Hat Structure for NSA, Cybercom
Rep. Adam Smith, D-Wash., chairman of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC), has warned leaders at the Department of Defense...
Commerce Adds 59 Chinese Institutions to Entity List; Wilbur Ross Quoted
The Department of Commerce (DOC) has added 59 Chinese entities to its export control entity list for activities that threaten...
David Spirk on DoD’s Data Strategy, Joint All Domain C2 Concept
David Spirk, chief data officer at the Department of Defense (DoD), said DoD developed its data strategy with the Joint...
Biden Picks Rep. Deb Haaland, Jennifer Granholm for Interior Dept, DOE Leadership Roles
President-elect Joe Biden has nominated Rep. Deb Haaland, D-N.M., to serve as secretary of the Department of the Interior (DOI),...
Navy Uses AI, Data Analytics to Address Aircraft Readiness Issues
The U.S. Navy is working to improve the readiness of its aircraft fleet using artificial intelligence, data analytics and the...
DoD Looks Into Networks for Signs of Breach Amid SolarWinds Orion Compromise; Vice Adm. Nancy Norton Quoted
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued an emergency directive directing all agencies to disconnect SolarWinds’ Orion Network Management...