Bipartisan Bill Seeks to Help Local Governments Employ Cyber Experts to Ensure Election Security
Reps. John Katko (R-N.Y.) and Kathleen Rice (D-N.Y.) have introduced a bill to address the shortage of cybersecurity professionals who could...
Grant Schneider on Security Ops Center-as-a-Service, Revamped CyberStat Process
Grant Schneider, federal chief information security officer, said the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will start implementing the security operations center...
GSA Tests APIs for Rulemaking Comment Uploads, Data Downloads
The General Services Administration (GSA) has introduced a pilot to test application programming interfaces designed to facilitate automated comment uploads...
US Navy’s Cyber Command Unveils Strategic Plan 2020-2025; Vice Adm. Timothy White Quoted
The U.S. Navy’s Fleet Cyber Command/10th Fleet has issued a strategic plan for the next five years, recognizing the need...
House Lawmakers Propose $28B State and Local IT Modernization and Cybersecurity Act; Rep. Jim Langevin Quoted
Several House lawmakers have introduced a bill that would allocate $28 billion in federal funds to modernize and improve the...
FPDS Reports Function Migration to Beta SAM Website to Conclude by Mid-October
The General Services Administration (GSA) expects to complete the transfer of the Federal Procurement Data System’s reports functions - administrative,...
Jane Pinelis: DoD’s Joint AI Center Working to Expand Ethics Team
Jane Pinelis, chief of testing, evaluation and assessment at the Department of Defense’s (DoD) Joint Artificial Intelligence Center (JAIC), said...
Rear Adm. Casey Moton on Navy’s Cybersecurity Efforts for Unmanned Vessels
Rear Adm. Casey Moton, program executive officer for Unmanned and Small Combatants, said the U.S. Navy is testing anti-tamper technologies...
Updated OMB Guidance Includes Expanded Definitions of Customers, Service Delivery; Stephanie Thum Quoted
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has made major changes to a section of its Circular A-11 guidance that deals...
Will Roper: Air Force Eyes Opening Up Some of its Code to Greater Cyber Community
Will Roper, assistant secretary for acquisition, technology and logistics at the U.S. Air Force and a 2020 Wash100 Award winner,...