Senate Panel OKs $740.5B National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2021
The Senate Armed Services Committee on Wednesday passed a $740.5 billion defense policy bill for fiscal year 2021 in a...
CISA Unveils Strategy to Protect Industrial Control Systems From Hackers; Christopher Krebs Quoted
The Department of Homeland (DHS) Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has launched a strategy to help safeguard industrial control...
Federal CIO Council Releases ‘Future of the Federal IT Workforce Update’
A new Federal CIO Council report provides 10 recommendations on how agencies can improve the hiring process and develop the...
Ellen Lord: Pentagon Would Need Congress to Pass Supplemental Appropriations
Ellen Lord, undersecretary for acquisition and sustainment at the Department of Defense and a 2020 Wash100 Award winner, said DoD may have to take...
Cybercom, National Guard Help States, Local Governments Address Cyber Threats Via ‘Cyber 9-Line’
U.S. Cyber Command and the National Guard have developed a program designed to facilitate sharing of data and allow authorities...
Kevin Cox on CISA’s Federal CDM Dashboard, AWARE Algorithm
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is working to build up agencies’ trust in the underlying cyber risk data behind...
Gen. Charles Brown Confirmed as Air Force Chief of Staff
The Senate on Tuesday confirmed Gen. Charles Brown, commander of Pacific Air Forces, as chief of staff of the U.S. Air Force...
Bruce Jette: Army Working to Accommodate Weapons Testing Issues
Bruce Jette, assistant secretary of the U.S. Army for acquisition, logistics and technology and a 2020 Wash100 Award winner, said...
Lisa Costa on SOCOM’s Digital Modernization Strategy, Data Transfers
Lisa Costa, chief information officer at U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM), said SOCOM’s digital modernization strategy has four points and...
New Federal Data Strategy Playbook Seeks to Help Agencies Improve Employees’ Data Skills
The U.S. federal government has released a playbook to serve as a guide for agencies to assess and improve the...