Six software providers to the K-12 education sector have voluntarily pledged to incorporate Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency principles into their product development processes. Classlink, Clever, D2L, GG4L, Instructure and PowerSchool signed
Israeli defense officials have called on the U.S. government to move forward with a proposal to extend its military assistance to Israel beyond 2017, Reuters reported Friday. Dan Williams writes that such
MoreThe U.S. Army Research Laboratory has been collaborating with private organizations to form strategies to guard military information technology networks against security risks, Federal Times reported Wednesday. Adam Stone writes that defense
MoreU.S. Chief Information Officer Steven VanRoekel told senators Thursday that IT acquisition reform measures should focus on outcomes rather than just methodology, Nextgov reported Thursday. Rebecca Carroll writes that the Senate Homeland
MoreDavid Mahon, vice president and chief security officer at CenturyLink, has called for more public-private initiatives to thwart cyber crime at a hearing before the Senate Appropriations Committee’s homeland security subcommittee. Mahon
MoreThe Defense Information Systems Agency has issued a draft solicitation for a contract covering communications technology and related support for U.S. Air Forces Central Command operations in Southwest Asia. DISA said Friday
MoreThe Office of Management and Budget wants federal agencies to apply data from programmatic reviews when they develop budget proposals for fiscal year 2016, Federal News Radio reported Tuesday. Jason Miller writes
MoreKevin Kern, formerly senior vice president and chief information officer at Unisys, has been named CIO for the Department of Homeland Security‘s Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, Federal News Radio reported Tuesday.
MoreJon Davis, currently deputy commander of the U.S. Cyber Command, has been nominated by President Barack Obama to serve as deputy commandant for aviation at the U.S. Marine Corps, the Defense Department
MoreA subcommittee of the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee will hold a hearing on Tuesday to discuss challenges facing government employees, The Washington Post reported Monday. Joe Davidson writes that
MoreThe Department of Veterans Affairs plans to form regulations for accessing patient data from mobile applications and health monitoring devices, FCW reported Monday. Adam Mazmanian writes that Kathleen Frisbee, co-director for connected
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