The Office of Federal Procurement Policy and U.S. Digital Service have launched a $320,000 phased challenge on the training and development of federal contracting professionals specialized in digital service acquisition. The Office
MoreA lobbying group for federal information technology contractors has said it has no considerable objections to any provisions in both House and Senate versions of new defense authorization bills, Federal News Radio
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The Internet Security Alliance has called for government-industry collaborations that examine data-driven approaches to support the National Institute of Standards and Technology‘s Cybersecurity Framework, Norse Corp.‘s DarkMatters blog reported Wednesday. Anthony Freed writes
MoreAlan Davidson, formerly vice president and director of New Americaâs Open Technology Institute, has joined the Commerce Department as digital economy director and senior adviser to the secretary of commerce. He will
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The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has launched a new lineup of free online games through a program that seeks to speed up verification of software to ensure that each application is free of bugs. The
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The U.S. Defense Department used short-term strategies to manage funds for major programs and functions during fiscal 2013’s sequester, a new Government Accountability Office report says. GAO said in a report published
MoreThe Department of Homeland Security is soliciting public feedback on a plan to establish privately led information sharing and analysis organizations to voluntarily submit cyber-related threat information to the federal government. DHS
MoreDefense Secretary Ashton Carter believes that China’s efforts to expand its territory in the Pacific, including the development of man-made islands, could isolate the country in terms of regional power, Defense News reported
MoreResearchers at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center have created a guide and a training course designed to help frontline servicemen speed up the analysis of craters caused by improvised
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The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has announced the 11 winners of its six-month, $500,000 CHIKV Challenge competition, which sought new methods to predict the spread of the chikungunya virus in the West. “The teams… identified gaps
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