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Report: Army Eyes Cross-Domain, Multinational Counter-UAS Strategy
by Ramona Adams
Published on November 4, 2016
Report: Army Eyes Cross-Domain, Multinational Counter-UAS Strategy


droneThe U.S. Army has outlined a strategy to counter adversaries’ unmanned aircraft systems with a focus on cross-domain, inter-organizational and multinational efforts, Defense News reported Wednesday.

Jen Judson writes the strategy’s unclassified version Army’s Training and Doctrine Command states the service branch seeks to provide counter-UAS systems across the doctrine, organization, training, material, leadership, personnel and facility-policy framework.

The plan also eyes combined arms that synchronize the capacity of all warfighting functions as well as a “whole-of-government” approach that will involve joint, inter-organizational and multinational partners across the government, Judson reported.

The Army said the U.S. and foreign partners should combine counter-UAS efforts to address redundancies and conflicts since multinational partners have their own strategies, Defense News stated.

Government Technology/News
Navy’s MUOS-5 Comms Satellite Deploys Antennas, Solar Arrays After Arrival at Operational Orbit
by Jane Edwards
Published on November 4, 2016
Navy’s MUOS-5 Comms Satellite Deploys Antennas, Solar Arrays After Arrival at Operational Orbit


MUOS-satelliteThe U.S. Navy‘s fifth Mobile User Objective System satellite has fielded its antennas and solar arrays after the MUOS team maneuvered the spacecraft into operational orbit, the Navy reported Thursday.

The Lockheed Martin-built MUOS-5 satellite reached operational orbit four months after it launched aboard a United Launch Alliance-built Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida as the final satellite to complete the service branch’s network constellation.

The satellite, which was scheduled to commence on-orbit on Nov. 3, encountered a problem with the propulsion system during launch that prevented the team to move the spacecraft toward its geosynchronous test orbit, according to the report.

“The system will undergo on-orbit testing before final acceptance of the system by the Navy and offering it up for operational use,” said Cmdr. Jason Pratt, MUOS principal assistant program manager.

“The satellite and its payloads will go through rigorous tests with our ground systems and terminals to make sure everything operates properly,” Pratt added.

The MUOS satellite constellation is designed to provide 3G-like mobile communications to users over the next 10 years and beyond, the service branch added.

Civilian/News
Federal IT Vet Tracee Boxley Named GPO Acting CIO
by Dominique Stump
Published on November 4, 2016
Federal IT Vet Tracee Boxley Named GPO Acting CIO


gpoTracee Boxley, deputy chief information officer of the U.S. Government Publishing Office, will assume the role of CIO on an acting basis as Chuck Riddle has moved to the Securities and Exchange Commission.

GPO said Thursday that Boxley will oversee information technology policies and standards set for the procurement, implementation and operation of telecommunications and IT platforms across the agency.

She will also manage operating budgets for GPO’s network IT systems in accordance with its program plans and financial guidelines as well as monitor costs and activities related to information resources utilization.

“Tracee’s institutional knowledge of GPO and IT systems makes her a natural asset in overseeing the agency’s IT operations,” said GPO Director Davita Vance-Cooks.

Boxley came to the agency in 2006 as a senior customer advocate for IT and became deputy CIO in 2012.

She previously served as chief of the American housing survey division at the Census Bureau, deputy CIO and chief of the technical services division at the Agriculture Department‘s Food Nutrition Service and director of IT operations for the Office of the Secretary of the Army.

DoD/News
Military Leaders Discuss Potential Operational Challenges With Industry Partners
by Scott Nicholas
Published on November 4, 2016
Military Leaders Discuss Potential Operational Challenges With Industry Partners


PentagonSenior military leaders from four defense organizations have discussed potential challenges on future operations at an industry partners meeting in Missouri, DoD News reported Wednesday.

Terri Moon Cronk writes U.S. Air Force Gen. Carlton Everhart, Air Mobility Command chief, said defense leaders rely on industry partners to deliver new capacity and help modernize the command to meet the country’s security needs.

Everhart also noted the challenges of his command include a national pilot shortage and and evolving global threat environment which U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Kurt Ryan, commander of the Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command, said is volatile.

Air Force Lt. Gen. Andrew Busch, DLA director, added that he wants the agency to collaborate with industry partners on potential challenges that DLA might face in the next 30 years and discuss strategies on cyber resilience against trans-regional threats and future basing to develop concepts.

U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Dee Mewbourne, Military Sealift Command commander, noted that some of the challenges his command has faced include how to retain “relevancy” and continue to adapt with the world today as needed.

Government Technology/News
John Hickey: DISA Aims to Detect Network Threats Via Identity Mgmt, Cyber Protection Teams
by Jane Edwards
Published on November 4, 2016
John Hickey: DISA Aims to Detect Network Threats Via Identity Mgmt, Cyber Protection Teams


cybersecurityJohn Hickey, cyber development director at the Defense Information Systems Agency, has said DISA relies on cyber protection teams, identity management and integrated security to help detect and protect the agency’s information networks from cyber threats.

Hickey said that DISA collaborates with the Joint Force Headquarters-Department of Defense Information Networks to provide training to CPTs, DISA said Wednesday.

He told Federal Computer Week Security Summit attendees in Washington that CPTs under DISA undergo training on the Joint Regional Security Stacks, cyber situational awareness and big data platforms, as well as immersion training through deployments and exercises.

Hickey also cited the need to deploy the JRSS system, which aims to provide DISA visibility into all network endpoints, and to partner with industry in order to facilitate the integration of security with the cyber environment.

He also mentioned DISA’s programs that work to protect the agency’s networks from unauthorized access and insider threats, such as the Public Key Infrastructure as well as form-factor and derived-credentials programs for tablet computers and other mobile devices.

Civilian/News
Jerry Sheehan: Education Dept, USAID and ODNI to Unveil Public Access Plans
by Scott Nicholas
Published on November 4, 2016
Jerry Sheehan: Education Dept, USAID and ODNI to Unveil Public Access Plans


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The Education Department, U.S. Agency for International Development and Office of the Director of National Intelligence will publish their respective public access plans in response to the Office of Science and Technology Policy‘s Memorandum on Increasing Access to the Results of Federally Funded Scientific Research.

Jerry Sheehan, White House Office of S&T Policy assistant director for scientific data and information, writes in a blog post published Friday the plans will increase the number of OSTP-approved U.S. federal department public access plans to 19.

The post noted that the approved public access plans cover approximately 98 percent of the U.S. federal expenditure on R&D and agencies have began efforts to boost the management of access to data that resulted from federally-funded research.

Sheehan added that all agencies possess designated repositories and systems to provide access to publications that resulted from federally-funded research including the National Institute of Health‘s PubMed Central and National Science Foundation’s Public Access Repository.

The National Science and Technology Council committee on science has also launched a new interagency working group on open science to support and facilitate interagency cooperation on topics of common interest.

Government Technology/News
CIA’s John Brennan: Intell Profession Needs to ‘Flourish’ in Digital Age
by Jane Edwards
Published on November 4, 2016
CIA’s John Brennan: Intell Profession Needs to ‘Flourish’ in Digital Age


John Brennan
John Brennan

CIA Director John Brennan has said the intelligence profession needs to “flourish” in the digital domain where he says “most human interactions take place,” The Atlantic magazine reported Wednesday.

The digital age “has totally transformed the way we are able to operate and need to operate” and the intelligence profession “can’t avoid it,” Brennan added.

Brennan told contributing editor David Rohde that the information age has created both opportunities and vulnerabilities for espionage and has made government management practices of the 20th century outdated.

“U.S. decision-making processes need to be streamlined and accelerated… Because the problems are not going to wait for traditional discussions,” he said.

Brennan introduced several changes to the CIA in 2015 in an effort to address cyber and terrorist threats, Rhode reports.

These changes include the creation of 10 “mission centers” that seek to promote collaboration among CIA agents, hackers and analysts as well as the establishment of the Directorate for Digital Innovation that aims to leverage use of data analytics, online espionage and other technology platforms, according to the report.

DoD/News
Will Roper Talks Strategic Capabilities Office’s Role in Pentagon’s Third Offset Strategy
by Jane Edwards
Published on November 4, 2016
Will Roper Talks Strategic Capabilities Office’s Role in Pentagon’s Third Offset Strategy


MissileDefenseWill Roper, director of the Defense Department’s strategic capabilities office, has said SCO is a “near-term” part of DoD’s third offset strategy, DoD News reported Thursday.

Cheryl Pellerin writes Roper said that SCO can introduce modifications to technological capabilities that could potentially pose a disproportionate training burden to U.S. adversaries as land, aerial and maritime domains become obscure.

“Wherever we can put a burden that comes down to the human level, I think we get an immediate advantage in the near-term,” Roper told attendees at the Center for Strategic and International Studies-hosted third offset conference in Washington.

He noted that the information age calls for the Pentagon to transition from a device-specific department to a data-centric agency, Pellerin reports.

“We’re in a world that is data-centric and data is going to be the fundamental fuel for national security into the foreseeable future,” Roper added.

Defense Secretary Ashton Carter also attended the CSIS conference and talked about SCO’s development work on a cross-domain technological capability for the Army Tactical Missile System, according to the report.

News
Navy Kicks Off Pilot Test for Mobile Safety Comms Tool
by Jay Clemens
Published on November 3, 2016
Navy Kicks Off Pilot Test for Mobile Safety Comms Tool


Marines use tablet technology to advance war fighting skillsThe U.S. Fleet Forces Command has kicked off a pilot program to help sailors and their family members access safety and security resources with the use of a mobile application.

Under the six-month pilot program, sailors and their families based in Hampton Roads, Virginia and Rota, Spain will be able to communicate and view locations and hours for emergency services through region-specific maps displayed on the LiveSafe app, the Navy said Wednesday.

“The basic concept was to design a mobile app to help sailors with prevention by providing a one-stop shop for all of their needs,” said Capt. Charles Marks, sexual assault prevention and response officer at U.S. Fleet Forces.

LiveSafe includes links to information on various Navy programs such as sexual assault prevention and response, family advocacy, suicide prevention, drug and alcohol abuse prevention and policy changes.

The app is available for download from the Apple‘s App Store and the Google‘s Play Store, with an option for offline availability.

Government Technology/News
NIST Drafts Framework to Help Orgs Recruit, Retain Cyber Talent; Bill Newhouse Comments
by Jay Clemens
Published on November 3, 2016
NIST Drafts Framework to Help Orgs Recruit, Retain Cyber Talent; Bill Newhouse Comments


CyberStockThe National Institute of Standards and Technology has issued draft guidance meant to help U.S. organizations identify, hire and retain cybersecurity workforce.

NIST said Wednesday the Cybersecurity Workforce Framework contains category and description of strategies for employers to build a team of cyber staff to protect their networks.

The agency’s National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education developed the framework in collaboration with industry, academia and the departments of Defense and Homeland Security.

The framework is also intended to assist in the development of training standards and individual career planning.

“The NCWF can help an organization identify cybersecurity tasks within a work role that are vital to its mission and then examine if its current staff can perform those tasks and, if not, hire staff who can,” said Bill Newhouse, NICE deputy director and lead author of the document.

The framework classifies the workforce into seven categories comprised of more than 30 specialty areas such as legal advice, oversight and incident response.

NIST will accept public comments on the draft through Jan. 6, 2017.

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