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Yahoo News: FBI Detects Foreign Cyber Breach Against Election Databases
by Ramona Adams
Published on August 31, 2016
Yahoo News: FBI Detects Foreign Cyber Breach Against Election Databases


cyber-hack-network-computerThe FBI has discovered evidence that foreign hackers breached two state election databases and one attack resulted to voter registration data theft, Yahoo News reported Monday.

Michael Isikoff writes the FBI’s cyber division issued an alert that stated the bureau has launched an investigation this summer on hacking incidents against two unnamed state election websites.

Yahoo News reports voter registration databases in Arizona and Illinois were the targets.

Ken Menzel, general counsel of the Illinois board of elections, told Yahoo News officials shut down the state’s voter registration system in July after hackers extracted personal data on approximately 200,000 voters.

An Arizona state official told the website malicious software was introduced into its voter registration system but no data was stolen.

The FBI identified eight different IP addresses as sources of the two attacks and one IP address was used in both incidents, Yahoo News stated.

Government Technology/News
UCSD Researchers Develop ‘Hair-Thin’ System for Interference-Resistant Communications
by Ramona Adams
Published on August 31, 2016
UCSD Researchers Develop ‘Hair-Thin’ System for Interference-Resistant Communications


UCSD Researchers Develop 'Hair-Thin' System for Interference-Resistant CommunicationsResearchers at the University of California-San Diego have developed a “hair-thin” receiver that works to retrieve sub-noise radio signals and protect against interference as part of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency‘s assured communications program.

DARPA said Tuesday the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers published a paper that details UCSD’s efforts under the agency’s Hyper-wideband Enabled RF Messaging program to develop interference-resistant communications.

Josh Conway, a program manager in DARPA’s microsystems technology office, said UCSD’s system could work to support assured communications for the military’s future unmanned systems as well as open a wider spectrum use for civilians.

The IEEE paper says UCSD professor Stojan Radic’s team used “optical combs” within a single hair-thin glass fiber to perform signal processing that normally require a high-performance computer.

The system is designed to perform narrow-band filtering to aid the retrieval of sub-noise command and control signals amid the presence of up to 100,000 times stronger jamming power, DARPA noted.

Radic’s team is currently working to increase the spectral spreading from 6 GHz to 10 GHz or more as well as fit the “heart” of the receiver system to a chip which could aid assured communication technology for unmanned aerial vehicles, DARPA added.

The future chip-sized receivers could help open previously restricted frequencies and address the longevity of battery-run wireless links for mobile communications, DARPA said.

Civilian/News
Intel’s Patty Hatter to Serve on NIST Information Security and Privacy Advisory Board
by Scott Nicholas
Published on August 31, 2016
Intel’s Patty Hatter to Serve on NIST Information Security and Privacy Advisory Board


Patty Hatter
Patty Hatter

Patty Hatter, Intel‘s security group professional services business unit vice president and general manager, will join the National Institute of Standards and Technology‘s Information Security and Privacy Advisory Board on a four-year term.

NIST said Tuesday the 20-year leadership veteran will fill a role under the membership category defined in the ISPAB charter as four members from outside the federal government who are “eminent in the information technology” industry.

Hatter has served in sales, service to operations and IT leadership roles at companies such as McAfee, Cisco, Highline Controls and AT&T.

She has received awards such as the Silicon Valley Business Journal and San Francisco Business Times’ Judge’s Choice winner for Bay Area CIO of the Year.

The ISPAB was established to advise NIST, the homeland security secretary and the Office of Management and Budget director on federal government information system issues to identify emerging managerial, technical, administrative and physical safeguard issues on security and privacy.

DoD/News
US, India Sign Military Logistics Agreement
by Scott Nicholas
Published on August 31, 2016
US, India Sign Military Logistics Agreement


partnershipThe U.S. and India’s government have signed an agreement on the use of each other’s land, air and naval bases for repair and resupply in support of efforts towards the development of further defense ties, Reuters reported Tuesday.

Manohar Parrikar, India’s defense minister, said the agreement helps the naval forces of both countries support each other in joint operations and exercises as well as during humanitarian assistance missions.

“India and the U.S. have a shared interest in freedom of navigation and overflight and unimpeded commerce as part of rule-based order in [the] Indo-Pacific,” added Parrikar.

Defense Secretary Ash Carter visited India in April for a push to expand the U.S.-India defense collaboration and revisit current agreements with Parrikar.

DoD/News
Joel Roos Succeeds Jose Acosta to Lead Naval Medical Center San Diego
by Jay Clemens
Published on August 31, 2016
Joel Roos Succeeds Jose Acosta to Lead Naval Medical Center San Diego


Joel Roos
Joel Roos

Navy Capt. Joel Roos, formerly fleet surgeon of the Japan-based U.S. 7th Fleet, has assumed his new role as commanding officer of the Naval Medical Center San Diego.

The Navy said Monday he succeeds Capt. Jose Acosta, who has been named as lead medical officer for the San Diego-based U.S. 3rd Fleet and will oversee medical readiness programs for sailors and marines onboard ships, submarines and aircraft based in California, Washington and Hawaii.

Roos relieved Acosta of the command during a ceremony held Tuesday at NMCSD and became the 43rd naval officer to lead the medical center.

He most recently managed the 7th Fleet’s operational medical planning and execution efforts as well as theater security cooperation engagements throughout the Western Pacific.

He previously served at NMCSD as deputy commander.

DoD/News
Air Force Puts F-35A Through ‘Northern Lightning’ Exercise; Brad Bashore, Bart Van Roo Comment
by Jay Clemens
Published on August 31, 2016
Air Force Puts F-35A Through ‘Northern Lightning’ Exercise; Brad Bashore, Bart Van Roo Comment


F-35AThe U.S. Air Force has demonstrated the F-35A fighter jet during this year’s edition of the Northern Lightning joint training exercise.

Lt. Col. Brad Bashore, the 58th Fighter Squadron commander, and his wingmen at the 58th FS within the 33rd Fighter Wing, delivered fire from the sky and scored as many as 37 kill points during the exercise, the Air Force said Tuesday.

The Northern Lightning exercise functions as an avenue for the fifth and fourth-generation aircraft to exhibit their functions in a contested and degraded environment, according to the Air Force.

F-35A jets contain sensors designed to process and share data with other participants in a battlespace.

“The significant increase in situational awareness that it gives us on the battlefield, the information sharing between jets, radar capability and of course the capability that we will have with our opponents not being able to see us will be a game changer,” said Lt. Col. Bart Van Roo, commander of the Wisconsin Air National Guard’s 176th FS.

Government Technology/News
Senators Urge President Obama to Raise Financial System Security Issues During G-20 Leaders’ Summit
by Mary-Louise Hoffman
Published on August 31, 2016
Senators Urge President Obama to Raise Financial System Security Issues During G-20 Leaders’ Summit


cybersecurityA group of six Democratic U.S. senators wrote a letter to President Barack Obama asking him to address cybersecurity of financial institutions when he meets with his international counterparts at the G-20 Summit that will be held in Hangzhou, China from Sept. 4 to 5.

The senators said in their joint letter published Monday they believe the increase in the number of cyber attacks on the financial services industry creates “significant” risks for the global financial system and economy.

They noted that countries should collaborate to develop and implement a coordinated approach to thwart cyber crimes against the sector as well as to expand current cybersecurity programs.

“We are hopeful that a robust commitment to these efforts is reflected in any relevant communiques that result from the September G-20 Leaders summit,” the lawmakers told President Obama.

The lawmakers added collaborative systems are key to prevent another financial system security incident like the cyber theft of $81 million from the Bangladesh central bank through an international financial messaging system run by the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication.

The letter was signed by Sens. Gary Peters (D-Michigan), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-New York), Martin Heinrich (D-New Mexico), Debbie Stabenow (D-Michigan) and Mark Warner (D-Virginia).

Government Technology/News
Defense One: CSIS Target of Russia-Linked APT Hacking Group
by Mary-Louise Hoffman
Published on August 31, 2016
Defense One: CSIS Target of Russia-Linked APT Hacking Group


CyberCrimeKeyboardA hacking group linked to the Kremlin has targeted the Center for Strategic and International Studies and several other Washington think tanks that conduct research into Russia’s policy initiatives, Defense One reported Monday.

Patrick Tucker writes that Dmitri Alperovitch, co-founder and chief technology officer of security firm CrowdStrike, told Defense One the company found that APT29 carried out a “highly targeted operation” against fewer than five local organizations with Russia-focused research programs.

The report said H. Andrew Schwartz, senior vice president for external relations at CSIS, confirmed in an email that the center experienced a cyber attack last week.

Cybersecurity researchers also previously traced breaches on the Democratic National Committee, White House, State Department and Joint Chiefs of Staff to APT29, also known as Cozy Bear, Tucker reports.

FireEye uncovered the APT29 two years ago and said the state-sponsored group works by bypassing network defenses as well as wiping out forensic evidence, according to the publication.

Civilian/News
GAO Asks OMB, GSA, PIC to Work on Performance.gov Requirement Compliance, Usability
by Ramona Adams
Published on August 31, 2016
GAO Asks OMB, GSA, PIC to Work on Performance.gov Requirement Compliance, Usability


digital governmentThe U.S. Government Accountability Office has called on the Office of Management and Budget, General Services Administration and Performance Improvement Council to address Performance.gov’s usability and compliance with federal requirements.

GAO said Tuesday OMB, GSA and PIC’s efforts to update the government performance information website do not meet certain DigitalGov requirements for federal websites as well as some provisions under the Government Performance and Results Act Modernization Act of 2010.

Auditors added OMB and PIC work to track 18 of 24 Digitalgov website performance measures but have not established goals for those measures despite GAO’s June 2013 recommendations.

According to the GAO report, OMB and GSA have yet to fully address the findings of a GSA-led usability test in September 2013 that indicated issues with Performance.gov’s accessibility, purpose, data visualizations and search function.

OMB and PIC staff told GAO the government bodies did not take action on the 2013 usability test results nor set goals for DigitalGov’s performance measures due to “limited resources.”

GAO noted OMB does not have a customer outreach strategy that would provide information on OMB’s plans to notify users on Performance.gov changes; communicate through social media; and utilize mobile devices and applications.

OMB staff said the office has hired a digital services director to develop a strategic plan for Performance.gov and aid the website’s long-term development.

GAO recommended for OMB, GSA and PIC Performance.gov to comply with GPRAMA public reporting requirements; analyze and implement usability test results; and develop strategic, customer outreach, and data archiving plans for Performance.gov.

Civilian/News
Deloitte’s Chris Knox Joins National Archives-Led FOIA Advisory Committee
by Ramona Adams
Published on August 31, 2016
Deloitte’s Chris Knox Joins National Archives-Led FOIA Advisory Committee


Chris Knox
Chris Knox

The Archivist of the United States has named Chris Knox, managing director in Deloitte‘s transactions and business analytics segment, as a member of the Freedom of Information Act Advisory Committee.

Deloitte said Monday 20 voting members serve on the National Archives and Records Administration-led FOIA committee to study FOIA matters, recommend action and provide advice for the administration.

“Throughout his career, Chris has led very complex discovery projects for government and commercial clients and is an innovator in his field,”  said Matt Widmer, a principal at Deloitte’s financial advisory services subsidiary.

“Chris will be a tremendous asset to the FOIA Advisory Committee and can help the federal government modernize its approach to the FOIA process,” Widmer added.

Knox also serves as a leader in Deloitte Advisory’s government discovery practice and has provided crisis information management services to government and commercial customers for more than two decades.

He is also a former chief information officer at IE Discovery and led process engineering, technology and quality management standards for litigation support projects.

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