The Department of Labor (DOL) has released new guidelines on ensuring the cybersecurity of systems that are key to protecting $9.3 trillion in retirement benefits for over 34 million participants in contribution
The Army Cyber Institute is preparing for the Defender 2020 exercise along with its Jack Voltaic series aimed at training local communities in the event of a major cyber attack, Fifth Domain reported
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Glenn Fine, the Department of Defense’s principal deputy inspector general, said that the Office of the IG has made a “concerted effort” to reduce its backlog of whistleblower cases, Federal News Network
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Tim Chung, program manager for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s Subterrenean Challenge, said that the program is focused on the need to mitigate human involvement in hazardous underground operations, National Defense magazine
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Around 3,200 National Background Investigations Bureau employees recieved offers from the Office of Personnel Management and Department of Defense to work under the newly formed Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency, Federal News
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Joyce Corell, assistant director for supply chain and cyber at the National Counterintelligence and Security Center, said that it’s “bureaucratically difficult” for agencies to comprehend proper supply chain risk management, FedTech reported
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The Department of Health and Human Services is deploying blockchain technology to track and secure Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation reports mandated by the Department of Homeland Security, Nextgov reported Friday.
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Federal Chief Information Officer Suzette Kent said at an IBM and Partnership for Public Service event that the administration is aiming to go “beyond the technical” in artificial intelligence efforts, Federal News
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The Supreme Court has greenlit the Trump administration’s proposal to allocate $2.5 billion in Department of Defense funds for the construction of a more than 100-mile wall along the southern border, Military.com reported Saturday.
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Col. Nick Kioutas, the U.S. Army’s program manager for position, navigation and timing, said that PNT is a critical part of the service branch’s portfolio, National Defense Magazine reported Thursday. He told
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NASA Administrator and 2019 Wash100 Award winner Jim Bridenstine said in a statement that the agency will push through with static-fire tests of the Space Launch System which will support the planned
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