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
Brig. Gen. Robert Collins, a veteran with more than 28 years of military experience, has been appointed as the U.S. Army’s program executive officer for Command, Control, and Communications - Tactical.
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Ellen Lord, undersecretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment and 2020 Wash100 Award winner, has established a joint task force to handle the Department of Defense’s influx of requests for medical and personal
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Alan Chvotkin, executive vice president and counsel of the Professional Services Council and GovCon Expert, has said that the Trump administration’s decision to increase the micropurchase threshold is streamlining contracting procedures amid
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The Air Combat Command, a component within the 16th Air Force, has launched small-scale pilot efforts to implement zero-trust architecture ahead of deploying the concept enterprisewide, Federal News Network reported Tuesday.
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The U.S. Air Force plans to deploy a Northrop Grumman-built training system to help train operators handling intercontinental ballistic missiles built to launch from aircraft, Defense News reported Wednesday.
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Frontier Aerospace and NASA have completed testing of two prototype thruster systems being developed to support landers for the Commercial Lunar Payload Services program and the Artemis mission in 2024.
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Sean Frazier, advisory chief information security officer for federal at Cisco’s Duo Security arm, has said that agencies must implement multifactor authentication approaches to ensure security in telework setups, Fifth Domain reported
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Timothy Bunning, a more than three-decade veteran at the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory, has been named chief technology officer with responsibility over the Air Force’s $2.8 billion science and technology program.
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Defense Secretary and 2020 Wash100 Award recipient Mark Esper has heightened the Pentagon’s restriction level as the coronavirus outbreak continues to pose risks to personnel, Defense One reported Monday.
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology has issued a guidance to help federal agencies implement a cybersecurity framework developed by NIST in partnership with the private and public sectors.
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