The Defense Innovation Unit has appointed David Henry, a senior cyber leader, as deputy chief information officer. Henry announced his new position in a LinkedIn post published Wednesday. David Henry’s Career Background
The Office of Management and Budget has released a policy that seeks to improve the way federal agencies acquire and manage mobile devices and related services in compliance with the Federal Information Technology Acquisition
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Government delegates from the U.S. and Germany held a two-day meeting to discuss their decade-long cooperation on efforts to meet their strategic objectives in the field of cybersecurity. Officials from both countries
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The Congressional Budget Office has said a proposed House bill that would provide federal agencies sole authority to launch efforts to protect information technology systems and data from potential network threats would not affect
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A new Congressional Budget Office report forecasts the federal budget deficit to hit $534 billion in fiscal year 2016, about $100 billion higher than the agency’s shortfall estimates in the previous fiscal year. CBO
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The Transportation Department has called on government agencies to participate in efforts to develop a national map of fixed transit routes through voluntary exchanges of fixed- and real-time general data that includes scheduling information. A
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Terry Halvorsen, chief information officer at the Defense Department, has said DoD will work to update its networks, improve its cybersecurity posture and attract and retain information technology professionals in 2017, DoD News
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Lt. Gen. Christopher Bogdan, chief of the F-35 joint program office, has said the Air Force, Marine Corps and the Navy have decided to extend the service life of the Joint Strike
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NASA has launched eight six-month field research projects in an effort to study the changes in the Earth’s sea, air and land resources. The field studies will work to further understanding of the
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The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has unveiled a three-year competition that seeks to develop machine-learning platforms designed to allow civilian and military wireless devices to gain access to the electromagnetic spectrum. DARPA launched
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A Chinese national has entered a guilty plea in California for his involvement in a conspiracy to steal military technical information through intrusions into U.S. defense contractors’ computer networks and transmit the
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