Six software providers to the K-12 education sector have voluntarily pledged to incorporate Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency principles into their product development processes. Classlink, Clever, D2L, GG4L, Instructure and PowerSchool signed
The National Security Agency has been using face-recognition tools to collect foreign intelligence as well as to fight terrorism, according to NSA Director Michael Rogers, FCW reported Wednesday. FCW reports that Rogers
MoreAn RQ-21A unmanned aircraft system has been deployed by the U.S. Marine Corps to Afghanistan for an initial operational capability flight, Aviation International News reported Wednesday. Bill Carey writes that the service’s
MoreMichael Rogers, head of the U.S. Cyber Command, has said that private enterprises must develop cybersecurity measures that focus on detecting system threats in order to avoid business interruptions, the American Forces
MoreThe threat posed by global terrorist groups linked to Al Qaeda remains a top national security focus for the U.S. government, according to Michael Vickers, defense undersecretary for intelligence, Breaking Defense reported
MoreThe Office of Science and Technology Policy has published a draft roadmap aiming to incorporate open government principles into three key projects in the innovation area. OSTP’s open government plan includes strategies
MoreThe Food and Drug Administration has introduced an open-source platform to help developers build public health applications by using the agency’s data on drugs and medical devices, FCW reported Monday. Adam Mazmanian
MoreA Senate appropriations subcommittee has approved a bill that provides the departments of Justice and Commerce as well as federal science organizations with a $51.2 billion combined budget for the next fiscal
MoreSenate Intelligence Committee Chairwoman Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.) are working to strike a consensus on a bill designed to spur information exchange between government and the private sector
MorePresident Barack Obama is preparing to ask Congress for $1 billion in financial aid to help European allies boost national security initiatives amid an escalating conflict between Ukraine and Russia, USA Today
MoreIsmail Demir, Turkish undersecretary for defense industries, has suggested that Pentagon should appoint an ombudsman who would oversee exchange of scientific ideas and technologies between the U.S. and Turkey, Defense News reported
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