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
Modern warfare experts believe that digital communications management should be an integral part of cyber efforts during urban combat missions and be extended to front-line units, Breaking Defense reported Tuesday. Sydney Freedberg
MoreThe National Institute of Standards and Technology has released draft guidance on how government and private-sector system engineers should incorporate security into critical infrastructures, Nextgov reported Tuesday. Aliya Sternstein writes that the
MoreFang Fenghui, chief of the general staff for the People’s Liberation Army of China, has toured two of the U.S. Navy‘s warships during his visit to Naval Base San Diego, DoD Buzz
MoreThe Obama administration has introduced a plan calling for federal agencies to make their datasets publicly available as part of an open government initiative, Federal News Radio reported Tuesday. Shefali Kapadia writes
MoreThe House Science, Space and Technology Committee heard testimony from government agency officials on Friday about the growing problem of space debris, the American Forces Press Service reported Monday. Karen Parrish writes
MoreInmarsat and Sea Launch expect that new sanctions against Russia from the U.S. and European Union should not disrupt the companies’ planned communication satellite launches, SatNews reported Thursday. Jonathon Sinnatt, a spokesman
MoreA panel of advisers to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will propose a set of conditions for exercising Japan’s right to defend other nations in case of an attack, Defense News reported
MoreData from Capitol Metrics indicates that the number of businesses and industry organizations lobbying on cybersecurity and data protection rose from 108 in 2008 to 314 in 2013, the Washington Post reported Monday.
MoreDeltek analyst Alex Rossino forecasts that federal agencies’ spending on big data management tools and services will grow from $4.99 billion in 2014 to $5.77 billion in 2018, C4ISR & Networks reported
MoreHouse Armed Services Committee members have unanimously approved a bill authorizing $495.8 billion in discretionary Pentagon spending for fiscal year 2015 and another $79.5 billion for war operations, Defense News reported Thursday.
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