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
Joe Jordan, set to step down Friday as head of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, has said federal agencies have increased their savings by using strategic sourcing initiatives, Federal News Radio
MoreRep. Howard “Buck” McKeon, who has chaired the House Armed Services Committee for the past three years, will not seek re-election after 11 terms, the Associated Press reported Wednesday. Donna Cassata writes
MoreThe U.S. Marine Corps is asking industry to submit information about Android-powered mobile phones that the branch could potentially utilize for secure communications. USMC wants a smartphone that runs Android 4.0 or
MoreThe Government Accountability Office has found that the Office of Budget and Management does not update the government’s information technology dashboard when the budget process is ongoing, Federal News Radio reported Tuesday.
MoreAn omnibus funding bill unveiled by legislators Monday evening includes a measure that provides the Defense Department with a $572 billion budget for the current fiscal year, Defense News reported Monday. John Bennett
MoreSenate and House appropriators released details of a $1.1 trillion spending package deal Monday night and their proposal seeks to restore funding for some domestic programs, Politico reported Monday. David Rogers writes
MoreThe National Security Agency will be using the treated wastewater of Howard County, Md. to cool systems inside the agency’s new data center at Fort Meade, the Baltimore Sun reported Dec. 31.
MoreThe Department of Health and Human Services and the Health Information Trust Alliance will hold a simulated exercise in March to assess healthcare companies’ level of preparedness for cyber attacks, NextGov reported
MoreSen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) believes the U.S. should continue to assist the Iraqi government in stopping civil war and political unrest in the Middle Eastern nation, he told CNN in an interview aired
MoreFrank Kendall, Pentagon acquisition chief, said he will reinforce buying power best practices for the department’s procurement process to guide stakeholders in meeting cost requirements, Defense News reported Wednesday. Marcus Weisgerber writes that
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