Sens. Gary Peters, D-Mich., Rob Portman, R-Ohio, Mark Warner, D-Va., and Susan Collins, R-Maine, have proposed an amendment to the annual defense authorization bill that would require owners and operators of critical
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The Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate has tasked Northeastern University to lead a new security-focused Center of Excellence over a 10-year period. The university will work with other academic
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The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has released a strategy to protect veterans’ personal data and other critical information from cyberthreats. VA said Thursday that its cybersecurity strategy has five goals and
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The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued a binding operational directive (BOD) ordering federal civilian agencies to patch software and hardware vulnerabilities open to exploit. The BOD 22-01 includes a
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Four members of Congress have introduced a bill that would make the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) a permanent cloud computing initiative in the government. The Federal Secure Cloud Improvement
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The U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) has commissioned a New Orleans-based group as part of a larger effort to consolidate the service branch’s cyber operations. Network Activity Reserve (NetAct-Res) stood up on Monday
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is soliciting feedback on a draft document outlining a set of cybersecurity criteria for a consumer software labeling program in compliance with a cybersecurity
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Mitre recommends Congress consider actions regarding leadership, legacy systems, cyber risk management framework and other aspects related to improving federal cybersecurity. The organization said it advises lawmakers to boost the authority of
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The Department of Defense (DOD) is now working on a transition strategy for the Joint Regional Security Stacks (JRSS) as DOD works to retire the JRSS program, Defense News reported Monday. The
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Top Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) leaders recently requested the industry to help optimize its existing systems that would result in improved agency operations, FedScoop reported Friday. Officials said in DISA’s Forecast
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