Lt. Gen. Robert Ferrell, the Army‘s chief information officer, has released guidance describing how the military branch should migrate and use commercial cloud computing platforms. The guide states that Army organizations must
MorePresident Barack Obama has ordered federal agencies to collaborate with companies and academic organizations to research, develop and implement high-performance computing technology. The White House said Wednesday the order establishes a government-wide
MoreNational Guard Bureau Chief Gen. Frank Grass has said he plans to set up a cyber protection group for all 10 regions of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, DoD News reported Wednesday. Grass told
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The Office of Management and Budget will collect public comments on the agency’s draft guide for how to manage cybersecurity requirements in federal acquisition processes. OMB said in a notice posted Thursday on
MoreSens. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) and Tom Carper (D-Del.) have introduced a new bill to the Senate floor that would authorize the Department of Homeland Security to fully roll out a cyber defense tool,
MoreThomas Sasala, chief technology officer of the U.S. Armyâs Information Technology Agency, has called analytics an important tool for cyber incident investigations across Defense Department networks, FCW reported Wednesday. Sasala told an
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The Senate could push back voting on the proposed Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act until fall as lawmakers face concerns on potential overreach and protracted talks on other pending bills, the National Journal reported
MoreThe Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has conducted a cybersecurity exercise to develop methods for analyzing a network and identifying anomalies. Capt. James McColl and Capt. Justin Lanahan joined the hackathon from
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Navy Adm. Michael Rogers, director of the National Security Agency, has said NSA and the U.S. Cyber Command need to forge partnerships with the commercial sector to protect data networks from cyber attacks,
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The Department of Health and Human Services has outlined criteria for a new hire to the deputy chief information officer position. A July 16 USAJobs notice says DHS will grant top secret-level security clearance to the selected
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