The U.S. Cyber Command recently concluded the Cyber Guard 14-1 exercise in partnership with government, academia and industry to demonstrate operational coordination and information sharing between agencies in performing measures against domestic cyber incidents. According
MoreThe Council of Governors, Defense Department and Department of Homeland Security have inked a joint cybersecurity action plan with the goal of helping to bolster the countryâs cyber posture. The State-Federal Unity of Effort
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The House has passed three bills on homeland security issues regarding border and chemical facility security and Department of Homeland Security communications, Homeland Security today reported Tuesday. Anthony Kimery writes that lawmakers approved the Chemical Facility
MoreThe Department of Homeland Security has opened a new facility in Upper Marlboro, Maryland that will test biometric systems in simulated operational airport settings. Dr. Reginald Brothers, DHS undersecretary for science and
MoreThe Department of Homeland Security and the General Services Administration plan to award six contracts under phase two of a government-wide continuous monitoring and diagnostics initiative, Federal News Radio reported Wednesday. Jason
MoreThe Department of Homeland Security  has released its second quadrennial review to highlight its core homeland security goals in an effort to address growing threats, Emergency Management magazine reported Wednesday. DHS says in the
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John Streufert, director of federal network resilience at the Department of Homeland Security, has told Federal Times that the agency is poised to award the second round of task orders under its Continuous
MoreThe recent Federal Information Security Management Act report named the Department of Homeland Security as the top performer in an assessment of federal agencies’ compliance to IT security standards, GCN reported Thursday. DHS’ continuous monitoring
MoreThe Energy Department is working to secure its research data hub in a private cloud computing platform, GCN reported Monday. Rutrell Yasin writes the agency intends to use the hub to provide information to its
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Steve Cooper, formerly chief information officer of the Department of Homeland Security and Federal Aviation Administration, will return to government service as CIO of the Commerce Department, Federal News Radio reported Wednesday. Jason
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