Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) believes that a new proposed rule for the acquisition of commercial products at the Defense Department “undermines” efforts to drive collaboration with Silicon Valley, Breaking Defense reported Tuesday. Colin Clark
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The Virginia State Police, University of Virginia and Charlottesville-based Mission Secure have partnered on a public-private research project to develop countermeasures against hacks on physical systems such as vehicles, UVAToday reported May 18. Katie McNally
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President Barack Obama is pushing forward the administration’s cybersecurity agenda ahead of his State of the Nation address with proposals of cyber-related policies, new partnerships with the private sector and hires of cybersecurity workers. Michael
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The U.S. Air Force has launched a new acquisition initiative that seeks to facilitate further dialogue and cooperation between the service and its industry partners to drive innovation and cost savings, DoD News reported Thursday.
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Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald has announced plans to implement a major initiative aimed at improving the provision of healthcare products and services to veterans. In a memo sent to employees on
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Rebecca Williams says she will focus public-private partnerships and strategies to drive feedback and awareness on open data initiatives for Data.gov at the General Services Administration. Williams, a former policy analyst at open government advocacy group Sunlight
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The American Council for Technology – Industry Advisory Council has worked with the CIO Council to launch a publicly-available version of a listing hub for commodity information technology and support services. ACT-IAC said Sept. 10 that version
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The Energy Department has partnered with other federal agencies and private-sector organizations to develop guidance for the energy utility industry and technology providers on cybersecurity measures for energy delivery systems. The Cybersecurity Procurement Language for
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A National Security Agency official says the government and private sector have entered into cybersecurity partnerships with the aim of sharing threat information to defend critical assets, Federal News Radio reported Thursday.
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The Department of Health and Human Services announced Tuesday it is launching a public-private initiative aimed at preventing 1 million heart attacks and strokes over the next five years. HHS announced the
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