Lockheed Martin plans fourth annual cybersecurity awareness day
Lockheed Martin, in partnership with the Tech Council of Maryland and the National Cyber Security Alliance, will host a cybersecurity awareness day and promote education and careers in the field of cybersecurity.
HP wins $102.8M ID management contract
HP Enterprise Services has snagged a $102.8 identity management contract from the Homeland Security Department. The win includes managing 300,000 ID cards and the infrastructure needed to support them.
Will Snowden kill the public cloud?
A new survey shows a serious rethinking of the public cloud in the wake of the Snowden case. While the public cloud has gained little traction in the public sector, the security questions raised by this scandal will need to be addressed for wary customers.
Army gets OK for $175M network overhaul
The Army is planning to restructure how it secures its computer networks as it shifts to a more centralized approach, and it plans to spend $175 million to do it.
Thad Allen on cybersecurity's growing complexity
Retired Coast Guard admiral and Booz Allen executive Thad Allen explains the dangers to critical infrastructures as they face natural and man-made threats made all the more complex because of growing cybersecurity dangers.
Postal picks SecureKey for $15.1M online ID project
Cloud-based identity management gets a boost as the Postal Service taps SecureKey Technologies to build the Federal Cloud Credential Exchange to easier and cheaper access to various government web services.
DHS wants HUBZone for customs testing work
The Customs and Border Protection bureau of DHS wants to hire a business located in a HUBZone to help it test and evaluate cargo systems applications to improve their usability and effectiveness.
McAfee exec becomes DHS cyber lead
Phyllis Schneck leaves her post as vice president of global public sector at McAfee to become deputy undersecretary for cybersecurity at the Homeland Security Department.
4 nuggets from DISA industry day
During its industry day last week, DISA laid out its IT priorities, and its presentations offer a treasure trove of insights into where the defense agency is headed, and how contractors can play a role. Editor Nick Wakeman offers up four nuggets. Are there more?
What we know and don't know about the $6B CDM contract
Seventeen companies won spots on DHS's $6 billion cybersecurity contract, and many think the contract will change how the government buys cybersecurity products and services; however, there are still some significant unknowns, and DHS's relative silence on the program isn't helping anything.
17 win $6B DHS continuous monitoring contract
GSA and DHS have made 17 awards as part of their $6 billion contract for continuous monitoring of computer networks. The competition now heats up for work to provide a near real-time view of network vulnerabilities.
IBM fighting for lost Customs contract
IBM apparently has lost its contract with Customs and Border Protection to its former teammate Lockheed Martin. Big Blue has filed a protest to hang onto the work it has held since 2001.
Ultra to help Army intercept electronic communications
Special Operations Technology, a business owned by Ultra Electronics, won a $22.8 million contract to help the Army intercept electronic communications in Afghanistan.
Cloudburst takes on IT security at U.S. Mint
Cloudburst Security, a women-owned small business, has won a $6 million contract with the U.S. Mint to improve its information technology security, including audit and compliance, security requirements and mission support.
Do you have a commercial tech strategy?
If you don't, you're putting your business at risk. The use of commercial technology in the government is growing, and many companies are adapting their strategies to take advantage of a trend that is here to stay.
U.S., Russia reach cyber agreement
The United States and Russia have agreed to work together to mitigate cybersecurity threats by staying in communication with one another.
Energy Department creates cybersecurity council
In order to better protect its national security assets, the Energy Department has created a cybersecurity council.
FDA warns medical device users to up security
Because medical devices are prone to cyberattacks, the FDA has released a warning to manufacturers to up the security on such devices.
Pentagon outlines $23B cyber budget
The Pentagon recently released a cyber budget outline that calls for $23 billion in spending through fiscal 2018.
Israel makes cyber a focus for high schoolers
Israel has begun tapping into its high school classrooms to groom and develop the country's teenagers into the next cyber experts.
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