Software Development

Nearly 200 firms have signed pledge to build more secure software, top cyber official says

The initial tally began at around 70 companies when the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency first headlined the initiative at the RSA Conference in San Francisco.

  • By David DiMolfetta

CISA rolls out secure software attestation form

A repository for software attestation submissions will be available later in March.

  • By David DiMolfetta

Congress takes up software supply chain security

The FITARA scorecard could become a vehicle for measuring agency progress against the administration's software security goals.

  • By Adam Mazmanian

CISA, NSA and industry outline security responsibilities of software suppliers

New guidance from the federal agencies—and major companies serving the government—tries to distinguish between the security duties of software developers, suppliers and consumers.

  • By Mariam Baksh

Industry objections spur changes to cybersecurity provisions in defense bill  

Key members of the House and Senate are altering proposals for identifying systemically important critical infrastructure and securing the software supply chain.

  • By Mariam Baksh

OMB: new acquisition rule coming for vendors to vouch for their software security

Agencies are also allowed to accept to-do lists from vendors who need to keep working up to a point where they can self-attest their compliance with NIST guidance.

  • By Mariam Baksh
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DOD needs to modernize its software architecture for next-gen warfare, report says

A paper published by the Center for Strategic and International Studies calls for the U.S. military to modernize legacy warfighting systems in order to prepare for future conflicts.

  • By Edward Graham

Metron to build software for Navy modeling, simulation platform

Metron adds its second contract in the last two months for services to help the Navy develop a modeling and simulation environment.

  • By Ross Wilkers

IntelliDyne launches advanced analytics practice targeting security threats

IntelliDyne has formed a new advanced analytics practice to offer automated solutions that can mitigate security threats.

  • By Hannah Lang

Four win NVTC innovator awards

The Northern Virginia Technology Council has picked four companies who best exemplify innovative technology in the categories of agile systems development, cloud, cyber and mobile.

  • By Mark Hoover

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.

  • By Nick Wakeman

SSB nabs work supporting Army command, control apps

SSB wins a $8.2 million contract for technical support services for Army command and control applications.

  • By Nick Wakeman

$17M GPS training contract awarded

Sonalysts to build training system for next generation Global Positioning System under $17.1 million contract modification.

  • By Nick Wakeman
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