Cybersecurity
Guard, Reserve are X factors in cyber plans
Defense Secretary Ashton Carter wants the National Guard and Reserve to play a crucial role in building out the Pentagon's cyber force.
Cybersecurity
Navy's new cyber strategy prioritizes threats
U.S. Fleet Cyber Command's five-year plan aims to avoid a repeat of the 2013 Iranian hack of the Navy Marine Corps Intranet.
People
Air Force CIO describes requirements nightmare
Air Operations Centers form the cornerstone of the Air Force's command and control, but the service's top IT officer says an upgrade in AOC architecture has been anything but smooth.
People
FBI cyber boss gets bigger portfolio
Joseph Demarest, who took a leading role in pointing the finger at North Korea for the Sony hack, moves to the No. 2 position in the Criminal, Cyber, Response and Services Branch.
People
Air Force setting up Silicon Valley office
The USAF will be joining the Department of Defense in Silicon Valley.
Cybersecurity
Marine cyber commander reassures comm officers
Maj. Gen. Daniel O'Donohue told communications officers that their contributions are not being overshadowed by cyber specialists.
Digital Government
State to set up analytics office
The State Department's new strategic plan calls for a greater focus on harnessing big data.
Cybersecurity
NIST plays matchmaker on identity verification
The National Institute of Standards and Technology funds the Identity Ecosystem Steering Group, bringing together disparate interests to solve the password puzzle.
Cybersecurity
Marine Corps CIO focuses on collapsing networks
Three months after the Marine Corps commandant issued IT-focused guidance, CIO Brig. Gen. Kevin Nally offered an update on how the Corps is meeting key goals, from network consolidation to mobility.
Cybersecurity
Cyber treaty not in the cards
The fast-changing nature of cyberspace makes any big-bang international deal on cyber norms infeasible, says the State Department's coordinator for cyber issues.
People
Former DISA comptroller alleges retaliation
In an exclusive interview, Jimaye Sones, who was Defense Information Systems Agency comptroller from 2005 to 2013, says he was reassigned after revealing questionable accounting practices at the agency.
Cybersecurity
NSA's Silicon Valley outreach a work in progress
The wounds left by disclosures of National Security Agency surveillance may not have healed, but the NSA will continue to plumb Silicon Valley for talent.
Cybersecurity
Wounded warriors take aim at online predators
Through computer forensics training and internships, veterans are helping Immigration and Customs Enforcement tackle a backlog in child exploitation cases.
Cybersecurity
Carter discloses Russian hack of Pentagon
In rolling out the Pentagon's cybersecurity strategy, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter revealed that Russian hackers hit a DOD unclassified network earlier this year.
Cybersecurity
CERT boss: Classification shouldn't hinder info sharing
On a visit to Silicon Valley, U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team Director Ann Barron-DiCamillo spoke with FCW about Heartbleed, DHS's standing with the private sector and her team's main task, threat information dissemination.
Cybersecurity
Rewiring the Pentagon: Carter's new cyber strategy
After two months on the job studying DOD's cybersecurity and IT needs, Secretary Ashton Carter is set to unveil a new Pentagon cyber strategy in Silicon Valley.
Cybersecurity
DOJ official warns of Sony repeat
John Carlin, assistant attorney general for national security, warns that more destructive cyberattacks are likely on the horizon.
Modernization
The 'ISIS effect' on DOD networks
From Kuwait to Honolulu, the war with the Islamic State is changing how the U.S. military communicates.
Cybersecurity
Debating the Iranian cyber threat
A new industry report attributes a surge in cyberattacks on Western infrastructure to Iran, but at least one security expert is disputing the findings.
Cybersecurity
NIST official: Internet of Things is indefensible
The interconnectivity of the Internet of Things makes cyber threats inevitable, says NIST fellow Ron Ross.
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