Cybersecurity
Obama expands info sharing with executive order
The move is aimed at building trust between the government and private sector to boost the exchange of threat information.
Modernization
Halvorsen: DOD not that slow on cloud
The Pentagon is like "four federated giant corporations" trying to procure their own cloud services, says the acting CIO.
Modernization
DISA CIO: Don't discount 'DOD mindset' on data protection
David Bennett touts the potential of standardized and virtualized IT, while returning to a sticking point between DOD and industry: liability in the event of data loss.
Cybersecurity
New cyber agency modeled on counterterrorism center
The cyber center, being announced today, is intended to give federal agencies a way to “connect the dots” on cyber-threat patterns.
Cybersecurity
Strategy reflects heightened cyberthreat
A new White House document identifies cybersecurity as a pressing national security concern.
Cybersecurity
Navy intelligence challenged by big data
Rear Adm. Elizabeth Train says a common networking architecture is a pressing need.
Cybersecurity
Anthem cyberattack renews calls for info sharing
House Homeland Security Chairman Michael McCaul said Congress needs "to take aggressive action."
Modernization
Army CIO unveils new IT strategy
Lt. Gen. Robert Ferrell said the Army’s IT strategy for the short and medium terms includes a focus on cybersecurity and cloud computing.
Digital Government
Faster data, better law enforcement
DOJ’s R&D arm is funding software development that makes it easier to store and transfer data for criminal investigations.
People
SASC gets an old acquisition hand
After stints at the Pentagon and AEI, William Greenwalt is returning to the Senate Armed Services Committee to focus on defense acquisition.
Cybersecurity
White House drone breach raises questions of tech priorities
The Secret Service has long explored technology to combat the threat of commercial drones, but the Jan. 26 crash of a quadcopter on White House grounds could spur interest in deploying it.
Modernization
Halvorsen to industry: 'Let's be real' with each other on cloud data
Acting DOD CIO expects commercial providers to share more data for the sake of cloud security, and says DOD will do the same. The Pentagon's next-gen email plans were also discussed.
Acquisition
Pentagon submits acquisition reform ideas to Congress
DOD sees acquisition overhaul as a key element in maintaining the country's technological edge.
Cybersecurity
NGA to merge CIO and IT services
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency reorganization is an effort to bolster IC ITE, an ambitious IC-wide IT architecture.
Cybersecurity
Mixed messages for VA IT
A report from Mandiant offers an upbeat assessment, but an IG report is critical of IT project management.
Acquisition
The latest chapter in 'preventing the next Snowden'
A DISA project with Metalogix is aimed at dispensing with the kind of thumb drives that aided NSA contractor Edward Snowden's activities.
Cybersecurity
U.S. intelligence challenged by technology, cyber
In what might be described as a State of U.S. Intelligence address, Undersecretary of Defense Michael Vickers said insecurity in cyberspace is on par with terrorism but IT can help with the challenge.
Cybersecurity
Lawmakers, former officials debate next move in cyberspace
The Obama administration has publicly accused North Korea of sponsoring the massive hack on Sony Pictures Entertainment, and levied fresh sanctions against the Hermit Kingdom. For some inside and outside of government, that's not enough.
Modernization
DISA releases cloud security requirements guide
The Defense Information Systems Agency has laid out the criteria for commercial and non-Pentagon cloud providers to operate within DOD.
Modernization
Birds do it, bees do it, now DARPA wants drones to do it
"Birds of prey and flying insects exhibit the kinds of capabilities we want for small UAVs," says DARPA program manager Mark Micire.
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