Cybersecurity
DOJ indicts 7 Iranians for hacking U.S. dam, banks
The Justice Department on March 24 indicted seven hackers associated with the Iranian government for infiltrating systems controlling a New York dam, and attacking several U.S. banks.
Cybersecurity
Chinese national pleads guilty to hacking U.S. contractors
The episode is a reminder of the Pentagon’s ongoing struggle to keep defense secrets out of the hands of foreign hackers.
Modernization
Wi-Fi for soldiers almost a reality
Later this year the Army will be deploying Wi-Fi capability to its soldiers. Meet the man who made it happen.
Modernization
Halvorsen not satisfied with data center savings
DOD is "taking steps to aggressively drive more savings" than the projected $1.8 billion through fiscal 2018, DOD CIO Terry Halvorsen told lawmakers March 22.
Cybersecurity
Marine Corps rolls up its sleeves on cyber acquisition
The Marine Corps is looking to make "rapid acquisition" less of an oxymoron.
Cybersecurity
Rogers makes his case for a CyberCom budget boost
U.S. Cyber Command wants about $500 million for fiscal 2017, a steady increase that appropriators appeared willing to support.
Modernization
CIA appoints new CIO
Doug Wolfe, credited with executing on the CIA's move to the cloud, takes another senior role at the agency. John Edwards is his replacement as CIO.
Acquisition
Thornberry wants another take on Pentagon acquisition reform
Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-Texas), chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, has introduced an acquisition reform bill that focuses on protecting companies’ intellectual property rights when they work with the Defense Department.
Cybersecurity
DHS unveils post-CISA privacy assessment
The post-CISA privacy regime is here. Will it satisfy critics?
Digital Government
Army releases data strategy
Army CIO Lt. Gen. Robert Ferrell wants to give Army users and applications quicker access to a range of data.
Digital Government
Obama warns against 'absolutist' positions on encryption
The White House had said Obama would not weigh in on the Apple case, but he spoke at length on the issue of encryption in the first visit by a sitting president to the South by Southwest festival.
Cybersecurity
NSS Labs CEO: U.S. has unilaterally disarmed in cyberspace
In a recent interview, NSS Labs CEO Vikram Phatak discussed a range of topics, including Apple vs. FBI and the lack of operational experience among U.S. government hackers.
Digital Government
Air Force looks for data help from DIUX
Representatives of the Pentagon's Silicon Valley office will soon reach out to tech firms that specialize in data visualization.
Cybersecurity
Pentagon flew handful of drones over U.S. in last decade
A DOD oversight report, released in response to a Freedom of Information Act request from FCW and other outlets, sheds light on the complications that arise when the military puts its drones to use domestically.
Cybersecurity
NSA overhaul includes acquisition
"We increasingly need to reach out to commercial companies," many of which are unfamiliar with federal acquisition regulations, said Jennifer Walsmith, NSA's senior acquisition executive.
Cybersecurity
DHS sets up shop in Silicon Valley
Supporters have high hopes for the DHS Science and Technology Directorate’s new Silicon Valley outpost, but for now, the office is a modest affair.
Modernization
Software glitch is latest F-35 woe
A flaw discovered late last year degrades the jet's radar, forcing pilots to turn it off and on in mid-flight, said Maj. Gen. Jeffrey Harrigian, director of the Air Force's F-35 Integration Office.
Cybersecurity
Pentagon releases cyber implementation plan
The plan prioritizes identity authentication, reducing DOD networks’ attack surface, device hardening, and aligning computer network defenders with DOD IT systems and networks.
Cybersecurity
Navy workforce memo separates cyber from IT
A recent policy memo from Navy Secretary Ray Mabus differentiates the IT and cybersecurity workforces.
Cybersecurity
McCaul floats encryption commission to Silicon Valley
Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas), chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, took a humble tack at RSA, saying that, "most members [of Congress] don’t understand what encryption is."
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