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Common defense absent from cybersecurity

The man expected to head the new military Cyber Command says military cybersecurity efforts require broader-based training and improved support mechanisms for the military services, while also preserving civil liberties.

How would new cybersecurity training proposal work?

Here's how a Senate proposal to require certification or even licensing for cybersecurity professionals would work.

DOD Directive 8570 requires all personnel be qualified

DOD published a manual describing various job categories, including technical and management positions, and the different certifications that meet the training requirement. Here are a few examples.

New proposal would require cybersecurity workers be certified

A debate rages over a Senate proposal to require certification or licensing for all cybersecurity professionals who work on government information systems.

Joint Forces Command to receive R&D, technical services

SAIC will provide engineering and technical support to the U.S. Joint Forces Command under a five-year contract valued at $284 million.

DITCO awards information assurance work

SAIC will help the Defense Department meet cybersecurity requirements under a training contract awarded by the Defense Information Systems Agency.

Navy combat aviation gets program support

CACI International Corp. will furnish management, technical, data analysis and information technology services to the Chief of Naval Air Training under a $30 million contract.

Navy receives modeling, simulation software

EDSA Micro Corp. will supply the Naval Warfare Surface Center with modeling and simulation software under a new contract.

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  • COOP: How to get multiple savings out of multiple duties Capt. Criston W. Cox

    Federal Computer Week will present Capt. Criston W. Cox, enterprise data systems officer and information technology officer for Multi-National Forces West, in an eSeminar at 11 a.m., Thursday, June 25, where he will discuss getting double duty from continuity of operations (COOP) investments by using disaster-recovery infrastructure. Read more

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