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Personnel

Space Force focuses on building a digital workforce

The U.S. Space Force is focusing on building its cadre of super coders amid a workforce boon with more interested applicants than available positions, according to the branch's chief of space operations.

COMMENTARY

Why the military needs a dynamic network infrastructure

Dynamic networks can facilitate real-time data processing at the edge, minimize latency, scale to meet changing needs and autonomously reduce the cybersecurity attack surface. 06/02/2021 Read More
Cyber

SolarWinds hackers launch phishing attack

In some cases, the attackers disguised their phishing emails to look as though they came from the U.S. Agency for International Development. 06/02/2021 Read More
Budget

Biden's first budget ups cyber and tech spending

The Biden administration released its $6 trillion fiscal year 2022 budget proposal on Friday, including $1.5 trillion in discretionary spending across federal agencies. 06/02/2021 Read More
Cyber

CMMC assessor training expected in late summer

The professional training needed to carry out assessments for the Defense Department's unified cybersecurity standard for contractors won't kick off until later this summer. 06/02/2021 Read More
Personnel

Clearance reciprocity still a policy issue despite better tech

The backlog of security clearance investigations has continued to drop from a 2018 high of 725,000 to 200,000, but agencies continue to struggle with reciprocity issues. 06/02/2021 Read More
Cyber

Army wants teleworkers to switch off smart IoT devices

The Army announced it would require all military, civilian, and contractors to rid their telework environments of internet of things devices, such as smart TVs and speakers. 06/02/2021 Read More
Cyber

DHS to issue new pipeline security regulations after Colonial attack

A Department of Homeland Security spokesperson said the new guidance for pipeline security will be issued in the coming days. 05/26/2021 Read More
COMMENTARY

Accelerating information availability to support mission-critical decisions

Because of the scalable design, object stores can hold almost endless amounts of data for long periods of time whether collecting performance and maintenance data from a jet fighter or planning logistics for materiel distribution. 05/26/2021 Read More
Cyber

Questions loom over who will pay for the cyber EO mandates

New marching orders for agencies and technology vendors in the Biden administration's new cybersecurity policy need to be supported in the budget, industry reps say. 05/26/2021 Read More
Leadership

Software and startups top priorities for DOD tech chief pick

Heidi Shyu, who previously served as the Army's assistant secretary of the Army for acquisition, logistics and technology, debuted her priorities to modernize the military with a strong emphasis on software during her Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing on May 25. 05/26/2021 Read More
Acquisition

DOD oversight report tracks pandemic spending

A recent inspector general report looks at contractors who received COVID-19 reimbursement under a $1 billion allocation in the CARES Act. 05/26/2021 Read More
Cyber

Would CMMC compliance block a SolarWinds-style attack?

At a Senate hearing on Defense Department cybersecurity, lawmakers wanted to know whether a program aimed at hardening the security of the defense industrial base would thwart supply chain attacks. 05/26/2021 Read More