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Calvin Biesecker | August 12 2019 4:55 pm

DHS Plans On Single Contract Vehicle To Manage Cyber Security Operations Centers

Shifting gears away from prior plans for a managed services model to run its security operations centers (SOCs), the Department of Homeland ...
Calvin Biesecker | July 23 2019 1:43 pm

Contract Awards

Raytheon Nabs $110 Million Award for International Cyber Operations Center Raytheon [RTN] has received a contract worth nearly $110 million ...
Woodrow Bellamy III | July 22 2019 5:15 pm

FAA Allows Military Aircraft to Turn Off ADS-B Transmissions

U.S. federal, state and local government aircraft performing sensitive operations are now permitted to fly with their installed automatic ...
Calvin Biesecker | July 17 2019 5:10 pm

House Approves Amendment For Cyber Pilot Program To Protect Electric Grids

The House on Tuesday night adopted an amendment that would establish a pilot program aimed at discovering potential cyber security ...
Calvin Biesecker | July 15 2019 3:45 pm

Raytheon Nabs $110 Million Award For International Cyber Ops Center

Raytheon [RTN] on Monday said it has received a contract worth nearly $110 million to provide a cyber security operations center for a ...
Calvin Biesecker | June 19 2019 5:19 pm

Senate Homeland Security Committee Approves DHS Nominations, Counter Drone Bill

The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Wednesday approved nominations to lead the Federal Emergency Management ...
Dan Parsons | June 6 2019 5:06 pm

Sikorsky's Optionally Piloted Black Hawk Makes First Flight, 'Zero-Pilot' Flights Planned for 2020

For the better part of an hour on May 29, one of the oldest existing UH-60 Black Hawks was flown with a full-authority fly-by-wire flight ...
Calvin Biesecker | May 31 2019 12:13 pm

DHS Awards ECS Federal $276 Million For Cyber Security Dashboard Ecosystem

The Department of Homeland Security and the General Services Administration on May 24 awarded ECS Federal, LLC, a potential $276.1 million ...
Calvin Biesecker | May 22 2019 5:28 pm

Florida Evaluating Elections Systems Security In Wake Of Cyber Hack Disclosed By Mueller

Florida’s governor has directed the state’s elections overseer to review the cyber security of elections systems a month after ...
Calvin Biesecker | May 16 2019 5:19 pm

Commerce Department Will Create Interim, Final Regulations For ICT Import Ban

The Commerce Department is charged with developing regulations for implementing President Trump's new executive order aimed at banning ...
Calvin Biesecker | May 15 2019 5:42 pm

Trump Takes Aim At China In Directive Prohibiting Acquisition Of IT Technology

President Donald Trump on Wednesday declared a national emergency related to information and communications technology (ICT) provided by ...
Calvin Biesecker | May 14 2019 5:48 pm

DHS Has Working Group To Manage Risk For 5G Deployments

The Department of Homeland Security has established a working group within its cyber operations directorate dedicated to managing risks ...
Calvin Biesecker | May 3 2019 5:02 pm

Broader Engagement Needed In Cyber Fight, Krebs Says

Generally, the Department of Homeland Security has the technologies and tools it needs in the struggle to fend off cyber intrusions and ...
Calvin Biesecker | May 2 2019 5:05 pm

Trump Order Aims To Strengthen Federal, National Cyber Security Workforce

President Donald Trump on Thursday issued an executive order to strengthen the cyber security work forces of the federal government and the ...
Calvin Biesecker | March 20 2019 3:34 pm

CISA Seeks Level Funding For Cyber Security In Budget Request

The Department of Homeland Security agency responsible for working with the federal civilian government and the private sector to protect ...
Calvin Biesecker | March 15 2019 5:30 pm

DoD Working Normalize Cyber Security Support For Homeland, Rapuano Says

The Defense Department continues to work through its policies and procedures for providing cyber security support to domestic agencies and ...
Calvin Biesecker | March 13 2019 5:44 pm

Fight Against Russian Interference In 2018 Elections A Model For Future Engagement, Nakasone Says

Interagency coordination and engaging forward against U.S. adversaries bent on influencing 2018 congressional elections are ways the ...
Calvin Biesecker | February 27 2019 3:31 pm

States Spending More Than One-Third Of Election Grants On Cyber Security, Congressman Says

Of nearly $400 million the federal government provided states last year for strengthening their election systems, more than a third of the ...

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