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NewsCollaboration platforms should consider compliance, privacy challenges
While the Air Force uses knowledge management systems and collaboration platforms, remaining compliant with government, health and privacy regulations is a challenge, said David Sanchez of the Air Read more...
IG: U.S. pilots' medical data at risk from poor FAA cybersecurity
The Federal Aviation Administration system storing more than 3 million past and current airplane pilots' personal information, including medical data, has been riddled with information assurance Read more...
DTRA lacked information assurance controls, says IG
The Defense Reduction Threat Agency lacked internal information assurance controls, according to a May 14 Defense Department inspector general report. DTRA is a low-profile but high-impact Defense Read more...
No easy solutions for VA information assurance
Information assurance isn't as simple as a contract clause requiring safeguards such as encryption and policies limiting access to personal data, Veterans Affairs Department officials told a House Read more...
Hacker 'Mudge' will help DARPA to deal with cybersecurity attacks
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is wasting no time in dealing with the cybersecurity attacks facing government. It just hired Peiter Zatko, a respected hacker known as Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: (ISC)2 credentials approved for DoD IT security workers
The Pentagon has given the green light for (ISC)2 credentials. It requires all DoD information assurance workers obtain a professional certification accredited under the global ANSI/ISO/IEC Standard Read more...
Does the Pentagon need a cyberwarfare service?
The U.S. is far behind in combating the increasing role of cyberattacks, and it may be time to establish a new military service to deal with that growing threat, according to military officials. Read more...
Feds seek new tools to fight cyber attacks
It's no secret that federal networks are wide open to attack from outsiders around the world and even close to home. The federal government knows that well and is looking for advanced research Read more...
| Press ReleasesGeneral Dynamics Awarded Information Assurance and Cyber Security Contract by Defense Intelligence AgencyFAIRFAX, Va., Oct. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- General Dynamics Information Technology, a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), has been awarded an $86 million task order to provide information Read more >> CenturyLink CEO and President Glen Post Appointed to Federal Advisory CommitteesCommittees advise the U.S. government on the development of national security and communications policyWASHINGTON, Oct. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- President Obama has selected Glen F. Post, III, the Read more >> RightNow Commends CLOUD2 Commission Recommendations for Government Cloud AdoptionRESTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- RightNow (NASDAQ: RNOW), a leading provider of cloud-based customer experience solutions for the federal government, expressed its support of the TechAmerica Read more >> HumanTouch Awarded 8(a) STARS II GWAC ContractMCLEAN, Va., Aug. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- HumanTouch, LLC announced that it has been awarded an 8(a) STARS II GWAC contract by the U.S. General Services Administration. 8(a) STARS II is a Read more >> Internal Revenue Service Selects Contractors for Total Information Processing Support Services TIPSS-4 Information Technology SeMCLEAN, Va., June 30, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The IRS competed its long-time IT services-related suite of indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contracts, called TIPSS-4 ITS, which have a Read more >> |
