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DOD lags in implementing the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act
Congress passed landmark cybersecurity legislation in late 2015, but Pentagon agencies have a spotty record of implementation, according to a watchdog report.
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Navy Sealift Command, CACI, Ariz. DOT and HHS get top honors at Government Innovation Awards
Best in Class recognitions highlight the public-sector potential of automation, machine learning, IoT and drone defenses.
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Preventive maintenance through predictive analytics
With unstructured maintenance data hampering strategic decision-making, the Navy’s Military Sealift Command turned to machine learning for help.
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Rising Star: Capt. Keely J. Carrigan
Operations Flight Commander, 707th Communications Squadron, U.S. Air Force
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Rising Star: Capt. Anthony N. Rodriguez
Aide-de-Camp to the Commander of the 24th Air Force, U.S. Air Force
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Citizen-soldiers’ cyber solution
The Missouri National Guard Cyber Team developed a tool that cuts the time it takes to collect information from compromised servers from two days down to 20 minutes.
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Rising Star: Senior Airman Christopher R. DeForge
Geospatial Analyst/Full-Motion Video Screener, 45th Intelligence Squadron, U.S. Air Force
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DOD details cyber teams to DHS for election duty
The Defense Department has loaned personnel to Homeland Security in effort to prevent -- or react to -- election hacking attempts.
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Hacking the challenge of tech talent scarcity
The Army Cyber Command’s direct commissioning program plucks technical experts from the commercial sector.
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'Fix it forward'
3-D printers have been a game changer for deployed Marine Expeditionary Units, which often need a replacement part quickly to keep a mission moving.
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Contract for Cyber Command Unified Platform moves forward
The Air Force awarded Northrop Grumman a $54.6 million contract for Unified Platform, which will facilitate offensive and defensive cyber operations.
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Air Force space security contract comes with a bit of mystery
ManTech International discloses a $158 million Air Force Space Command contract that is light on details, but continues to reveal how contractors are playing in the military space market.
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ODNI: clearance backlog will continue to shrink
A senior intelligence official said the current backlog of about 600,000 security clearance investigations could be cut in half in spring of 2019.
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Army ground robot program sparks new industry partnerships
Endeavor Robotics has joined forces with Howe and Howe Technologies to pursue the Army’s Robotic Combat Vehicle program.
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Microsoft bids on JEDI, declares commitment to DOD tech
Company president Brad Smith stood up for Microsoft's four-decade commitment to the Department of Defense, but also said that the company would proactively engage in conversations about ethical AI.
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Is it time for a Cybersecurity Civilian Corps?
With the growing need for cybersecurity experts, the government is missing a chance to take advantage of volunteers and part-time talent, a new report says.
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Business ops plan stresses Navy's modernization focus
The Navy released its business operations plan for agility and accountability, highlighting cloud and network modernization.
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DOD shifts DEOS cloud acquisition to GSA's Schedule 70
Defense IT officials pivoted away from plans to bid out their $8 billion productivity and communications cloud contract through DISA.
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DOD awards new bug bounty contracts
The Department of Defense and the Digital Defense Services have awarded another set of contracts under its $34 million bug bounty program to cover sensitive hardware and physical assets.
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