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The Navy wants to fortify its cyber resilience to keep pace with rapid software development needs, but changing workforce habits has to come first.

The invasion left America and the Middle East with steep costs that endure to this day.

The Air Force is looking to boost its enterprise IT services with capabilities that can support Joint All Domain Command and Control efforts

By Justin Katz Jun 09, 2021 The White House on Thursday sent out a memo to industry leaders warning them to take steps to protect themselves against ransomware in light of several high-profile attacks on U.S. companies this year as well as a general uptick documented throughout the coronavirus pandemic. The memo, from Anne Neuberger, the deputy national security advisor for cyber and emerging technology, also states the administration is actively developing policies related making ransom paymen...

By Chris Riotta Jun 09, 2021 Setbacks and multiple delays have hampered the Department of Homeland Security in its efforts to build and implement a Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) program, according to an audit conducted by the departments inspector general. The IG report published last week identified vulnerabilities which it said left the department vulnerable to cybersecurity attacks after DHS failed to clearly define patch management responsibilities and implement required confi...

By Lauren C. Williams Jun 09, 2021 The Defense Department has an official strategy for implementing Joint All Domain Command and Control, but it still needs an enterprise cloud capability to make it real. "We are clearly in need of cloud to include a deployable, tactical cloud to do this type of processing and data storage on the edge," Lt. Gen. Dennis Crall, the Joint Staffs J6, director of command and control, communications, and computers, told reporters June 4 after announcing the signing ...

By Lauren C. Williams Jun 09, 2021 Eliminating and updating legacy business systems and processes may have trimmed more than $133 million from the Navy’s $211.7 billion budget request for fiscal 2022. According to budget documents, most of those savings, about $126.5 million, come from cancelling the technical refresh for fleet IT maintenance processes and tools for the Navy Maritime Maintenance Enterprise Solution. Another $5.5 million was reportedly saved from shutting down legacy business ...

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.

The Biden administration released its $6 trillion fiscal year 2022 budget proposal on Friday, including $1.5 trillion in discretionary spending across federal agencies.

The professional training needed to carry out assessments for the Defense Departments unified cybersecurity standard for contractors wont kick off until later this summer.