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IT teams have a long road ahead of them as they work to find and root out all vestiges of the Hafnium hack in their Microsoft Exchange systems.

The Government Accountability Office found that missing or vague cybersecurity requirements in acquisitions contracts for weapons systems often led to DOD getting a system that didnt meet its security needs.

By Justin Katz Mar 10, 2021 To design a software vulnerability program for the federal government, the National Institute of Standards and Technology is reviewing work done by the Defense and Homeland Security Departments. The Internet of Things Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2020, passed in December, tasks the NIST director with publishing guidelines for receiving, reporting, coordinating and publishing information related to security vulnerabilities -- not limited to IoT devices -- in agenc...

By Justin Katz Mar 10, 2021 The Pentagon has ordered its agencies and commands to take actions "in line" with the emergency directive recently issued by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency in response to vulnerabilities found in Microsofts Exchange software. "Joint Force Headquarters - DODIN coordinated with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and then issued a Cyber Tasking Order in line with CISAs emergency directive to all DOD agencies and commands directin...

Colin Kahl, the Biden administrations pick to be the undersecretary of defense for policy, talked cyber and defense while dodging critiques on past social media posts.

The Defense Innovation Unit issued 56 prototype other transaction agreements in 2020, according to a recent report, bringing the total number of OTAs issued to 208 since its inception in 2015.

By Defense Systems Staff Mar 03, 2021 The Defense Logistics Agency has ordered up a 3D printing factory housed in a shipping container. Now under development, the rugged 3D printing pod would be up to 40-feet long and be set up in a standard 40-foot container so it could be deployed directly to the field to manufacture parts in support of battlefield operations, disaster relief or other remote missions. With a $1.6 million contract to ExOne, DLA plans to use the company’s military-edition 3D ...

William Burns, the presidents nominee to lead the Central Intelligence Agency, said the SolarWinds attack was a "harsh wake-up call" about the country’s vulnerabilities in both critical infrastructure and supply chains.

Sens. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Mark Warner (D-Va.) are pushing for legislation to extend reimbursements for federal contractors unable to work due to COVID-19 through Sept. 30.

By Lauren C. Williams Mar 03, 2021 The Defense Department will likely have to look even deeper for cost-savings as flat budget looms for 2022 and beyond. Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.), the chairman for the Senate Armed Services Committee, said that while topline budget numbers dont adequately reflect value, the Pentagon and military services should look for cost-savings and where reinvestments can be made. "One of the ironies of the Budget Control Act was that it was designed to reduce the deficit ...