Government contractors are pressing Congressional leaders to include more funding for federal technology and cybersecurity in the infrastructure package.
How the DOD and the Wider Governmentâs Cybersecurity Can Benefit from SOAR
Security Orchestration, Automation and Response tools can yield significant benefits for the Defense Department and other federal agencies looking to enhance their IT security posture. by
Peter Dunn is CTO, DOD and Intelligence, for CDWâ¢G, and leads solution development to solve some of the most complex national security systems. He has 20+ years of cybersecurity, DevOps, and data center management both in the offensive and defensive roles for federal and private sector organizations. Before his current position, he was responsible for developing cybersecurity solutions, kinetic-based toolsets and architected multi-faceted cloud solutions.
Outlook for This Week in the Nation’s Capital
Congress. The House is in a committee work period this week, though the Senate returns today and will resume consideration of Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s (D-NY) U.S. Innovation and Competition Act (S. 1260), a broadened bill that includes the Endless Frontier Act and that aims to address the United States’ future competitiveness and economic needs. Hearings for this week include Senate Banking and House Financial Services hearings with the heads of the country’s largest banks, a House Armed Services hearing on national security space programs, a House Energy and Commerce hearing on drinking water legislation, a House Agriculture hearing on nutrition support after the pandemic, a House Science hearing on the science and energy research enterprise, and a House Veterans’ Affairs hearing on VA infrastructure needs.