Oak Ridge National Laboratory plans to outsource threat detection and response services to adopt a proactive approach to closing vulnerabilities, according to the lab's top cybersecurity official. Kevin Kerr, ORNL's chief information security officer, told Nextgov that the number of cyber threats is too large for the laboratory's in-house security team and security operations center […]
Dr. Petros Mouchtaris, president and general manager at Perspecta Labs, said the company will help the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity conduct research on trojans in the artificial intelligence program. “At Perspecta Labs, we welcome the opportunity to support IARPA on research to defend critical AI systems against malicious interference,” he said Thursday. IARPA is […]
Kathy Warden, the chairman, CEO and president of Northrop Grumman, has received her fifth Wash100 award from Executive Mosaic due to her leadership and vision in advancing U.S. military technology. “Our nation is facing a rapidly evolving threat environment and protecting our citizens with a modern strategic deterrent capability has never been more critical,” said Warden […]
The Office of Personnel Management plans to create a procurement strategy to extend its new cloud instance to the rest of the agency, according to a senior official. Akanksha Sharma, a senior adviser to OPM's chief information officer, said the plan is based on the agency's successful adoption of cloud for plotting and analyzing coronavirus […]
The University of Texas at Arlington and engineering simulation company Ansys have partnered to develop a method for validating system models in the government's current and upcoming hypersonic vehicles. Their new workflow is being designed to expedite certification simulation software codes, decrease hypersonic development costs and increase engineering productivity, according to Ansys. “Testing and validating […]
The Central Intelligence Agency has launched its first federal lab that will allow officers to acquire patents and licenses for intellectual property they develop at the agency. Dawn Meyerriecks, head of CIA’s Directorate of Science and Technology, said the CIA Federal Lab will be an in-house R&D office where the spy agency will design the […]
Brig. Gen. Jeth Rey, director of command and control, communications, and computer systems at U.S. Central Command, said the command needs industry partners to help the Department of Defense develop a network that provides enhanced secure information-sharing with allies. At the 2020 Intelligence and National Security Summit held from September 16 to 18, Rey noted […]
The Department of the Treasury must improve its use of data for managing cybersecurity risks in the financial services sector, according to a report by the Government Accountability Office. GAO recommended that Treasury update its industry monitoring plan to include specific metrics for measuring the sector's cyber threat and risk mitigation efforts. “Although Treasury generally […]
Oracle has announced the addition of its National Security Regions to the Oracle Government Cloud for customers from the Department of Defense and the Intelligence Community. Glen Dodson, Oracle's senior vice president of national security, said the company is proud to help the DOD and the Intelligence Community securely run mission-critical classified workloads. "These cloud […]
The Small Business Administration must brace its information technology infrastructure for the possibility of workforce downsizing, according to a top agency official. SBA CIO Keith Bluestein noted that the agency nearly quadrupled the number of its personnel handling coronavirus loan assistance programs. “Now that we know we’re here, how do you backfill to make […]
