President Donald Trump has signed into law the Secure and Trusted Communications Act, which will ban the use of federal funds to purchase equipment from telecom companies identified as a national security threat. The new law, which the Senate passed in February, will also mandate the Federal Communications Commission to establish a $1B fund to […]
George Kailiwai III, director of requirements and resources J8 at the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, said the combatant command is prioritizing its acquisition of hypersonic weapons among other capabilities to counter peer competitors. Speaking at the Pacific Operational Science and Technology conference in Hawaii, Kailiwai argued that the U.S. and Australia are keen on purchasing hypersonic […]
Peter Ranks, deputy chief information officer for information enterprise at the Department of Defense, said the agency needs to "decouple" software and hardware development so that it can update the capabilities of systems faster. Speaking at FedScoop’s IT Modernization summit, Ranks stated that the U.S. cannot rely on the overwhelming superiority of one platform, adding […]
The Cyberspace Solarium Commission has urged Congress to act quickly on the cybersecurity recommendations that the commission is set to release March 11. Commission members Mike Gallagher and Angus King said the report will contain a total of 75 recommendations, MeriTalk reported Tuesday. Gallagher said that the effort on cyber defense is not only about strategy […]
Ron Ross, a National Institute of Standards and Technology fellow and leader of a new DevSecOps project, has stressed the importance for industry to validate the presence and effectiveness of security features in their software. During an Advanced Technology Academic Research Center event on DevOps, Ross said the adoption of DevOps and DevSecOps in software […]
Mir Sadat, a former director at the National Security Council, said Monday that the council is mulling on a new policy directive that would call for the space industry to voluntarily adopt cybersecurity standards to protect data and intellectual property. Speaking during a panel at the SATELLITE 2020 symposium, Sadat stated that while the White […]
Katie Arrington, chief information security officer for the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and a 2020 Wash100 winner, has said that the Pentagon is working to have its first class of Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification auditors ready by April. Speaking at a March 5 event, Arrington said Certified Third-Party Assessment Organizations […]
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has tapped Lockheed Martin to lead Phase 3 of the Operational Fires initiative, an effort aimed at developing ground-launched missile systems to manage next-generation weapons like hypersonics technology. Phase 3 of the project includes finalizing system architectures, vehicle integration, design, development and maturation of first-stage booster and launcher components. […]
Rep. Mike Gallagher, co-chair of the Cyberspace Solarium Commission, said a major recommendation for the commission’s cybersecurity improvement involves empowering the executive branch to declare a cyber state of distress to then unlock a cyber response and recovery fund. Speaking with other members of the commission, Gallagher argued that unlocking the additional funding “would allow states, […]
Mike Griffin, undersecretary of defense for research and engineering, said the Department of Defense will invest billions of dollars to mass-produce hypersonic weapons. Speaking at the McAleese & Associates annual conference, the two-time Wash100 winner explained that the investment would allow the U.S. to compete with China and Russia, noting that a weekly production rate […]
