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NewsSwap your workers for the government's via Information Technology Exchange Program
If you're curious how the Pentagon's IT pros compare to your own, you might want to look into the federal government's Information Technology Exchange Program. To share technology know-how between Read more...
Pentagon shares classified threat data with contractors
Large enterprises have long sought more information from the U.S. government about cyber threats, and those in the defense contracting business are getting more. The Department of Defense said last Read more...
U.S. may deem cyber attack an act of war
There's no doubt we live in an age of security anxiety, and this may or may not make you feel better: The Pentagon soon will be prepared to bomb countries harboring cyber crooks who mess with U.S. Read more...
Further NSA involvement in private networks requires clearer justification
The National Security Agency's "Perfect Citizen" program--revealed July 8 by The Wall Street Journal--raises a host of troubling questions for individual citizens and corporations. The agency Read more...
Teri Takai to be named Pentagon CIO
You've seen her in Michigan, you've seen her in California, and now Teri Takai appears to be headed to the Pentagon. The White House said President Obama will nominate Takai, currently CIO for Read more...
Feds encrypt 800,000 government laptops, 1.2 million more to goGovernment agencies in the United States are scrambling to plug a glaring security hole in the form of sensitive information stored on laptops and portable media such as thumb drives. Over Read more...Case Study: One path taken toward SOAThere's been more than one prediction about Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) and why its bound to take off in the next year or so. Yet there aren't very many real-life examples to learn from Read more... The risks involved in outsourcing code writingOutsourcing application development could take a huge step backward, thanks to security concerns that even the Feds are worried about. According to the Department of Defense (DOD), the possibility Read more... Feds use smart cards to boost securityThe US Defense Department aims to meet new Homeland Security data and network access requirements by utilizing authentication middleware technology that will let users access government PCs and Read more... Get ready for the IPv6 transitionThe debate over whether to go to IPv6 is moot--the new focus on when, not if, the transition to the new Internet protocol will begin. While the technology got a tremendous show of support on the Read more... | Press ReleasesCACI Awarded Prime Position on $9.7 Billion Multiple-Award Contract to Provide Linguist Services for U.S. ArmyARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- CACI International Inc (NYSE: CACI) announced today that it has been awarded one of six prime positions on the Defense Language Interpretation Translation Enterprise Read more >> Raytheon Awarded $212.8 Million for Evolved Seasparrow Missile$33 million option included in consortium agreementTUCSON, Ariz., Jan. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) was awarded two contracts totaling $212.8 million for the production of Read more >> Raytheon Acquires Cybersecurity Firm PikewerksGARLAND, Texas, Dec. 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) has acquired Pikewerks Corporation, a privately held company, to further extend Raytheon's capabilities to defend against Read more >> Jacobs Announces Acquisition IT Firm Unique WorldAcquisition enhances Jacobs' IT business in Australia PASADENA, Calif., Dec. 2, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE: JEC) announced today that it has acquired Unique World, Read more >> McAfee Network Security Platform Receives Key Certification from the Department of Defense (DoD)DoD Certification for McAfee Network Security Platform Version 6.1 Product Line is the First and Only Network Intrusion Prevention Solution to Complete this Certification SANTA CLARA, Calif. & Read more >> |
