New DOD Defense Industrial Base Cybersecurity Strategy Aims to Elevate Department’s Position in Cyber Domain; Kathleen Hicks Quoted
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by Ireland Degges
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The Department of Defense has published its new Defense Industrial Base Cybersecurity Strategy, dubbed DIB CS, to advance the department’s cyber posture. The plan, which covers fiscal years 2024-2027, is intended to guide the DOD’s internal and partnered cybersecurity efforts and contribute to objectives laid out in earlier strategies, the department said on Thursday. Learn more about the DOD’s approach to cybersecurity at the Potomac Officers Club’s 2024 Cyber Summit on June 6, where key cyber leaders will come together to share their thoughts on the federal cybersecurity lands ..read more
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HHS Releases Draft Strategy to Advance Federal Health IT Use
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by Naomi Cooper
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The Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, or ONC, is requesting industry feedback on a draft strategy to coordinate the use of federal health information technology systems to deliver patient care. The draft 2024–2030 Federal Health IT Strategic Plan outlines a set of goals and objectives to improve health data access, deliver a more equitable healthcare experience and modernize the public health data infrastructure, HHS said Wednesday. The plan focuses on four key goals: promote health and wellness, enhance the delivery ..read more
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New NTIA Report Endorses Policies to Strengthen AI Trustworthiness
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by Jerry Petersen
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The National Telecommunications and Information Administration has released the AI Accountability Policy Report, a document that offers eight policy recommendations meant to ensure that artificial intelligence products are trustworthy and that legal liability would result from harmful impacts. The NTIA said Thursday that the report was informed by over 1,000 comments from the public on how to create earned trust in AI systems. The comments, requested in April 2023, were in response to a solicitation that covered 34 questions concerning AI governance methods. The report’s recommendations span t ..read more
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Space Systems Command Pursuing Zero Trust Architecture Development, Integration; Col. Craig Frank Quoted
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by Christine Thropp
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Col. Craig Frank, chief information officer of Space Systems Command, has underscored the necessity of implementing a “flat, zero trust network” to ensure the security of information while in use. SSC said Wednesday it is collaborating with industry on the development of a zero trust security architecture and its integration across the entire space operational enterprise—an effort led by Frank. “With foreign adversaries developing capabilities that threaten U.S. space operations, securing the future of space is one of the most urgent priorities of our time,” the SSC CIO emphasized. Xage Securi ..read more
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Treasury Says Financial Institutions Employ AI for Cybersecurity, Fraud Management
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by Naomi Cooper
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The Department of the Treasury has revealed in a new report that financial institutions are increasing their adoption and use of artificial intelligence systems, including generative AI models, for cybersecurity and fraud detection, and are managing their use of the emerging technology by providing guardrails and developing internal policies. In the report, Treasury’s Office of Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection, or OCCIP, outlined a series of steps that financial institutions can AI-related operational risk, cybersecurity and fraud challenges in the financial sector, includi ..read more
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Proposed CIRCIA Rule Seeks to Help CISA Spot Trends Using Cyber Incident Reports; Jen Easterly Quoted
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by Jane Edwards
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The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has issued a notice of proposed rulemaking, or NPRM, to solicit comments on a proposed rule to implement the requirements of the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022, also known as CIRCIA. CISA said Wednesday implementing CIRCIA will enable the agency to enhance its ability to identify trends, field resources to help organizations affected by cyberattacks, address critical information gaps and warn other entities using the reported cybersecurity incident and ransomware information. “CIRCIA is a game changer for th ..read more
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GSA Expands Pool of Awardees Under Commercial Platforms Program; Tom Howder Quoted
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by Jane Edwards
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The General Services Administration has broadened its pool of vendors under the Commercial Platforms Program, which is designed to help federal agencies easily purchase and analyze online spending on routine commercial products in support of their missions. The expansion of the Commercial Platforms Program through the award of new contracts will provide federal buyers using GSA SmartPay Purchase cards with access to additional online platforms while gaining insights into their spending, GSA said Wednesday. “This is about meeting our customers where they are with a modernized user experience an ..read more
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Army Makes Public 1st Iteration of Its Unified Data Reference Architecture; Jennifer Swanson Quoted
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by Jane Edwards
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The U.S. Army has launched the initial version of its Unified Data Reference Architecture, or UDRA, which introduces data mesh principles to simplify the service branch’s data architecture, accelerate data-driven decision making and streamline data product sharing, Inside Defense reported Thursday. Jennifer Swanson, deputy assistant secretary of the Army for data, engineering and software, said the service has been working in the past year with industry to develop the architecture, which was co-signed by the Army acquisition executive and chief information officer. “Implementation is beginning ..read more
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Sparton Receives $106M Navy Contract for Delivery of Sonobuoys
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by Jerry Petersen
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The U.S. Navy has awarded undersea warfare product provider Sparton Corporation a $106.4 million contract for the delivery of AN/SSQ-125 modified high duty cycle sonobuoys. The Department of Defense said Wednesday that the sonobuoys will be used for the purposes of testing, training and peacetime operations. The sonobuoys are also being acquired to maintain sufficient inventory in support of potential combat operations. The firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract calls for the production of up to 20,000 sonobuoys. Work will be carried out at locations in Florida and ..read more
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SDA Requests Studies to Assess Commercial Disposal Services for PWSA Constellation
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by Naomi Cooper
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The Space Development Agency is soliciting proposals from industry sources capable of performing engineering studies, analyses and technical trades for commercial disposal services for the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture. SDA said Monday it requires studies to determine the feasibility of using existing or planned commercial on-orbit services to provide assisted disposal operations for the agency’s resilient layered network of low Earth orbit satellites designed to deliver space-based capabilities to the joint warfighter. The studies will inform SDA on what such services exist or ar ..read more
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