Spending

3/15/12: First Responder Wireless Network, NORTHCOM, and More

March 15, 2012 By AlexOlesker

The National Institute of Standards and Technology is looking to use a $300 million increase in funding to improve its wireless communications network for first responders and emergency workers. More here. The DoD plans to recruit and retain cybersecurity professionals through a scholarship program administered by the NSA. More here. A recently released Office of Management and Budget [...]

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3/14/2012: Offensive Cyber Research, Foreign Corporate Espionage, and More

March 14, 2012 By AlexOlesker

Over the next 5 years. DARPA intends to increase funding for cyber research by 12% with increased focus on offensive and military capabilities. More here The DIA is producing a common desktop environment for the “Quad” – NRO, DIA, NGA, and NSA, as well as the CIA, which each agency will populate using their own app stores. [...]

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DARPA

February 25, 2012 By AlexOlesker

Spending at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency would go down slightly under the White House fiscal 2013 budget proposal when the agency’s requested amount is adjusted for the Office of Management and Budget’s projected rate of inflation.

Filed Under: Fed Cyber News & Blog, Financial, Solution Providers, Spending Tagged With: Budget, Cyber Command, Cyber Security Initiative, DARPA, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Office of Management and Budget, OMB, USD, White House

CACI Awarded $41 Million Task Order to Continue Development of Defense Agencies Initiative Solutio

February 23, 2012 By Ryan

ARLINGTON, Va., Feb 23, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — CACI International Inc CACI announced today that it has been awarded a $41 million task order to continue as lead developer of the Defense Agencies Initiative (DAI) solution sponsored by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA). This task order falls under the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Encore [...]

Filed Under: Fed Cyber News & Blog, Responses, Spending Tagged With: agencies real-time access, business system solutions, CACI International Inc, Defense Information Systems Agency, Defense Logistics Agency, Department of Defense, Finance, USD, Virginia

Cybersecurity Center of Excellence Launched

February 22, 2012 By Ryan

The National Institute of Standards and Technology is establishing the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence, a public-private collaboration aimed at accelerating the widespread adoption of integrated cybersecurity tools and technologies. NIST Director Patrick Gallagher, at ceremonies on Feb. 21, said the center would unite “the best minds and provide them with the best tools to [...]

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CIA to software vendors: A revolution is coming

February 22, 2012 By Ryan

Reuters) – The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency told software vendors on Tuesday that it plans to revolutionize the way it does business with them as part of a race to keep up with the blazing pace of technology advances. Rather than stick with traditional all-you-can-eat deals known as “enterprise licensing agreements,” the CIA wants to [...]

Filed Under: Fed Cyber News & Blog, Requirements, Spending Tagged With: Central Intelligence Agency, electronic commerce giant, technology officer, top technology officer, U.S. Central Intelligence Agency

Better IT governance helping some agencies reduce duplication

February 21, 2012 By Ryan

Three of the largest agencies are using improved governance processes to reduce the number of duplicative technology systems. The Defense Department has developed a three pronged approach to examine new IT projects. Teri Takai, the DoD chief information officer, said the investment review board, the acquisition process and the Defense Business Systems Management Committee have [...]

Filed Under: Cyber Security, Fed Cyber News & Blog, Responses, Spending, Technology Tagged With: Chief information officer, Defense Business Systems Management Committee, Department of Defense, duplicative technology systems, Federal News Radio, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Teri Takai, USD

Science & Technology Directorate

February 21, 2012 By Ryan

Science & Technology Directorate spending would increase by an inflation-adjusted 22.8 percent under the White House fiscal 2013 budget proposal transmitted Feb. 13 to Congress. The directorate would see funding under the budget proposal go down for some efforts, notably the proposed National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility, for which the proposal requests no money at [...]