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Booz Allen unveils $100M venture capital fund to back tech startups

Booz Allen hopes to fund four to six emerging firms each year with its new venture capital fund, and reinvest money raised from those investments in future companies.

22 months ago

What the Cyber Workforce bill means for federal IT professionals

President Biden signed the Federal Rotational Cyber Workforce Program Act into law, offering agencies a practical solution to the cyber staffing crisis—if they act proactively.

22 months ago

C4ISRNET

Using the 5Cs of fraud prevention in government programs

By detecting anomalies in data using advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence and machine learning, agencies are able to identify nefarious activity and stop it before more costly and malicious activity occurs. Actionable information extracted from data can also enable agencies to detect and prevent fraud before it happens.

Pentagon wants industry’s help to bolster allies and partners’ cybersecurity

The Pentagon's cyber policy shop wants US industry to help allies and partners strengthen cybersecurity.

2 years ago

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The cyber battlefield against China and Russia is constantly shifting. Here’s how the NSA is trying to stay on top.

“Even as we’re on this call right now, the cyberspace domain is changing,” a senior NSA official said. “New malware is being released, new vulnerabilities are being discovered"

2 years ago

Pentagon ‘zero trust’ cyber office coming in December

David McKeown, DoD’s chief information security officer, spoke at C4ISRNet's CyberCon.

2 years ago

US Air Force components partner on low code, no code pilot programs

The 16th Air Force and Air Force CyberWorx partner to develop applications that users actually need.

3 years ago

US Army plans to extend program that allows teleworkers to access classified information

As the U.S. Army moves forward with its classified telework plan, the Navy has taken notice.

3 years ago

Lawmaker wants speedier attribution for cyberattacks

Rep. Jim Langevin believes nations need to more quickly and publicly attribute malign cyber activity by other nations.

3 years ago

Pentagon extends use of remote work platform to June 2021

The Pentagon will replace it next year with an "enduring solution."

3 years ago

Head of the Pentagon's Critical Technology Task Force wants legislation to obscure targets from adversaries

At Cybercon, a proposal to reduce industry transparency in the name of national security.

4 years ago

Should other nations be worried about Cyber Command’s latest status?

When President Trump elevated CYBERCOM to full combatant command status, it marked a final acknowledgement that cyber is a vital component of American war fighting.

6 years ago

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