American Systems, the McLean, Va.-based information engineering company, announced recently it had been awarded a $172 million contract to continue its support to the Naval Surface Warfare Center... Read More »
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released new guidelines this week to help operational technology users implement secure communications. In the guide, Barriers to Secure OT Communications: Why Johnny Can’t Authenticate, CISA provides insight from control system... Read More »
A new bill that would combat drug trafficking through streamlined hiring at the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) was introduced this week in Congress. U.S. Rep. Vince Fong (R-CA) introduced the “Hiring Improvement and Recruitment Empowerment (HIRE) for Drug Enforcement... Read More »
GenAI.mil, the U.S. Department of Defense's enterprise AI platform, recently surpassed 1 million unique users with adoption spanning every military service. The platform launched two months ago, and its popularity can be attributed to a decisive cultural and technological shift, the department... Read More »
The watchdog office for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) launched an audit Feb. 4 into the department’s data practices, including those used by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), in response to serious concerns about potential data privacy abuses and the misuse of sensitive... Read More »
Legislation introduced by U.S. Reps. August Pfluger (R-TX) and Rob Menendez (D-NJ) would strengthen telecommunication networks against cyberattacks, officials said. The bill, the AI for Secure Networks Act, would address the increase in cyberattacks that threaten the security of Americans’... Read More »
A new report from the VIPRE Security Group finds that cybercriminals are using trust and urgency to continue to ensnare victims in fraud schemes. The report, Q4 2025 Email Threat Trends Report, looked at 1.5 billion emails and 500,000 spam messages to identify the trends in security threats for... Read More »
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced her state had received $9 million in federal grants to support the delivery of Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) hard tokens to counties, municipalities, school districts and public authorities across the state. MFA requires two or more proofs of identity to... Read More »
Gen. Adrian Spain, Air Combat Command commander, and Jeremy Unterseher, ACC command chief, conducted a three-day tour of cybersecurity forces in Texas earlier this month. “It is reassuring knowing that as cyber threats evolve our Airmen are at the forefront … Read More
The U.S. Coast Guard recently awarded a contract to Davie Defense to build two Arctic Security Cutters at its Helsinki Shipyard in Finland and three domestically. Previous contracts were awarded in December, bringing the total number of Arctic Security Cutters … Read More
The U.S. Army 4th Infantry Division at Fort Carson, Colo., completed Ivy Sting 4, a demonstration of the Army’s Next Generation Command and Control (NGC2) program on Feb. 6. The exercise focused on command and control and addressed critical areas … Read More
Legislation introduced by U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-TX) would expand existing resources for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to upgrade law enforcement vehicle protection. The legislation, the Bulletproof Law Enforcement Vehicles Act, would allow law enforcement organizations to make … Read More
Legislation recently re-introduced in the U.S. Senate would enhance criminal money laundering statutes. The Combating Money Laundering, Terrorist Finance and Counterfeiting Act would update counterfeiting laws to prohibit state-of-the-art counterfeiting methods and the Federal Deposit Insurance Act’s recordkeeping requirements to … Read More
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued a new directive to federal agencies to take action against rising cyber security threats. The Binding Operational Directive 26-02, Mitigating Risk from End-of-Support Edge Devices, requires Federal Civilian Executive Branch (FCEB) … Read More
The U.S. Coast Guard’s Operation Pacific Viper has seized more than 200,000 pounds of cocaine in the Eastern Pacific Ocean since it launched in August. A potentially lethal dose of cocaine is 1.2 grams, meaning the seizures are the equivalent … Read More
Virginia-based HII, the largest shipbuilder in the United States, announced its Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division recently completed sea trials of John F. Kennedy (CVN 79), the second Gerald R. Ford-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. NNS shipbuilders, John F. Kennedy sailors … Read More
