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House Cybersecurity Leader Presses DHS on App Vetting Program
Rep. Andrew Garbarino, R-N.Y., who chairs the House Homeland Security Committee’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection subcommittee, is pressing Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem about updating cybersecurity planning for the U.S. communications sector, and on maintaining an existing program that helps to evaluate the security of mobile apps that have ties to adversarial nations. […]
Tagged CISA, DHS, Kristi Noem, Rep. Andrew Garbarino
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SAMOSA Act Gets Bipartisan Senate Companion
A bipartisan group of senators has reintroduced legislation that aims to streamline software purchasing across the Federal government with a goal of reducing unnecessary costs. […]
Tagged Gary Peters, SAMOSA Act, software
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State Dept Official: AI Cyber Integration Begs Strong Fundamentals Work
While artificial intelligence (AI) tech has emerged as a game-changer in cybersecurity, one senior Federal official urged a degree of caution this week by saying that AI integration could do more harm than good without following strong foundational security practices. […]
Tagged AI, Cyber, State
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Senators Reintroduce Federal Contractor Cybersecurity Bill
Sens. Mark Warner, D-Va., and James Lankford, R-Okla., on May 23 reintroduced the Federal Contractor Cybersecurity Vulnerability Reduction Act, a bill that would require Federal government contractors to implement vulnerability disclosure policies (VDPs). […]
How DoD VDP Is Using AI to Improve DIB Cybersecurity
The Department of Defense’s (DoD) Vulnerability Disclosure Program (VDP) is turning to artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning tech to streamline vulnerability assessments and improve cyber defense across the defense industrial base (DIB). […]
Tagged AI, Cybersecurity, DoD, VDP
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DoD Braces for Cyber Workforce Cuts Amid Reductions, Hiring Freeze
The Department of Defense (DoD) is bracing for a hit to its cybersecurity workforce amid the agency’s ongoing efforts to reduce its civilian workforce and the impact of a sustained hiring freeze, a Pentagon official said on Thursday. […]
FBI Cyber Official Warns of Coming Threats From China
China continues to pose the most active and persistent cyber threat to the United States and potential threats “are or will be coming in the near future,” a top FBI cybersecurity official warned today. […]
Tagged China, Cyber, Fbi
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MeriTalk Celebrates the 2025 Cyber Defenders at Tech Tonic
Top cybersecurity professionals from across the Federal government and industry gathered on Thursday evening at Morton’s in Washington, D.C., to honor the 2025 Cyber Defenders Award winners. […]
DoD Cyber Nominee Pledges to Strengthen Workforce, Offensive Operations
Katie Sutton, President Donald Trump’s nominee to serve as the Pentagon’s top cyber policy official, told lawmakers on Tuesday that her priorities include strengthening the Department of Defense’s (DoD) cyber workforce and its offensive cyber capabilities. […]
DoD’s Arrington: Like It or Not, CMMC Is Here to Stay
Pushing back on industry criticism, a top Pentagon tech official made clear today that the Defense Department’s (DoD) Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) policy exists because defense contractors failed to meet earlier standards – and that CMMC is here to stay whether contractors like it or not. […]
Tagged CMMC, Katie Arrington
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