The Navy will follow a new weight-based approach to determine who can operate unmanned aerial vehicles, the Navy Times reports. The Navy wants UAVs that weigh more that 55 pounds to be operated as adjuncts to manned systems. Pilots and naval flight officers will fly the larger and more complex UAVs, said Joe Gradisher, spokesman for [...]
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A former White House chief information officer is suggesting current cyber information sharing programs do little for network resiliency, FierceGovernment IT reports. Theresa Payton said at an eIQ Networks event Wednesday that the government needs a new information sharing model instead of replicating current forums. Payton, now president and chief executive for Fortalice, said her [...]
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The National Telecommunications and Information Administration released details Tuesday on its proposal to reallocate 95 megahertz of federal spectrum for commercial use, NextGov reports. The NTIA said the reallocation would cost $18 billion and take at least 10 years to finish. More than than 3,100 individual frequency assignments of 20 federal agencies need to be [...]
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology announced in February that it will partner with the state of Maryland to establish a cybersecurity center near NIST’s Gathersburg, Md. headquarters. NIST said the center will handle cases for interoperable cybersecurity templates related to health information technology, cloud computing, mobility and cryptography. The Commerce Department has now announced the center [...]
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NASA and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency have recently challenged researchers and developers to submit applications that would aid space projects and programs. Now, the Pentagon and the Department of Veterans Affairs are launching similar contests asking for industry to submit mobile apps in order to support agency functions. The Pentagon announced its mobile [...]
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The White House may begin doing some data-mining of its own as it releases a big data research and development initiative Thursday. The Big Data Research and Development Initiative outlines how the government intends to capitalize on potential opportunities and insights big data presents. Six federal agencies are committing $200 million in order to [...]
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NASA’s Kennedy Space Center will upgrade its information technology system and change its cybersecurity measures across the board, a NASA official said. Mike Bolger, Kennedy’s chief information officer, said the agency is prioritizing the encryption of all laptops this year among other changes the agency is making at the space center, according to Federal News Radio. [...]
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The Agriculture Department‘s National Resources Conservation Service is taking steps in customer contact and information availability, Federal Computer Week reports. NCRS will use mobile and web-based tools for communicating with customers and provide around the clock customer support. Through the client gateway, NRCS customers can request assistance, check for eligibility of plans and contracts, virtually [...]
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The Defense Department is moving forward with launching communication satellites that is expected to maintain communication for mobile troops and increase data transfer, GCN reports. The Pentagon, which frequently leases commercial satellites, launched the first Mobile User Objective System satellite in February. The military wants to use the satellites for on-the-move communications, according to the [...]
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The current approach used by the U.S. to secure critical networks is unsustainable, a retiring FBI cyber official told the Wall Street Journal. Shawn Henry, executive assistant director for cybersecurity, told the Journal that computer criminals are too talented and the current approach is not strong enough to stop them. The U.S. cybersecurity approach is unsustainable [...]
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