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Army Special Agent Receives Cyber Defender Award
Published on 25 May, 2010 at 10:26 in Cyber | Viewed 89 times | No Comments
Special Agent Thomas M. Williamson received the outstanding special agent of the year award from U.S. Army’s Criminal Investigation Command’s Computer Crime Investigation Unit, according to a blog post by White House Cybersecurity Coordinator Howard Schmidt.
“Special Agent Thomas M. Williamson delivered the highest levels of support,” Schmidt writes. “He directly contributed…
Northrop Grumman to Help Find NextGen Cyber Pros
Published on 13 May, 2010 at 9:13 in Cyber | Viewed 447 times | No Comments
Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC), has announced that it will serve as the “Presenting Sponsor” of AFA’s Cyber Patriot III, a high school cyber defense competition that is designed to nurture interest in the cyber professions.
The sponsorship was announced yesterday at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.
“Northrop Grumman is proud to contribute its time and…
To Shore Up Cyber Defense, USAF CENTCOM Looks to L-3 Communications
L-3 Communications’ STRATIS division was awarded a contract worth a potential $152 million to provide cyber operations and IT support to the U.S. Air Force’s Central Command. Under the contract, L-3 will be responsible for providing cyber specialists who will monitor, manage and defend CENTCOM systems from cyber attacks.
The contract runs for the next five years and is…
NSA Chief to Appear Before Senate Committee
Published on 15 Apr, 2010 at 8:04 in Cyber | Viewed 514 times | No Comments
Today, Lt. Gen. Keith Alexander, the current director of the National Security Agency, will go before the Senate Armed Services Committee to discuss his appointment to head the U.S. Cyber Command. For close to six months, Alexander’s appointment has been delayed due to concerns over the role of the NSA and the military in providing…
Air Force Wants to Give $104 Million for Cyber Command
In their prepared testimony before the House Armed Services Committee, Air Force Secretary Michael Donley and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz outlined their budgetary priorities for cyberspace, including $104 million to support the Air Force’s involvement in Cyber Command, which will likely be headquartered at Fort Meade, MD.
The Air Force is tasked…
