DISA Moves HQ to Fort Meade

With 1,300 members of its workforce already relocated, the Defense Information Systems Agency has moved its headquarters from Arlington, Va.,  to Fort Meade, Md., which also houses the National Security Agency, according to The Washington Post.

DISA Director Lt. Gen. Carroll F. Pollett said last week 600 more employees would be…

CyberCom Blocks Access to Streaming Video; YouTube No Go for DoD Workers

The U.S. Cyber Command has restricted Defense Department workers’ access to  streaming-video websites such as YouTube, Amazon and Googlevideo, according to The Associated Press.

Officials say the overwhelming demand to see the Japan earthquake is using up the much-needed bandwidth already weakened by Internet problems in that region of the world.

Cyber Command has directed…

Lockheed Martin’s Charles Croom Talks Cyber at Upcoming ‘Visionaries’ Forum

Lockheed Martin’s Vice President of Cyber Security Solutions Charles Croom has been announced as a featured speaker at the upcoming UMBC Visionaries in IT Forum, a four-part breakfast series developed to help elevate the prominence and recognition of Maryland as a critical hub of information and emerging …

DISA Wants DoD Cloud Cover

The Defense Information Systems Agency says it has the capacity to be the “go to” cloud computing source for the Defense Department.

While there has been much talk about private cloud and commercial cloud solutions for federal departments and agencies, DISA wants DoD to think inside the box, or more accurate…

DISA Opens Door to New Information Operations Facility

Defense Information Systems Agency Director Army Lt. Gen. Carroll Pollett last week accepted a ceremonial key to the new DISA facility at the new headquarters command building at Fort Meade, Md.

The ceremony marks the first phase of DISA‘s occupation of its new headquarters facility at Fort Meade. After…

Cyber Task Force Passes Mission to CYBERCOM

After spending most of the past decade defending the Department of Defense’s computer networks, the Joint Task Force Global Network Operations command cased its colors.

Air Force Gen. Kevin P. Chilton, commander of U.S. Strategic Command, presided over the ceremony. He said that although the ceremony marked the end of the task force’s tenure, its…

DISA Wants Info on Host-Based Security

The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) has issued a request for information (RFI) for a Host Based Security System (HBSS) Open Architecture Capability. “The goal of this RFI is to determine the feasibility of a future acquisition of an “Open Architecture” framework for host-based security solutions,” according to the announcement.

DISA is looking for an HBSS open architecture…

Cyber: A General Perspective

Over the weekend, Adm. Mike McConnell, former DNI and presently heading the cyber effort at Booz Allen, published an article in The Washington Post calling for a new strategy and thought process for cybersecurity in the United States. The article highlighted a number of key strategies McConnell believes the nation should look…

Learn to Hack on the Government’s Dime

Yesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed HR 4061, the Cybersecurity Enhancement Act, which is the first major cybersecurity legislation to pass the House within the past year. The bill provides increased guidance for the role of NIST and NSF, looks to promote education and awareness efforts, coordinate R&D in the cyber realm and seeks to build…

Interview with Mark Orndorff of DISA, Part II

In part I (available here) of our interview with Mark Orndorff, head of Information Assurance at DISA, we learned about some of the key areas DISA is focusing on along with how he seeks to balance the need for warfighters to have access to information while ensuring the security of data. In part II of our interview, Orndorff…