CBP Receives Predator B Aircraft

Customs and Border Protection recently received the Predator B unmanned aircraft at the National Air Security Operations Center in Sierra Vista, Ariz. This is the second unmanned aircraft in supplemental budget provisions identified in August 2010.

CBP’s unmanned aircraft systems operate under several FAA-approved certificates of authorization that enable CBP to…

Federal Spending Moves to Cybersecurity, Contractors Follow

It has become evident of recent that agencies are beginning to refocus much of their spending toward cybersecurity related activity.

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, for example, plans to increase cybersecurity research spending by 50 percent over the next five years, according to an ExecutiveGov…

CACI Completes Paradigm Acquisition: Paul Cofoni Comments

CACI announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Paradigm Holdings, Inc, provider of cybersecurity and enterprise IT solutions to federal civilian agencies, the Department of Defense and the Intelligence Community.

The acquisition expands the cyberspace solutions CACI offers. Major Paradigm clients include the Federal Aviation Administration, Defense Information Systems Agency and the

AFCEA, Coast Guard Sign MOU

 

AFCEA International has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the U.S. Coast Guard, which provides a framework for technical interchange between the two organizations.

The Coast Guard’s C4I Service Center will leverage AFCEA resources for providing market research, identifying technology trends, and raising awareness of ongoing efforts.

As part of…

Sevatec Wins FAA eFAST Order with Potential Value of $2 Billion

Sevatec, Inc. has been awarded an agencywide acquisition vehicle with the Transportation Department, Federal Aviation Administration, Electronic Federal Aviation Administration Accelerated and Simplified Tasks (eFast) program.

FAA eFast is a master ordering agreement with a combined total ceiling amount of $2 billion for a five-year base period. Under the deal, Sevatec will provide…

FBI’s Civilian Volunteer Watchdog Website Hacked, Defaced

Hacker group LulzSec said it broke into the website of InfraGard Atlanta, the local branch of the FBI’s civilian watchdog that works to fight terrorist threats, defaced it and leaked 180 usernames and passwords of members, CNET reports.

Visitors to InfragardAtlanta.org were last Friday met with a non-English language video and the message “Let it flow you stupid FBI battleships,” CNET said.

Passwords from what seemed…

GTSI Awarded $425 Million FAA Deal to Supply IT

GTSI Corp., a provider of technology to federal, state and local governments, has won a contract from the Federal Aviation Administration to provide IT under the Strategic Acquisition of Various Equipment and Supplies program.

The fixed price, indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract is worth up to $425 million, if all…

FAA Networks Remain Vulnerable to Cyber Attacks

The networks of the Federal Aviation Administration are still vulnerable to cyber attacks even though a number of radar facilities have been improved, according to a new government study.

The Inspector General of the Department of Transportation said despite the FAA’s steps to install cyber intrusion detection systems in some aircraft control centers, most sites still lack the technology. There…

FAA Audit: Medical Data of Airmen Not Secure

A recent audit by the Inspector General has found that the medical data, social security numbers, names and addresses of airmen are not being properly secured. The report found that the FAA has failed to fully implement cybersecurity standards as outlined by OMB.

“We found serious security lapses in FAA’s management of AMEs private medical support staff access to the…

Dave McQueeney on IBM’s Cyber Partnership with FAA

IBM has partnered with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to conduct research and development project to help secure the civilian aviation system from cyber threats. IBM will build a prototype security system which is scalable to work on the FAA’s high speed networks.

“The prototype system will go beyond traditional security approaches of encryption, firewalls, intrusion-detection devices and anti-virus…