Category: federal

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IBM To Establish New Cybersecurity Center For US Federal Clients
IBM Center for Government Cybersecurity to help agencies navigate current and future threats Convenes advisory group of former government officials for expanded expertise WASHINGTON—IBM today announced that it is creating […]
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The U.S. Spent $2.2 Million on a Cybersecurity System That Wasn’t Implemented — and Might Have Stopped a Major Hack
ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. NEW YORK—As America struggles to assess the […]
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How to Introduce New Technologies, Products, Services, and New Innovations to the U.S. Government
COLLEGE PARK, GA — The government welcomes industry and small businesses to respond under their SBIR and STTR programs, or an Unsolicited Proposal in unique ways to introduce a specific technology, a service, a product […]
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DIA Director appointed new Deputy Commander for U.S. Cyber Command
PENTAGON — Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis announced that one of the president’s general officer assignment nominations on 19 JUNE 2017 is Marine Corps Lieutenant General Vincent R. Stewart for appointment […]
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Microsoft Inks $927M Pentagon Deal
FORT MEADE, MD [Nasdaq]—Under a new contract with the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), Microsoft will provide new consulting services that include software developers and product teams “to leverage a […]
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DoD launching innovation office near MIT
Accelerating Innovation to the Warfighter CAMBRIDGE, MA — Today, AP is reporting Defense Secretary Ash Carter is launching the military’s latest effort at improving its technological capabilities in Cambridge, Massachusetts. […]
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The Federal Government is hiring Innovation Specialists
So you want to join 18F? Mission 18F is a civic consultancy for the government, inside the government, working with agencies to rapidly deploy tools and services that are easy […]
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$1.1 Trillion Spending Bill Clears Congress
by Aisha Choudry WASHINGTON—Congress headed off a possible government shutdown on Dec. 18 with the passage of a $1.14 trillion spending bill. The measure funds the federal government through the […]
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Former HUD and Education Department CIO receives Lifetime Achievement Award
Industry Icons and Community Volunteers honored by local BDPA Chapters WASHINGTON — During an annual community and technology awards ceremony, Jerry Williams (left) receives an industry Lifetime Achievement Award from […]
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The Achampong theorem of life at NSA
The Achampong theorem of life at NSA FedScoop.com Christina Achampong knows what that’s like. The 30-year old operations researcher has applied her mathematics expertise at NSA since 2009. She describes […]