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  • Transcom Issues RFI on Surface Transportation Automation, Information Services - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Transcom Issues RFI on Surface Transportation Automation, Information Services

    The U.S. Transportation Command has issued a request for information on potential industry sources of an distribution and deployment automated information system. Transcom said in a FedBizOpps notice posted Jan. 2 the Surface Deployment and Distribution Command’s data integration and enterprise architecture branches need technical engineering support in efforts to deliver surface transportation automation and information services to […] More

  • Bechtel Opens Cyber Lab to Help Secure Critical Infrastructure Software and Equipment - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Bechtel Opens Cyber Lab to Help Secure Critical Infrastructure Software and Equipment

    Bechtel has established a cybersecurity laboratory in a move to help secure equipment and software at critical facilities such as chemical plants, government buildings and power stations. The new lab seeks to adopt Bechtel’s strategies in helping government clients develop and implement platforms designed to comply with the National Institute of Standards and Technology‘s Risk Management Framework, the company said Thursday. Chad Hartman, a program director at […] More

  • NIST Invites Tech Vendors to Participate in 'Internet of Things' Security Effort - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NIST Invites Tech Vendors to Participate in ‘Internet of Things’ Security Effort

    The National Institute of Standards and Technology has issued an invitation for commercial organizations to contribute technology platforms and technical expertise to help secure internet of things devices. NIST said in a Federal Register notice posted Wednesday the agency’s National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence intends to partner with companies to identify methods to protect connected devices from […] More

  • DXC's Earl Matthews: DoD Could Address Cyber Workforce Shortfall Through Civilian Reserve Corps - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DXC’s Earl Matthews: DoD Could Address Cyber Workforce Shortfall Through Civilian Reserve Corps

    Earl Matthews, vice president of DXC Technology‘s enterprise security solutions group, has said that the U.S. government and Defense Department should consider establishing a civilian reserve cyber corps to address the shortage of cyber personnel. Matthews wrote in an article posted Friday on SIGNAL magazine that the civilian cyber corps can be modeled after the Civil Reserve Air Fleet […] More

  • SecurityMatters to Help NIST Develop Manufacturing Cybersecurity Guide - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SecurityMatters to Help NIST Develop Manufacturing Cybersecurity Guide

    SecurityMatters will collaborate with the National Institute of Standards and Technology‘s National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence to develop guidance for manufacturers to secure industrial control systems against cyber threats. NCCoE plans to include SecurityMatters’ SilentDefense anomaly detection technology along with other cyber tools in the “Capabilities Assessment for Securing Manufacturing Industrial Control Systems” guide to demonstrate ICS security methods, the company said Monday. “We are […] More

  • Deloitte-Educause Report: NIST SP 800-171 Calls for Higher Education Institutions to Make Data Mgmt Changes - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Deloitte-Educause Report: NIST SP 800-171 Calls for Higher Education Institutions to Make Data Mgmt Changes

    A new report by Deloitte and nonprofit organization Educause says higher education institutions that aim to maintain their federal research contracts and grants should introduce changes to their data management practices as they comply with the National Institute of Standards and Technology‘s federal data protection rules. NIST’s Special Publication 800-171 includes requirements that seek to […] More

  • IARPA Awards Biometric Presentation Attack Detection Contracts - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    IARPA Awards Biometric Presentation Attack Detection Contracts

    The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity has awarded four contracts under a multiyear project that aims to develop and evaluate biometric presentation attack detection technologies. Teams led by Cross Match Technologies, SRI International, Michigan State University and University of Southern California will explore new algorithms, tools and sensors to detect presentation attacks as part of Odin program’s Thor […] More

  • NIST to Demo CyberX Industrial Cybersecurity Platform - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NIST to Demo CyberX Industrial Cybersecurity Platform

    The National Institute of Standards and Technology has partnered with cybersecurity startup CyberX to demonstrate the company’s industrial cybersecurity platform. NIST’s National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence will demonstrate the CyberX ICS tool in simulated manufacturing environments with human-machine interfaces, programmable logic controllers and operational technology protocols, the company said Thursday. The effort seeks to create an NIST Cybersecurity Practice Guide on how […] More

  • Tripwire, NCCoE Collaborate on Data Integrity Guide Development - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Tripwire, NCCoE Collaborate on Data Integrity Guide Development

    Tripwire has helped the National Institute of Standards and Technology‘s National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence to draft a cybersecurity practice guidance on data integrity. The draft guide, titled “NIST SP 1800-11, Data Integrity: Recovering from Ransomware and Other Destructive Events,” suggests methods for businesses to handle a data corruption incident within an information technology enterprise environment, Tripwire said Tuesday. […] More

  • Telos Report: 83% of Federal Employees, Contractors Support Mandatory Implementation of NIST Cyber Framework - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Telos Report: 83% of Federal Employees, Contractors Support Mandatory Implementation of NIST Cyber Framework

    A new report by cybersecurity company Telos says 83 percent of federal employees and contractors support a mandate to implement the National Institute of Standards and Technology‘s Cybersecurity Framework across federal agencies. Telos said Tuesday the 2017 Public Sector Cyber Risk Management Report includes 257 responses from the attendees of Amazon Web Services‘ Public Sector Summit in June. President […] More

  • NIST Picks 21 Small Businesses for Tech R&D Grants - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NIST Picks 21 Small Businesses for Tech R&D Grants

    The National Institute of Standards and Technology will award approximately $3.9 million in total grants to 21 small businesses to research and develop novel technology platforms. NIST said Monday it selected the companies based on their submitted proposals that seek to address challenges across several technology areas such as collaboration and partnership; precision measurements; systems; data […] More

  • Forcepoint, Raytheon, GigaTrust, ICM Partner on Security Compliance Platform for DoD Suppliers - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Forcepoint, Raytheon, GigaTrust, ICM Partner on Security Compliance Platform for DoD Suppliers

    Forcepoint has formed a partnership with Raytheon’s cyber services business, GigaTrust and Internet Content Management to deliver a platform designed to help suppliers comply with a Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement that requires vendors to standardize security systems and methods to safeguard controlled unclassified information and defense data. Forcepoint said Wednesday its cybersecurity platform works […] More