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Bipartisan Bill Targets Gaps in Semiconductor Export Controls
20+ hour, 24+ min ago (400+ words) Rep. Michael Baumgartner, R-Wash., led a bipartisan group of lawmakers today in introducing the Multilateral Alignment of Technology Controls on Hardware (MATCH) Act, a bill aimed at closing gaps in export controls on semiconductor manufacturing equipment (SME). The bill reflects…...
New FedRAMP Cybersecurity Service to Hire 15 Employees
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (326+ words) The positions will be official government jobs " General Schedule (GS)-13 through GS-15 " and go through a standardized government hiring process. FedRAMP expects to open applications for the positions before the end of April. FedRAMP Director Pete Waterman first teased the…...
Army Unveils SPARTA 3D-Printed Drone
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (313+ words) The U.S. Army introduced an experimental 3D-printed drone developed with direct input from frontline troops, aiming to create equipment aligned with real battlefield needs. Researchers at the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Army Research Laboratory (ARL) developed an experimental 3D-printed small…...
DOD, Feds Threaten ‘Severe Penalties’ for Drone Use in Restricted Areas
1+ week, 3+ day ago (358+ words) The Department of Defense (DOD), alongside federal partners, issued a stern warning Friday to drone operators about the potential consequences of flying unmanned aerial systems (UAS) " or drones " in restricted airspace. Under the Trump administration, the DOD has been rebranded…...
How Deception Turns the Tables on Cyber Attackers
2+ week, 2+ day ago (194+ words) As artificial intelligence (AI) accelerates the speed and sophistication of cyberattacks, federal agencies need new ways to detect adversaries earlier in the attack lifecycle. Cybersecurity leaders from Acalvio discuss how AI-powered cyber deception helps agencies identify attackers sooner, reduce false…...
Agencies Translate Cyber Strategy Pillars Into Operations
2+ week, 2+ day ago (446+ words) Officials from the Department of Energy (DOE), FBI, U.S. Army, and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) said the strategy is already shaping priorities'from offensive cyber operations to infrastructure protection and workforce development, with a strong emphasis on coordination between government…...
CIGIE Outlines Best Practices for Agencies to Strengthen Cloud Security
2+ week, 2+ day ago (403+ words) The Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE) is urging federal agencies to tighten cloud security practices following a review of oversight reports that identified recurring security weaknesses and improvement opportunities across government cloud deployments. CIGIE published…...
MeriTalk Research: 94% of Federal Cyber Leaders Report Exposure Management Challenges as Attack Surfaces Grow
2+ week, 4+ day ago (250+ words) Federal cybersecurity leaders say agencies are struggling to keep pace with the growing attack surface, with new MeriTalk research showing that discovery is outpacing agencies" abilities to prioritize and remediate risks. According to the report, Discover, Prioritize, Action: The State…...
Fighting AI-based Cyberattacks With Preemptive AI-Powered Cyber Deception
3+ week, 19+ hour ago (1090+ words) The artificial intelligence (AI)-driven cyber espionage campaign recently reported by Anthropic is yet more proof that AI is successfully being leveraged to power sophisticated cyberattacks. Experts say that without preemptive cybersecurity solutions, agencies risk severe mission impacts from rapidly…...
Pentagon, FAA Tested Advanced Counter-Drone Laser
3+ week, 2+ day ago (174+ words) The Pentagon's Joint Interagency Task Force 401 counter drone task force and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) conducted a high-energy laser test last week in an effort to advance the safe use of counter-unmanned aerial systems (C-UAS) in the United States....