Leidos, USC Partner on Network Analysis, Computing Research Projects; Gulu Gambhir Comments Leidos and the University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering’s Information Sciences Institute have partnered for two research projects that seek to advance high-performance computing and network analysis…

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GAO: Sector-Specific Agencies Should Develop Metrics for Cyber Risk Mitigation Efforts The Government Accountability Office has urged sector-specific agencies responsible for 12 critical infrastructure sectors to work with sector partners to craft performance metrics and measures to improve the way they report outcomes of their cyber threat mitigation efforts…

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DoD, NASA, GSA Propose Rule to Change Federal Award Recipient Identification The Defense Department, NASA and the General Services Administration have proposed an amendment to the Federal Acquisition Regulation in order to change the way agencies identify organizations that receive contracts, grants and other federal awards, FierceGovernmentIT reported Friday…

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New Lockheed-Built Navy LCS Goes Into Active Service; Stephanie Hill Comments The U.S. Navy placed its fifth Littoral Combat Ship into active service during a commissioning ceremony held in Milwaukee Saturday. Lockheed Martin designed and built the Freedom-class USS Milwaukee LCS with Gibbs & Cox and Fincantieri Marinette Marine, Lockheed said Saturday…

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Bill Evanina: China Fails to Follow Anti-Cyber Theft Pact with US National Counterintelligence Executive Bill Evanina believes China has failed to follow an agreement with the U.S. government to help counter Chinese cyber attacks against U.S. companies, The Hill reported Thursday…

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