Posts from GovConDaily for 03/24/2016

DOJ: 7 Iranians Indicted on US Financial System Hacking Charges

A federal grand jury has indicted seven Iranian people whom government investigators believe have orchestrated extensive denial-of-service attacks on U.S. financial services institutions between December 2012 and September 2013…

Brad Schulz Joins Turner Engineering as Regional Design Manager for Washington

Brad Schulz has joined Turner Engineering Group as the new regional design manager of its Washington business unit. Schulz started in his role in January and is in charge of design management on federal projects, Turner Engineering said Monday…

FedScoop: California Seeks FedRAMP Certification for State’s Cloud Service

California’s department of technology has applied for a certification to cover the state’s cloud service offerings through the U.S. General Services Administration‘s Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program, Fedscoop reported Tuesday…

NASA Rolls Out 8 Earth Field Research Campaigns; Michael Freilich Comments

NASA has launched eight six-month field research projects in an effort to study the changes in the Earth’s sea, air and land resources. The field studies will work to further understanding of the planet to complement NASA’s space-based Earth observation efforts, the space agency said Wednesday…

DARPA to Hold Proposers Day for Military Tech Systems Ideas; Brad Tousley Comments

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency‘s Tactical Technology Office will hold a proposers day on April 20 and 21 to discuss ways to develop new military technology systems and seek potential contributors…

Intel Survey: Cyber Pros Cite Corporate Policies, Industry Regulations as Barriers to Info Exchanges

A survey from Intel’s security business says 42 percent of security professionals have adopted shared cyber threat intelligence in an effort to protect their companies’ networks from potential cyber attacks…

Report: House Panel Advances $82B Military Construction, Veterans’ Benefits Bill

The House Appropriations Committee took up a bill that allocates $81.6 billion to finance military facility construction projects and veterans’ benefits programs for fiscal 2017, Defense News reported Thursday…