Posts from GovConDaily for 04/12/2016

Cisco’s Peter Romness Pushes for More Comprehensive Authentication to Support Common Access Cards

Peter Romness, cybersecurity programs lead for Cisco Systems’ U.S. public sector group, believes a more comprehensive authentication mechanism is needed to fend off sophisticated threats, C4ISR & Networks reported Monday…

FBI’s James Comey: Conversation Needed on Encryption’s Impacts to National Security, Law Enforcement

FBI Director James Comey has called on the U.S. government and the public to work together and identify ways to discuss issues of security and privacy related to encryption. Comey noted in a speech delivered Wednesday at the Center for the Study of American Democracy Biennial Conference at Kenyon College in Ohio that it is challenging to establish conversations about the impact of encryption on national security and law enforcement…

Brad Carson: Updates to DoD’s Personnel Mgmt System Will Remain

Brad Carson, formerly acting undersecretary for personnel and readiness at the Defense Department, has said his efforts to update the military personnel management processes and the “Force of the Future” initiative will prevail, Military Times reported Monday…

The Hill: Rep. Bob Goodlatte Proposes Email Privacy Bill Amendment

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) has proposed a substitute amendment to the Email Privacy Act ahead of the panel’s markup of the bill on Wednesday, The Hill newspaper reported Monday…

MorphoTrust Identity Verification Systems Get DHS SAFETY Act Certification

MorphoTrust USA has achieved the Department of Homeland Security‘s SAFETY Act Certification on two of the company’s identity verification platforms: Universal Enrollment Services and Automated Biometric Identification System…

BAE’s Dave Gormley Outlines 6 Levels for Sophisticated Cyber Threat Mgmt

Dave Gormley, a cybersecurity product specialist at BAE Systems, has recommended a six-level framework from research company Forrester he believes can help organizations to avoid advanced targeted attacks…

ULA Launches CubeSat STEM Payload Competition For Universities; Tory Bruno Comments

United Launch Alliance has started the application process for a competition that aims to provide U.S. colleges and universities a chance to build payloads for ULA’s CubeSat rideshare program…

Robert Work Visits Boeing Facility to Inspect Poseidon Aircraft Assembly

Deputy Defense Secretary Robert Work has visited Boeing‘s final assembly facilities in Washington state that currently handle the production of both commercial and military marine patrol aircraft, DoD News reported Monday…

FCC Wants to Revamp Business Data Services Rules; Tom Wheeler Comments

The Federal Communications Commission plans to develop new regulatory frameworks for business data services and real-time text messaging services for citizens with disabilities at its meeting in April…

Salient CRGT Lands US Courts Administrative Office IT Support Services Contract

Fairfax, Virginia-based government technology services contractor Salient CRGT has received a $16.8 million contract from the U.S. Courts administrative office’s technology solutions office for research and engineering support services…