Posts from GovConDaily for 05/10/2016

DHS, University of North Dakota Partner for Unmanned Aerial Tech Research Program

The Department of Homeland Security has signed a three-year cooperative research and development agreement with the University of North Dakota to study the potential advantages and risks of using unmanned aerial technology…

DISA Launches Cyber Review Framework for DoD Information Network Infrastructure

The Defense Information Systems Agency, National Security Agency and Defense Department Chief Information Officer have launched a new collaborative effort that will aim to constantly update cybersecurity architectures across the DoD Information Network infrastructure…

FDIC Plans New Security Measures After Retroactive Data Breach Report

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. has suffered five data breach incidents of at least 10,000 records since October and plans to introduce new measures to step up network security at the agency, the Washington Post reported Monday…

Summit Consulting to Help SBA Review Federal Credit Subsidy Models; Frieda Chung Comments

Summit Consulting has been awarded a potential five-year contract to examine federal credit subsidy models for the U.S. Small Business Administration in order to help verify the models’ compliance with accounting and industry standards…

Carahsoft Adds User1st Accessibility Software to GSA Schedule; Tiffany Goddard Comments

Carahsoft Technology Corp. has added the cloud-based accessibility software offerings of User1st to the company’s General Services Administration schedule in an effort to help agencies and businesses gain access to websites…

GSA Seeks Info on Federal Mobile Service Procurement Process; Jon Johnson Comments

The General Services Administration has asked industry on behalf of the mobile services category team to provide information on how vendors sell enterprise mobile devices and services to federal agencies…

Ashton Carter: Cooperative Threat Reduction Program Continues Through DTRA

Defense Secretary Ashton Carter has said the Cooperative Threat Reduction Program then-Sens. Sam Nunn (D-Georgia) and Richard Lugar (R-Indiana) created in 1991 continues through the Defense Threat Reduction Agency, DoD News reported Monday…

Hill AFB Commences Four-Ship Combat Training Missions With F-35s

The U.S. Air Force‘s Hill Air Force Base have launched routine four-ship combat training missions using the F-35 Lightning II to practice evasion maneuvers against simulated threats. The Air Force said Monday pilots from the 388th and 419th Fighter Wings teamed up and used the F-35’s computer network to identify and jam “enemy” radar and eliminate targets from an altitude of 40,000 feet…

Socom Chief Raymond Thomas: Transregional Network Key in Anti-Terrorist Campaign

Raymond Thomas, commander of the U.S. Special Operations Command, has said transregional cooperation between special operations forces worldwide is key in efforts to defeat militant groups such as the Islamic State organization, Defense News reported Monday…