Cyber
GWACs are the "mother" of all strategic sourcing vehicles
July 02 by Robert CoenHow do GWACs assist government agencies and streamline IT processes - what's the benefit here? GWACs (Government wide Acquisition Contracts) are task or delivery order contracts operated only by O...
Gamification - What It Is, What It Does
June 28 by IDGA EditorNo doubt by now you’ve heard the term "gamification" in conversations about learning and collaboration. But do you know what it is and what it does? Put simply, gamification is the us...
Use Sequestration to your Advantage: How ‘Better Buying Power’ is Enabled Through Interoperability in Open Architecture
June 27 by IDGA | Institute for Defense & Government AdvancementSequestration might be a good thing! – It could be a catalyst for change. Is interoperability the key tool to meet the "Better Buying Power" goals of productivity improvement, rate of innov...
Harvard Team’s Amazing Micro-Battery Breakthrough Using 3D Printing
June 26 by Mike O'BrienA team of university researchers have scored a major breakthrough in the development of tiny batteries through the use of 3D printing. The batteries could power miniscule medical equipment, insect...
NSA Contractor Hired Whistleblower Snowden Despite Concerns about his Resume
June 21 by Mike O'BrienNational Security Agency contractor Booz Allen Hamilton hired whistleblower Edward Snowden even though there were concerns about his resume, according to a new report. The news agency Reuters repo...
Pentagon Admits F-35 Data Theft is a ‘Major Problem’
June 20 by Mike O'BrienA top Pentagon official admitted in a Senate hearing this week that the theft of sensitive design data by hackers targeting programs like the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter has wiped out a huge U.S. adva...
China Takes Over Supercomputing Title from U.S.
June 17 by Mike O'BrienA Chinese supercomputer has taken the number one position in a list of the world’s fastest machines. The Tianhe-2, or Milky Way-2, a supercomputer developed at China's National University of...
U.S. Tech Giants Demand More Transparency Over Data Requests
June 12 by Mike O'BrienGoogle, Facebook and Microsoft have called on the U.S. government to allow them to disclose the security requests they receive for handing over user data. The request comes following reports that...
Contractor Booz Allen Fires NSA Whistleblower
June 11 by Mike O'BrienThe consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton issued a statement Tuesday confirming that it terminated the employment of NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden. The statement said the 29-year-old, who admitte...
Lockheed Martin Receives Top Level Authorization to Provide Government Cloud Services
June 07 by IDGA EditorLockheed Martin has received the highest level Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program(FedRAMP) authorization from the FedRAMP Joint Authorization Board to become an approved provider of s...
Cyber Security for Oil & Gas: New and Growing Industry for Cyber Security Vendors
June 07 by IDGA EditorNew York, NY (June 6, 2013)- Following a series of sophisticated malware attacks that left typically prepared and secure companies within the Oil & Gas industry appearing unprepared and vulnerable,...
FBI Team up with Microsoft to Crush Botnet that Helped Steal $500M
June 06 by Mike O'BrienMicrosoft announced on Thursday that with the help of the FBI it has taken down more than 1,000 botnets that were used to steal identities and people's banking information. The malware, known as C...