The Navy posted a notice this week about NGEN, the much anticipated $5B contract to run Navy’s shore networks, that simply stated: “Based on the extensive, ongoing source selection process, the DON will not award the NGEN contract(s) on Feb. 12, 2013 as previously estimated”. The new estimate is May 2013. We’ve been waiting a [...]
CTOvision Podcast: OMB, DHS, USN, Data Encryption
February 1, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Podcast: Play in new window | Download In this podcast, Bob and Ryan discuss some of the recent government and cyber news. OMB releases IT accessibility guidance German Activists Punch Out Big Brother’s Eyes Weatherford Outlines DHS Cybersecurity Goals DOE to invest $9 million in solar big data projects Navy delays NGEN decision to May [...]
DHS Cybersecurity Goals, US looks hard at China over cyber-espionage and more
February 1, 2013 By 1 Comment
Here are the top cyber news and stories of the day. OMB releases IT accessibility guidance – OMB CIO Steven Van Roekel released a memo with 11 goals to ensure section 508 compliance for technology. Section 508 compliance makes technology available to everyone, without regard for physical limitations. Section 508 compliance is often a hidden [...]
NGEN Cost Estimates Halved, Alleged Iranian NASA Hack, and More
May 21, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Here is today’s federal cybersecurity and information technology news: The Navy has reduced it’s estimated cost for the Next-Generation Enterprise Network in roughly half to between $4.5 and $5.398 billion over five years. More here. NASA is investigating allegations that a team of Iranian hackers compromised its Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) certificate. More here. The Defense Advanced [...]
