The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) has released a new report on the human capital issues currently facing the cybersecurity effort in the United States. The report, titled “A Human Capital Crisis in Cybersecurity,” claims the United States is currently facing a crisis in that not enough skilled …

It started with a minor inconvenience that quickly escalated into nationwide panic. Twenty million of the nation’s smartphones have stopped working, and a massive power outage is spreading throughout the Eastern seaboard. Multiplying in strength, the phone outage soon reaches 30 million users and causes disruptions at the New York …

HP Enterprise Services picked up a Continuity of Services Contract (CoSC) with the U.S. Department of the Navy, that could be worth $3 billion if all options are exercised. According to the firm, “the CoSC enables the Navy to transition the comprehensive IT services presently provided under the Navy Marine …

Preventive medicine is a phenomenon that is rapidly gaining ground in the current healthcare landscape. The passage of healthcare legislation in late March enshrined preventive medicine on the national scene by creating the National Prevention Strategy, National Prevention Council and requiring Medicare beneficiaries to have a personalized prevention plan, according …

U.S. authorities have all but ruled out the role of North Korea in the cyber attacks which took place around July 4, 2009. Last July, denial of service attacks hit U.S. and South Korean government networks, making several websites briefly unavailable. At the time, many cyber experts blamed North Korea …

Since 2005, when the federal CIO released new guidelines on how to hedge against failure on major IT projects, Earned Value Management (EVM) has played an important part in federal IT acquisitions across the federal government. From a December 2005 OMB policy memo, EVM is a “project management control tool …

Salient Federal Solutions, led by CEO Brad Antle, has acquired SGIS from Skillstorm. Brad Antle previously served as CEO of SI International before that firm was acquired by Serco.  Antle was picked by ExecutiveBiz as a “Person to Watch” in 2009. “(SGIS) is a solid platform, that’s what (Salient) needs …

The increasing number of attacks via cyberspace on U.S. federal and private sector networks can and should be stopped, according to General Wesley Clark. Speaking before an audience at the National Press Club, Clark told audience members that the United States already possesses the ability and technology to stop cyber …

Of the 39 bid protests decided in the past 2 months, only seven were upheld. So what makes a protest successful? Here’s a quick summary of the successful bid protests in the last two months: Milani Construction, LLC protested the award of a firm fixed-price Department of the Interior contract …

Last week, experts from around 40 countries met at the Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence in Estonia's capital Tallinn to discuss cybersecurity issues. Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves gave the opening remarks, warning about cyber crime. Melissa Hathaway, President of Hathaway Global Strategies and leader of the 60-day Cyberspace …

At CNAS’ 2010 conference: Shaping the Agenda, military and policy leaders shared their views on how America’s armed forces will need to evolve to meet the changing needs of an increasingly unstable international environment. Keynote speaker Michele Flournoy, Undersecretary of Defense for Policy, said that despite significant progress in Iraq …

As malware becomes more prevalent, the number of infected computers continues to grow, some of which are becoming part of large-scale botnets. So what can you do to protect yourself from joining the “botnet Army?” A botnet is a string of computers that are each infected with malware. The infected …

In the wake of the catastrophic oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, many in the government contracting industry are wondering how their organizations can help with cleanup efforts.  Here’s a quick outline of the government’s contingency plan. Each year, over 20,000 emergency oil and hazardous substance spills are handled …

This past Saturday, May 29 marked the one year anniversary of the President Barack Obama’s speech on cybersecurity where he said “America’s economic prosperity in the 21st century will depend on cybersecurity.” Since that speech, the United States has moved systematically towards enhancing cybersecurity through the following initiatives: The 60-day …

With cybersecurity becoming an increasingly visible issue, Congress has added its voice to the growing discussion with a number of bills currently pending. Melissa Hathaway, president of Hathaway Global Strategies and former cybersecurity official, recently authored a study of the pending legislation that is a must read for individuals in …