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Trump to appoint acting DoD CIO to DHS post

President Donald Trump announced his intention today to appoint the acting DoD CIO to fill the vacant CIO position at the Department of Homeland Security.
GSA RFI could topple DUNS monopoly

The General Services Administration issued a request for information on the future of entity identification and validation services that could replace the expiring contract with Dun & Bradstreet in 2018.
Are smartphones the new cyber threat vector?

Smartphones are presenting a unique cybersecurity vulnerability, according to panelists at the annual MilCom conference hosted by AFCEA.
FBI couldn’t access nearly 7K devices because of encryption

The FBI hasn’t been able to retrieve data from more than half of the mobile devices it tried to access in less than a year, FBI Director Christopher Wray said Sunday, turning up the heat on a debate between technology companies and law enforcement officials trying to recover encrypted communications.