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Embrace AI to maintain global talent pool for US innovation, security
The U.S. stands at a crossroads, where the nurturing of global talent is not merely an option but a strategic imperative.
By Don Blersch
‘Defending forward’ in the cyber arena
Maj. Gen. Robert Skinner, commander, 24th Air Force/Air Forces Cyber/Joint Force Headquarters-Cyber, on the evolution, integration and convergence of digital operations.
By Mark Pomerleau
How Cyber Command’s plan to ‘frustrate’ hackers is working
Cyber Command is now taking the fight to adversaries in cyberspace.
By Mark Pomerleau
Why it’s time to make cybersecurity a national priority
The United States must be united around the concept of becoming a dominant cybersecurity force.
By Eric Trexler
Marines have been personally downloading this software that helps coordinate air support. How that error and big cyber flaws are putting lives at risk.
Some Marines downloaded the software onto personal devices, potentially putting themselves and their unit at risk.
By Shawn Snow
US intel chiefs share latest assessment of North Korea, Iran nuclear programs
Their analysis stands in sharp contrast to President Trump's almost singular focus on security gaps at the border as the biggest threat facing the United States.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press
Will Enterprise IT as a Service create a more digital Air Force?
The Air Force is looking to create more efficiencies in a future data and network centric environment.
By Mark Pomerleau
Can security pros use the shutdown to their advantage?
Darien Kindlund, of Insight Engines, explains how savvy cybersecurity professionals could use the shutdown of the federal government to help improve protection strategies.
Federal Hot Take Podcast Episode 2: Bid Protests
In this episode of Federal Hot Take, Amber Corrin, editor of Federal Times, and Mike Gruss, editor of C4ISRNET and Fifth Domain, talk about bid protests and the role they play in major acquisitions for government programs. Amber and Mike weigh in on the perception and reality of protests, possible solutions to make protests seem less foreboding and how protests can feel like a uniquely bad fit for software and cyber purchases.
Why the shutdown could aggravate the cyber workforce gap
The prolonged shutdown could devastate an already hollowed out workforce.
By Justin Lynch
How the government shutdown slows down cybersecurity
As President Donald Trump and congressional Democrats continue to feud over spending for a border wall and parts of the federal government remain shutdown, some of the federal government’s cybersecurity community remains out of commission.
By Justin Lynch