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John Zangardi, currently acting DOD CIO, is President Trump's new pick to lead tech at the Department of Homeland Security. John Zangardi, currently the acting CIO of the Department of Defense, has been named by President Donald Trump to lead tech at the Department of Homeland Security.
On October 30, 2017, the U.S. Department of Defense Defense Security Service will complete its transition to the National Industrial Security System . The NISS will replace two predecessor systems: the Industrial Security Facilities Database , and the Electronic Facility Clearance System .
This 'community of interest' option is available to GigaTrust customers directly and via GigaTrust's recent partnership with Forcepoint and ICM. Following the successful launch of GigaCloud in March, 2017, GigaTrust is now addressing specific vertical industry customer demand for a secure document collaboration solution that allows organizations with a shared interest - including government suppliers, healthcare organizations and financial services companies such as banks- to share information with one another safely and securely, allowing them to maintain compliance and simplify business processes.
October 6, 2017 - Cindy Templeton, a retired principal from the Department of Defense Education Activity's Killin Elementary School in Okinawa, Japan, was recognized recently at an awards ceremony in the Pentagon for her contributions to disability awareness. In observance of National Disability Employment Awareness Month, the Department of Defense hosted its 37th Annual Disability Awards Ceremony on Thursday.
At this time last year, the Department of Defense issued a Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement intended to better protect controlled data and national security networks from cybersecurity threats. The 2016 DFARS cybersecurity regulations cover defense information on contractor information systems that support the performance of DoD contracts, and establish that covered systems comply with the security requirements in the NIST CUI.
North Korea Minister for Foreign Affairs Ri Yong Ho speaks during the 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly, Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017 at United Nations headquarters.
The U.S. military confirmed a Daily Beast report Thursday that an American fighting in Syria for the so-called Islamic State has been taken into custody. "The U.S. citizen is being legally detained by Department of Defense personnel as a known enemy combatant," Pentagon spokesman Eric Pahon said.
Capt. Anthony Castello views the Vigilant Spirit Control Station at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Engineers in the 711th Human Performance Wing's Supervisory Control & Cognition Branch developed the software which allows operators to control multiple UAVs at once.
This Aug. 29, 2017 photo provided by the Department of Defense shows a medium-range ballistic missile target is launched from the Pacific Missile Range Facility on Kauai, Hawaii. The U.S. military has shot down a medium range ballistic missile during a test off Hawaii.
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi says that the Department of Defense is spending five times more on Viagra than it would on "transition-related care" for transgenders had President Donald Trump not ordered the Pentagon to bar transgenders from the military. "A study commissioned by the Department of Defense itself found that the cost of providing medically necessary care for transgender troops would be miniscule," Pelosi said in a press release put out Friday .
The Trump administration will bring back the movement of surplus military equipment to local law enforcement. Documents obtained by Fox News reveal President Trump will sign an executive order reversing an Obama-era policy which restricted local police agenciesA ability to get access to gear such as armored personnel carriers, grenade launchers and other military-grade equipment.
The Department of Defense is investing $17 million in directed energy laser weapons, Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., announced at the Boeing facility in Albuquerque, N.M., on Wednesday. "With our state's unique expertise in directed energy work, this funding will jump start the deployment of this critical technology and bring more high-paying jobs to the state," said Heinrich , a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee.
Raytheon Missile Systems has received a $104.9 million contract for delivery of Griffin precision guided missiles and associated support, the Department of Defense announced on Thursday. The work will be performed in Tuscon, Ariz., and is expected to be finished by Dec. 31, 2018.
A foreign company hired by the U.S. government to mentor and train Afghan intelligence officers billed Uncle Sam for more than $50 million in luxury cars-including Porsches, an Aston Martin and Bentley-and the lucrative salaries of executive and their spouses, who didn't do any work. The firm also spent $1,500 on alcohol and $42,000 on automatic weapons prohibited under the terms of the contract, according to figures provided by a U.S. Senator from a federal audit that has not been released to the public.
A leaked new government report that's part of the National Climate Assessment provides an updated look at what we know about climate change. It says the world is significantly warmer than it used to be and getting hotter, mostly because of human activity.
President Donald Trump took to Twitter this week to a declare that transgender men and women would henceforth be banned from military service . Indeed, top Department of Defense officials quickly reassured the public that there will be "no modifications" to the military's transgender policy as a result of the tweet, and the military will continue to "treat all of our personnel with respect."
U.S. Air Force F-16 jets over Paris on July 14, 2017, during the annual Bastille Day military parade on the Champs-Elysees. U.S. Air Force F-16 jets over Paris on July 14, 2017, during the annual Bastille Day military parade on the Champs-Elysees.
Arlington, VA -- The Department of Defense announced today that it will award approximately $3.5 million to six U.S. university teams for research into robotics for disaster relief. These awards are part of a joint research project with the Republic of Korea's Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy , agreed to in June 2015.
U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer is continuing to lobby to get members of the military killed during the Vietnam War added to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in Washington, D.C. During a meeting with Defense Secretary James Mattis, U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer urged Secretary Mattis to grant Terry Lee Henderson of Mayville, Larry Reilly Jr., and the names of 72 other sailors who died on the U.S.S. Frank E. Evans the honor and respect of being added to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in Washington, D.C. Schumer explained the Department of Defense has delayed adding Frank E. Evans 74 to the wall, citing a rule which limits recognition on the memorial wall to sailors who died within a designated combat zone.
In 2010, the Department of Defense did a worldwide review of military elementary schools to survey whether they met the educational needs of the military children in attendance. "Based on their findings, our two schools here on Schofield [Daniel K. Inouye Elementary, and Solomon Elementary] ranked high on the list as candidates to be replaced," said Col.