Data comes from many sources, data definitions, variations in data, different systems, and from many users. It is important to gather and identify data from a multitude of sources to explore data patterns and data trends to be used for forecasting, planning, future strategies, innovation, research, and others that are not affected by fluctuations, repeated sequencing over fixed periods of time, unexplained random variances, and much more. Ever...

Homeland Security and Law Enforcement present is a very complicated service with numerous challenges and risks presented to all levels of government. It is not only the terrorist attacks but also the natural disasters and other crises that impact day-to-day operations, our lives, and our wellbeing. Government and industry need to respond with an integrated and collaborative strategy to combat the impact and will require updated, sophisticated...

JIFX 22-4 15 – 19 August 2022 The focus area for this event is Navigation in GPS-Denied Environments & Subterranean UGV Communication, however experiments from all areas of the RFI will be considered and are encouraged to apply. Proposals will be accepted until 08 June 2022 for experiments with aerial systems and 22 June 2022 for all other experiments. The JIFX program exists to provide an opportunity for NPS faculty, students, priv...

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is one of the leading federal agencies in implementing in Cloud, UI/UX, SecDevOps and Cybersecurity capabilities. In 2021, President Biden signed Executive Orders (EO), some of them have a major impact on most components of DHS. First Executive Order is “Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity”. It is a detailed overview of the Federal government’s plan to better secure America ...

A Fireside Chat with David Shive , Chief Information Officer, General Services Administration

In October 2020, DOJ announced a policy that permits state and local officers on DOJ Task Forces to wear and activate BWCs when the use of force is possible - while serving arrest warrants, executing other planned arrest operations, and during the execution of search warrants. On June 7 2021, based on recommendations from the Department's law enforcement components, the Attorney General directed the Acting Director of the Bureau of Alcohol, To...

The role of Chief Information Security Officer is important making security is front and center in protecting organizations in a post SolarWinds and Log4j world. As the need to share information between different agencies with both connected and disconnected applications increases, agencies need to think beyond DevSecOps and Zero Trust. Existing approaches to building software and the use of automation need to be reevaluated. The Department of...

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) will host regular Virtual Industry Day events in fiscal year (FY) 2022. These events will allow CISA and industry to have meaningful discussions about cybersecurity capabilities, challenges, and technologies as well as future business opportunities. The sixth FY22 Virtual Industry Day is scheduled for the Cybersecurity Division (CSD) on June...

In partnership with the Cyber Bytes Foundation and located at the cutting edge Quantico Cyber Hub, Chenega Applied Solution’s best-in-class Modernization as a Service (MaaS) capability comes to life, in the new Nebula Software Factory. Join as we launch our next-gen software factory and present the space to government and industry for an introduction and walkthrough of the new innovation center for the DoD’s DevSecOps movement. Ref...

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) will host regular Virtual Industry Day events in fiscal year (FY) 2022. These events will allow CISA and industry to have meaningful discussions about cybersecurity capabilities, challenges, and technologies as well as future business opportunities. The fifth FY22 Virtual Industry Day is scheduled for the Emergency Communications Division (EC...