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Comcast wins a $102.8 million contract to help the Defense Information Systems Agency replace legacy circuits in one U.S. region with ethernet connections for accessing the military’s global information network.
Flag Officer Assignments
The acting secretary of the Navy and chief of naval operations announced today the following assignments:
Rear Adm. (lower half) William E. Chase III, selected for promotion to rear admiral, will be assigned deputy commander, Joint Force Headquarters-Department of Defense Information Network (JFHQ-DODIN), U.S. Cyber Command, Fort Meade, Maryland. Chase is currently serving as deputy principal cyber advisor to the secretary of defense, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, Washington, D.C.
Rear Adm. (lower half) Brian L. Davies will be assigned additional duties as deputy commander, Second Fleet, Norfolk, Virginia. Davies will retain all currently assigned duties as commander, Submarine Group Two, Norfolk, Virginia.
On May 12, 2021, President Biden issued an executive order entitled
Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity (EO). The EO was released only days after the cyberattack impacting Colonial Pipeline, and several months following discovery of the penetration of various federal agencies as a result of the Solar Winds cyber breach by Russian hackers in 2019. The 34-page EO calls for broad and ambitious changes intended to improve Federal Information System cybersecurity, and the prevention, detection, assessment, and remediation of cyber incidents that pose a risk to national and economic security. Many of the changes contemplated by the EO could have significant impacts on contractors doing business the with federal government, and greatly increase their reporting responsibilities and cybersecurity obligations. This GT Alert provides an overview of the key policies, goals, and requirements contained in the EO.
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Executive Order on Improving US Cybersecurity: An Ambitious and Timely Call for a Broad Range of Cybersecurity Improvements Monday, May 24, 2021
On May 12, 2021, President Biden issued an executive order entitled
Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity (EO). The EO was released only days after the cyberattack impacting Colonial Pipeline, and several months following discovery of the penetration of various federal agencies as a result of the Solar Winds cyber breach by Russian hackers in 2019. The 34-page EO calls for broad and ambitious changes intended to improve Federal Information System cybersecurity, and the prevention, detection, assessment, and remediation of cyber incidents that pose a risk to national and economic security. Many of the changes contemplated by the EO could have significant impacts on contractors doing business the with federal government, and greatly increase their reporting responsibilities and cybersecurity obligations. This GT