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The Signal in the Selection: New Technology-Leading DCSA Director
1+ hour, 13+ min ago (554+ words) The Defense Counterintelligence Agency has appointed Dr. Joseph Tonon as its next director. Dr. Tonon comes most recently from Amazon Web Services, but has previous roles with the Center for Naval Analyses and Oracle Cloud Services. The selection of Dr....
EPA Calls for Nearly $20 million to Protect Water Systems From a Cyber Attack
2+ week, 3+ hour ago (746+ words) The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed increasing its fiscal year 2027 (FY27) budget, which would allow the agency to expand its Drinking Water Infrastructure Resilience Grant Program. That would include dedicated cybersecurity funding, enabling the EPA to upgrade legacy…...
Spring Clean Your Online Footprint: Top 7 Tools for Cleared Professionals
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (279+ words) Spring cleaning is not just for closets. It is also a smart time to clean up your online footprint, especially if you hold or are pursuing a security clearance. Old accounts, data broker listings, and breached logins can quietly pile…...
Security Clearance Process Gets a Customer Service Upgrade with DCSA's New Status Tracker
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (384+ words) According to the DCSA, "the IEP allows individuals to access near real-time information about their current and previous personnel vetting applications." Looking for a job can be mentally and physically exhausting, and that is true even when you know what…...
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1+ mon, 1+ week ago (14+ words) AST Space Mobile Stock Looks Ready to Surge as It Races Ahead of Others'Clearance Jobs...
The Real Lesson from the Aguto Case: Insider Risk Doesn't Care About Rank
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (592+ words) Christopher Burgess (@burgessct) is an author and speaker on the topic of security strategy. Christopher, served 30+ years within the Central Intelligence Agency. He lived and worked in South Asia, Southeast Asia, the Middle East, Central Europe, and Latin America. Upon…...
White House Cyber Strategy Aims to Keep the U. S. "Unrivaled in Cyberspace
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (500+ words) Earlier this month, the White House unveiled "President Trump's Cyber Strategy for America," which outlined the administration's priorities in cybersecurity and was intended to ensure that the United States remains unrivaled in cyberspace. "This strategy communicates the Trump Administration's cyber…...
Google Prepares Chrome for the Quantum Age
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (522+ words) To ensure the scalability and efficiency of the ecosystem, Chrome has no immediate plan to add traditional X. 509 certificates containing post-quantum cryptography to the Chrome Root Store," Google's Chrome Secure Web and Networking Team explained in a blog post. It added…...
U. S. Defense Contractor Faces 87 Months in Prison For Selling Secrets to Russia
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (479+ words) An Australian national who previously served as a general manager at an American cybersecurity firm has been sentenced by the U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia to 87 months in prison for selling his employer's trade secrets to a foreign…...
AI Heads to Washington: But Experts Warn It Can't Replace Cyber Pros
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (585+ words) This week, it was reported that several AI companies will work closely with the U. S. federal government, as part of the 2025 AI Action plan, which called for greater adoption of AI tools to increase efficiency, enhance national security, and modernize legacy…...