The U.S. Defense Department wants to expand a pilot project for sharing information on cybersecurity threats among its contractors to 200 companies from the current 37, Teri Takai said today at a conference in Arlington, Va., organized by U.S. Representative Jim Moran (D-VA), at left. The department expects to get approval from the White House for the expansion within 60 days, Takai said. Read More
Robert Carey provided a keynote presentation at FOSE 2012 on April 4, 2012. He focused on the innovation required to define and implement the Department's Joint Information Environment (JIE). Mr. Carey also touched on cybersecurity and mobility, both challenges facing DoD. He described innovative approaches for ensuring cybersecurity and for creating the infrastructure necessary to implement the DoD Mobility Strategy. Video
At the FOSE 2012 in Washington, Mr. Rob Carey offered an update on the DoD IT strategy's execution, including the plan's impact on service members serving abroad, and stressed its importance in both cyber and physical combat. Speaking of the plan's implementation, Carey said, "This is a real thing; it's actually happening now. As you can imagine, it's taken awhile to get to this part, but we're turning the corner." Read more
Mr. Robert Carey participated in a Securing the Supply Chain panel discussion on Thursday, April 19, 2012, at the Bloomberg Cybersecurity Conference in New York City. Joining Mr. Carey were Ms. Marene N. Allison, Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer, Johnson & Johnson Services Inc.; Mr. Edward G. Amoroso, Senior Vice President and Chief Security Officer, AT&T Services, Inc.; and others. Video
The Washington Post reporter Ellen Nakashima reports that DoD is planning to dramatically speed up development of new cyberweapons, which, according to a new Pentagon report to Congress, would give DoD the ability to field weapons against specific targets within a matter of days. The report on cyberweapons acquisition describes a new level of department-wide oversight with the establishment of a Cyber Investment Management Board. Read more
Takai Speaks at Excellence.gov Awards
