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Inside the Reporter's Notebook: A deeper focus on strategic sourcing, boosting acquisition and cyber workforces

News and buzz in the acquisition and IT communities that you may have missed this week.

Tags: Jason Miller , Inside the Reporters Notebook , technology , acquisition , industry , Joe Jordan , Mike Smith , DHS , OFPP , Mark Borkowski , CBP , acquisition workforce , strategic sourcing , DoD , cybersecurity , Carl Levin , U.S. Cyber Command

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DoD constructing offensive, defensive cyber teams

U.S. Cyber Command is putting together dozens of groups to defend the military's network, to work with combatant commanders on offensive tactics and to respond to attacks against the nation. Gen. Keith Alexander, however, said budget cuts will delay DoD's ability to recruit and train team members.

Tags: technology , cybersecurity , DoD , Robert Kehler , workforce , Senate Armed Services Committee , training , sequestration , Jason Miller , U.S. Cyber Command

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On cyber defense, U.S. ‘stuck at the starting line'

NSA, DHS taking steps to improve information sharing by creating a set of standardized technical specifications that let machines detect cyber threats and communicate them to one another in real-time. Whole of government approach is starting to take shape when it comes to cybersecurity.

Tags: cybersecurity , National Security Agency , U.S. Cyber Command , DHS , Robert Joyce , Larry Zelvin , Jared Serbu , Symantec Government Symposium , information sharing

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Draft order would give companies cyberthreat info

Tags: U.S. Cyber Command , Samuel Cox , DoD , cybersecurity , Cybersecurity Update , Federal Drive ,

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New cybersecurity threat could revive legislation

Congress has a lot of unfinished business to tackle during its lame duck session expected in November. The House Intelligence Committee chairman thinks new threat information could push cyber legislation up the priority list.

Tags: technology , Congress , cybersecurity , National Security Agency , U.S. Cyber Command , House Intelligence Committee , Mike Rogers , CISPA , Jared Serbu , information sharing , U.S. Chamber of Commerce

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DoD building cyber workforce of the future

Military's cyber leaders say job satisfaction has so far trumped salary concerns when it comes to building and retaining a workforce of elite cyber warriors. Building the capacity of that training pipeline is the next challenge.

Tags: Obama Impact , DoD , cybersecurity , workforce , Alan Paller , SANS Institute , Air Force , Michael Basla , Navy , Michael Rogers , U.S. Cyber Command , DISA , Henry Sienkiewicz , Roger Greenwell , training , Jared Serbu , On DoD , DoD Report , Cybersecurity Update , Federal Drive

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Cyber Command boss wants better integration of network warriors

Military's cyber offense and defense strategies are being executed by two separate teams that can't sufficiently share knowledge, per the commander of U.S. Cyber Command

Tags: DoD , technology , cybersecurity , NSA , U.S. Cyber Command , Coast Guard , Air Force , Robert Day , Suzanne Vautrinot , Jared Serbu

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For first time in 20 years, NSA participates in Defcon hacker conference

NSA director Gen. Keith Alexander gave the keynote at this year's Defcon in Las Vegas.

Tags: NSA , Cybersecurity Update , technology , Defcon , hacker , CNET , DoD , In Depth

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Military branches refine cyber roles

Two years after U.S. Cyber Command became operational, the military services that provide its cyber forces are beginning to more tightly define their respective responsibilities in the joint cyber environment. Gen. Keith Alexander issued a memo recently giving each of the services a lead cyber role for specific geographic areas of the world.

Tags: DoD , Congress , cybersecurity , Cyber Command , Army , Navy , Air Force , Marine Corps , Rhett Hernandez , Suzanne Vautrinot , Michael Rogers , Mac Thornberry , Jared Serbu

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Foreign cyber attacks on US ramping up

Hits on infrastructure such as electricity grids and water supplies increased 17-fold between 2009 and 2011.

Tags: DoD , Cybersecurity Update , technology , Federal Drive

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