DCO-Defensive Cyber Operations

08/04/2022

CONGRATULATIONS
To the DCO-Defensive Cyber Operations Cost Team, who won the 2022 Team of the Year award from the International Cost Estimating and Analysis Association (ICEAA)!
Their notable accomplishments include: bringing cost realism and logic to every step of the acquisition process, improving the Independent Government Cost Estimate (IGCE) technique by conducting process training, and creating methods to evaluate agile vendor performance during re-negotiations for baseline changes.
See the full announcement here: https://www.iceaaonline.com/.../2022/07/ICEAA2022Awards.pdf.
Way to go, Team!
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U.S. Army Acquisition Support Center, Assistant Secretary of the Army - Acquisition, Logistics & Technology

11/22/2021

Applied Cyber Technologies (ACT), part of PEO EIS's Defensive Cyber Operations (DCO), has won the DOD's coveted 2021 David Packard Award for Acquisition Excellence.

ACT’s winning submission focused on its development of Defense Cyber Operations Resource for Updates, Innovation and Development (DRUID), and how DRUID helps ACT rapidly innovate and acquire tools for the Army’s cyber defenders. ACT’s innovation significantly shortens the time it takes to develop and deliver advanced cyber technologies, and greatly reduces the cost that the government pays for them. Additionally, DRUID leverages the accessibility of the public cloud while offering the security of private infrastructure, and provides cyber defenders with a virtual application marketplace. The innovation makes technology acquisition vastly more efficient, while simultaneously making the nation's cyber force more lethal. These key features enabled ACT to win the highly competitive award.

Applied Cyber Technologies (ACT), part of PEO EIS's Defensive Cyber Operations (DCO), has won the DOD's coveted 2021 David Packard Award for Acquisition Excellence.

07/22/2021

By Michael Bold


FORT BELVOIR, Va. (April 6, 2021)—The Spring 2021 issue of Army AL&T magazine focuses on “Shaping Army Acquisition,” examining the culture of acquisition in the Army, what’s changed and what needs changing. As the Army modernizes to achieve overmatch against .....

01/26/2021

01/07/2021

CONGRATULATIONS to Bonnie Evangelista & Fianna Litvok of DCO’s Applied Cyber Technologies, recipients of the Major General Harold J. “Harry” Greene Award for Acquisition Writing in the category of acquisition reform!
Congratulations to all awardees!
Assistant Secretary of the Army - Acquisition, Logistics & Technology U.S. Army Acquisition Support Center DCO-Defensive Cyber Operations

10/20/2020

GREAT READ!
Make sure to check out C4ISRNET's interview with Project Manager Defensive Cyber Operations (DCO) Col. Mark Taylor: US Army’s defensive cyber tools office to deliver new systems in the next year
https://www.c4isrnet.com/show-reporter/ausa/2020/10/16/us-armys-defensive-cyber-tools-office-to-deliver-new-systems-in-the-next-year/

10/15/2020

Cyber Shield 2020 included about 550 participants including Army and Air National Guard members and about 80 industry partners from the civilian sector and local, state, and federal government agencies.

“The work we do during exercises like Cyber Shield helps us work through communication issues between cyber operations and how to respond to cyber threats to the mission partner network, to better strengthen our standard operating procedures to efficiently accomplish the mission,” said Staff Sgt. Michael Utomi, 261st COS cyberthreat analyst.

The California Air National Guard’s 261st Cyberspace Operations Squadron participated as a cyber defense team, along with units from across the United States. Units gathered both in person and virtually to participate in the annual defense-focused Army National Guard exercise this year in response...

09/30/2020

***DV Day Closing Remarks***
CyberQuest 20 is a prototype assessment conducted in an operationally relevant environment to identify innovative technologies.
On behalf of Major General Neil S. Hersey, the Commanding General of the Cyber Center of Excellence and Fort Gordon and Command Sergeant Major Delia Quintero, the Command Sergeant Major of the Cyber Center of Excellence and Fort Gordon we would like to officially welcome you to CyberQuest 20. U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command 15th Signal Brigade Fort Gordon

09/26/2020

Watch "DoD CIO discusses cybersecurity during pandemic and beyond"

Dana Deasy, the Defense Department's Chief Information Officer, discusses DoD cybersecurity initiatives during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond at the annual...

09/11/2020

On September 11, Patriot Day gives all of us time to reflect on the devastating terror attacks that took nearly 3,000 lives. We commemorate those who we lost and give thanks to the brave first responders who put their lives on the line.

Take a moment today to consider what we stand for as a nation and how we can work together to make the world a better place for all.

Read the full article here:
https://smcorridornews.com/tomorrow-is-patriot-day-september-11-2020/

08/28/2020

08/18/2020

Maj. Nicole Meruvia is a confident leader who learned a lot of lessons in the school of hard knocks. As the assistant product manager for two programs—Mission Planning and Threat Emulation—Meruvia helped Defensive Cyber Operations award a Federal Acquisition Regulation-based contract within 90 days under an Agile 874 software-development-program pilot.

As the assistant product manager for two programs—Mission Planning and Threat Emulation—Maj. Nicole Meruvia helped Defensive Cyber Operations award a Federal...

08/18/2020

WASHINGTON — U.S. Cyber Command is using unclassified networks and publicly available communication platforms as it works to prevent foreign interference in the next presidential election, a CYBERCOM official has revealed.

U.S. Cyber Command is using unclassified networks and publicly available communication platforms as it works to prevent foreign interference in the next presidential election, a CYBERCOM official has revealed.

08/12/2020

AN AGILE SYSTEM: Chief Warrant Officer Gabriel Garcia and Spc. Edward Bolton during the third iteration of training for the Deployable Defensive Cyberspace Operations System – Modular at the Georgia Cyber Center, in Augusta, Georgia. The system is agile; it can be deployed in different flexible co...

08/10/2020

REMINDER:

Walk-In Service (no appointments required) is now available every Thursday for CAC issuance at the ID Card Facility for the following Fort Belvoir customers:

Service Members in uniform, Federal Employees, and Government Contractors ONLY.

Schedule:
Thursdays from 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Closed for lunch 12 - 1:30 p.m. (last customer before lunch at 11:30 a.m.)

For questions, call the ID Card Facility at 703-805-5578.

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08/07/2020

Indiana National Guard Soldier secures cyber success!

Tired of being unfulfilled, Gill sought to work full-time with the first IT job he could find. However, before he could drop out and find a new job, Gill’s readiness sergeant presented him with an opportunity to attend a cybersecurity program at the Muscatatuck Urban Training Center.

“I’ve always been interested in computers and technology. So I decided pretty early on that that was going to be my career focus,” said Gill. “As soon as I got into the Cyber Academy, by day three, we were doing hands-on computer building and I was like, ‘Well, this is what I want to do.’”

Indiana National Guard Soldier secures cyber success

08/01/2020

07/30/2020

Mr. Ross Guckert, Program Executive Officer for Enterprise Information Systems invites you to view the Change of Charter Ceremony of Defensive Cyber Operations from Colonel Chad Harris to Colonel Mark Taylor on Thursday, the thirtieth of July at eleven o’clock in the morning on Microsoft Teams.

The ceremony will be virtual-only. Please copy and paste the link in your web browser and select “Watch on the web instead” to watch the ceremony.

https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_YzVmMzQwYzAtZGNkMC00MjM2LThmMmEtYTQ1N2NmMTc5ZDgw%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%2221acfbb3-32be-4715-9025-1e2f015cbbe9%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22d7062b68-4fc8-44ec-8543-6746dbdbfeec%22%2c%22IsBroadcastMeeting%22%3atrue%7d

07/26/2020

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PEO EIS’s assistant PEO for networks, cyber and services, John Howell, provided an update on the PEO, discussed business opportunities within his portfolio and answered questions from industry representatives at AFCEA Belvoir's July 22 virtual luncheon.
https://www.eis.army.mil/newsroom/news/peo-eis-wide/apeo-howell-briefs-industry-peo-eis-developments-and-opportunities

07/14/2020

CYBER PLATFORMS AND SYSTEMS CREATES A MODULAR,
CARRY-ON-SIZE CYBERSPACE DEFENSE SYSTEM. Today’s technology is changing rapidly and Defensive Cyber Operations (DCO) ensures the U.S. Army’s cyber defenders are equipped for the fight against all cyber threats worldwide. In response to the threat, the U.S. Army began identifying specific needs for a deployable cyber capability to defend and mitigate threats from cyber enemies. The solution needed to be armed with state of the art of defense tools, and have the ability to control monitor and forensically evaluate who is attacking, why and identify what they are after.

To read the full story from AL&T follow the link below.
https://www.eis.army.mil/newsroom/news/peo-eis-wide-defensive-cyber/training-delivery-cyber-space-warfare

07/13/2020

You won't want to miss our guest speaker at our next Cyber Talks. Mr. Mollenkopf will offer a brief overview of ARCYBER, review Command priorities, and discuss how ARCYBER is evolving its processes. He will highlight ARCYBER’s work in reducing complexity in engineering IT-centric capabilities, distributed system complexity, and common/extensible platforms. He will also talk about accelerated tech access and collaborative problem solving, as well as ARCYBER’s plans for the Georgia Cyber Center. Mr. Mollenkopf’s talk will be followed by LTC Amara, who will discuss ACT’s work with a public cloud prototype and highlight the significant impact this will have on Industry.

For More Information: https://www.eis.army.mil/event/cyber-talks-100-virtual-1

07/12/2020

Army Cyber headquarters cases colors and departs region! U.S. Army Cyber Command cased its colors in a brief ceremony at Fort Belvoir, Va., July 1, marking the departure of its headquarters from the National Capital Region and a move to its new home at Fort Gordon, Ga.

Army Cyber headquarters cases colors and departs region!

U.S. Army Cyber Command cased its colors in a brief ceremony at Fort Belvoir, Va., July 1, marking the departure of its headquarters from the National Capital Region and a move to its new home at Fort Gordon, Ga.

Read more at online here: http://www.belvoireagleonline.com/news/army-cyber-headquarters-cases-colors-departs-region/article_8c19bbde-c149-11ea-9445-d37a227c264a.html

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07/06/2020

The U.S. Army Cyber Command is transferring some of its cyber defense responsibilities for the service’s networks to the Army Network Enterprise Technology Command, commonly known as NETCOM. The change, which officially took effect on June 1, transfers authority for the Army’s worldwide regional cyber centers to NETCOM, allows Cyber Command to increase its focus on electronic warfare and information operations and provides one primary point of contact for warfighters in need of network support.

NETCOM is now in charge of the Army’s worldwide regional cyber centers, and Army Cyber Command can increase its focus on electronic warfare and information operations.

07/04/2020

Happy 4th!

At some point during the holiday weekend, I ask that you please take a moment to reflect upon all of the freedoms that we continue to enjoy due to, in no small part, our men and women in uniform who serve the Nation daily. From the Minutemen who stood watch over Lexington and Concord, to the Active Duty, Reserve and National Guard Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, and Marines who serve today in nearly 80 foreign countries, American service members and civilians have selflessly advanced the cause of freedom worldwide. They deserve our deepest admiration and respect.

I want to add my special thanks to the dedicated members of the Army Acquisition Workforce. You have a pivotal role in preparing our Soldiers for success by providing them with the most technologicallyadvanced weapon systems and equipment, as well as the services they need to accomplish their jobs, day to day. Through your efforts and service, we will continue to give them all they need for mission accomplishment and a safe return home.

LTG Marion, Mr. White and I once again thank you for your service. Keep doing great things!

Dr. Bruce D. Jette
U.S. Army Acquisition Executive

06/29/2020

HPCON UPDATE:

By order of MG Omar Jones, JFHQ-NCR/MDW Commanding General, Fort Belvoir's Health Protection Condition (HPCON) has downgraded to HPCON Bravo, effective today, June 29, 12:01 a.m. MG Jones has also lifted the Public Health Emergency for Fort Belvoir.

Reopening dates for Fort Belvoir facilities/services will be posted on our social media platforms and website once they have been determined.

As a reminder, Face coverings are still required at the Exchange and Commissary and it is required that everyone wear face coverings in public settings where other social distancing measures are difficult to maintain, according to DoD Guidance which can be found here:https://home.army.mil/belvoir/application/files/3815/8621/2657/200405_DoD_Guidance_on_the_Use_of_Cloth_Face_Coverings.pdf

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06/23/2020

The 's first-ever nationwide virtual hiring campaign is a three-day event with a goal of finding 10,000 men and women to join our .

Join us next week for the Army National Hiring Days June 30-July 2!

Visit www.goarmy.com/hiringdays for more information.

06/22/2020

The U.S. Secretary of Defense latest guidance lays out rules that U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) civilian employees and service members must follow.

FInd more at: https://go.usa.gov/xwP3C

Service Members, civilians bound by DOD rules during elec...

06/21/2020

06/17/2020

Defensive Cyber Operations (DCO) is seeking solutions for commercial technologies to foster technological innovation relevant to the Focus Areas enclosed in this Announcement. In this context, innovative means any new technology, process, or business practice, or any new application of an existing technology, process, or business practice that that enhances mission effectiveness for DCO.

This Announcement is considered a competitive process and includes multiple phases for selection. Potential prototype projects will be directly relevant to enhancing the effectiveness of the Army Cyber Mission Forces. This Announcement may result in the award of prototype project(s) as a result of this multi-phased competitive process.

For more information: https://lnkd.in/dMrM_f2

Seeking Solutions When & Where 17 Jun 2020 - 13 Jul 2020 https://vulcan-sof.com/login/ng2/collection/e6b86f3b-3442-4655-bb59-749dfcc878d… Defensive Cyber Operations 9625 Middleton Rd, Ft Belvoir, VA 22060 Fort Belvoir, VA 22060 United States Mission Areas PEO EIS-wide Defensive Cyber File Announce...

06/15/2020

Defensive Cyber Operations (DCO) is pleased to announce the next in a series of CYBER TALKS. The intended audience is: Government personnel, contractors, SOSSEC consortium members and all interested industry vendors. This event gives the opportunity to participate in virtually collaborative session on topics directly related to better understanding DCO.

Security Onion - Peel Back the Layers of the Enterprise CYBER TALK SESSION June 24, 2020, 1300 hours

Defensive Cyber Operations, Applied Cyber Technologies (ACT) is hosting a “Cyber Talk" with SOSSEC members and interested companies for an Informational and Educational Briefing by Security Onion - Peel Back the Layers of the Enterprise

Security Onion - Peel Back the Layers of the Enterprise

Speaker:

Doug Burks - Creator of Security Onion, Founder and CEO of Security Onion Solutions

If you work in Defensive Cyber Operations, you have probably heard of Security Onion, the free and open source distribution for threat hunting, enterprise security monitoring, and log management. But, what is it, what are its capabilities, and who uses it? In this session, Doug Burks, creator of Security Onion, will discuss Security Onion and the role it serves in defending the DODIN. The presentation will focus on Security Onion capabilities and use cases, the direction of the Security Onion platform, and how SOSSEC members can partner with the company behind the platform, Security Onion Solutions. Doug will also give a sneak peek into the next generation free and open source platform, codenamed Security Onion Hybrid Hunter, which integrates even more best-of-breed tools that CPTs and other DCO practitioners can use to defend against modern threats.

Who Should Attend?

Program managers, development teams, engineers, architects, ISSO's, security managers, security specialists, and system administrators who are eager to learn more about Security Onion - Peel Back the Layers of the Enterprise. This event is intended to educate all professionals who support these initiates.

https://www.eis.army.mil/event/security-onion-peel-back-layers-enterprise-cyber-talks

06/06/2020

Congratulations are in order for Lt. Col. Peter Amara, formerly an assistant product manager for Defensive Cyber Operations' (DCO) Cyber Analytics and Detection (CAD), who took the Applied Cyber Technologies helm last week from Joe Kobsar, who retired from a 36 year career.

Thank you, Mr. Kobsar, for all of your hard work, and congratulations to Lt. Col. Amara!



https://www.eis.army.mil/newsroom/news/peo-eis-wide-defensive-cyber/defensive-cyber-operations-welcomes-new-product-lead

05/26/2020

Defensive Cyber Operations, Applied Cyber Technologies is pleased to announce the next in a series of CYBER TALKS. The intended audience is government personnel, contractors, SOSSEC Consortium Members, and industry vendors working in the cyber domain This event offers an opportunity for the cyber community to engage through interactive engagement and discussion.

What will we discuss?

In this session, Microsoft will highlight some of the key challenges faced by the defensive cyber operations community as it tries to modernize open source tools for security operations, while concurrently transitioning to multi-cloud and hybrid environments. The presentation will focus on the principle tenets and the cultural changes in the second draft of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Publication (SP) 800-207, Zero Trust Architecture. The panel will discuss how the shifting cyber landscape from one that focuses on network security and isolation, to an identity based perimeter, presents unique challenges for capturing signals from disparate, multi-vendor systems and architectures. The talk will enable participants to better understand the benefits of cloud-based analytics, advanced threat detection capabilities, signal integration, and automated response.

Who should attend?

Senior leaders, program managers, development teams, engineers, architects, Information System Security Officers (ISSO) , security managers, security specialists, and system administrators who are eager to learn more about AWS services. This event is intended to educate all professionals who support cloud initiatives.

The two-hour session will allow for questions and answers.

NOTICE TO PARTICIPANTS: DUE TO COVID-19, CYBER TALKS WILL BE HELD VIRTUALLY. NO PARTICIPANTS WILL BE PERMITTED AT THE FORGE ON THE DAY OF THE EVENT. ALL WHO DESIRE TO PARTICIPATE MUST DO SO VIA WEBEX. INFORMATION BELOW.

Meeting URL:

https://sossec.webex.com/sossec/j.php?MTID=me5d0a96c48cc01823084e49fa63a5d18

Meeting Number (Access code): 901 658 068

Meeting Password: Forge10

Join by phone: +1-415-527-5035

Join from a video system or application: Dial [email protected]

Join using Microsoft Lync or Microsoft Skype for Business:

Dial [email protected]

05/21/2020

ASA(ALT) is pleased to announce that Ms. Rebecca Weirick, SES, has been promoted to the position of Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Procurement), Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics and Technology).

Congratulations from your ASA(ALT) family!

05/08/2020

05/07/2020

As Ms. Smith shares her last perspective she personally gives gratitude to the U.S. Army Cyber community.

“Lt. Gen. Fogarty has been a loyal supporter of the Forge, Defensive Cyber Operations’ one-stop shop to identify, assess, integrate and procure defensive cyber prototypes which are delivered to the cyber protection brigades charged with defending the Army’s network. His recognition of the possibilities of the space was a great enabler in making it a reality, and we are proud to be partnered with ARCYBER in getting the right technology to Soldiers. Lt. Gen. Crawford has been instrumental in the Army’s goal of network modernization, an area where we are closely partnered to deliver a secure, protected, interoperable, sustainable and mobile network; I thank him and his deputy, Mr. Greg Garcia, for their great leadership and teamwork: Chérie Smith, Program Executive Officer

She has been an exceptional leader and mentor to everyone around her. Thank you Ms. Smith for all the support and guidance you have provided the Defensive Cyber community. Our Cyber Soldiers are equipped for the fight because of your dedication and innovation. You will be missed! – Defensive Cyber Operations (DCO)

To read the full message: https://www.eis.army.mil/peo-perspective-may-2020

05/02/2020

05/01/2020

Defensive Cyber Operations (DCO) is pleased to announce the next in a series of CYBER TALKS. This series will be an informational and educational briefing by Amazon on Amazon Web Services (AWS) cyber capabilities in a cloud environment. The intended audience includes government personnel, contractors, SOSSEC Consortium members, and interested industry vendors,. This event is a virtual collaborative session that enables participants to discuss topics directly related to better understand the DCO mission.

AWS - Cyber Capabilities in the Cloud
In this session we will discuss the NIST Cyber Security Framework (CSF) and how AWS meets the identify, protect, detect, respond, and recover criteria with fully integrated API called services. We will cover how the CSF can be implemented and how US Federal agencies are leveraging AWS to be more secure, both through security best practices as well as via data analytics from big data platforms.

Who Should Attend?
Program managers, development teams, engineers, architects, ISSO's, security managers, security specialists, and system administrators who are eager to learn more about AWS services. This event is intended to educate all professionals who support cloud initiates.

Follow the link for more information: https://www.eis.army.mil/event/cyber-talks-100-virtual-0