Navy Rolls Out Temporary Fix for Networks Strained from Telework Requirements

Master Chief Navy Counselor Stephen Callaghan, (far left), chief recruiter at Navy Talent Acquisition Group Philadelphia, conducts virtual leading petty officer (LPO) qualification boards, subscribing to the maximum teleworking directive as COVID-19 preventative measures. Navy Photo)

Nearly a month into encouraging a large portion of its force to work remotely as a part of a COVID-19 response, the Navy is pushing out a temporary work-around to help civilian and military personnel accomplish...

https://news.usni.org/2020/04/06/navy-rolls-out-temporary-fix-for-networks-strained-from-telework-requirements

SECNAV: Navy Must Take Lead In Providing Industrial Base Cybersecurity

US Air Force photo illustration

CAPITOL HILL – Securing the vast data-sharing network used by the Department of the Navy and its industrial base will require a significant investment of time and expertise from the department, Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer told lawmakers on Wednesday.

Spencer told the House Armed Service Committee that Navy’s data continues to be vulnerable and securing it will require an ongoing partnership between the department and industry.

“One of the most...

https://news.usni.org/2019/04/10/secnav-navy-must-take-lead-in-providing-industrial-base-cybersecurity

Navy, Marine Corps Forced to Send Sensitive Info by Mail After Army’s Popular Sharing System Shuttered

Rui Juan Cai Wu, a medical records technician at Naval Hospital Jacksonville, pulls a patient’s paper record for scanning. US Navy photo

The abrupt shuttering of an Army-run secure document-sharing service is grinding to a snail’s pace work done by the Navy’s lawyers, doctors, personnel administrators, law enforcement and even the U.S. Naval Academy Band.

The Army turned off its Aviation and Missile Research Development and Engineering Center (AMRDEC) Safe Access File Exchange system, called SAFE...

https://news.usni.org/2018/12/03/39076

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