At least six agencies so far have publicly acknowledged a breach caused by the cyberattacks.

The largest commitment to the platform by a federal agency to date, the FBI has secured FirstNet Ready devices like smartphones, air cards and modems.

Employees at both companies have previously attempted to stop their involvement with the agency over its enforcement of the Trump administration's child separation policy at the U.S.-Mexico border.

Dave McKeown will take over the top security job at DOD.

Software companies want the Federal Data Strategy Year 2 action plan to mandate agencies use platforms like the ones they offer to address their data duplication, integration and privacy challenges.

The award of the vulnerability disclosure policy (VDP) platform contract is under protest from HackerOne.