“DHS is ready to expand its cyber bug bounty program after a successful pilot. The Department of Homeland Security is planning eight new bug bounty programs next year and is seeking to set up a new contract to handle that effort. DHS released a request for information asking for industry feedback on its approach to this indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract. Under this acquisition, DHS wants the contractor to design the bug bounties, manage a vulnerability disclosure platform and hire and vet the cyber researchers. This new contract follows an initial pilot that DHS ran in 2021 that found more than 122 vulnerabilities, of which 27 were critical. DHS awarded a total of $125,000 to participants...” Read the full article here. Source: Homeland Security’s bug bounty pilot went so well, the agency is looking to expand upon it – By Eric White, April 28, 2022. Federal News Network.