Federal News Countdown: Revamping cybersecurity, Boeing jobs threat

Guests:

• Retired Maj. Gen. Dale Meyerrose, president, Meyerrose Group, former CIO, Office of the Director of National Intelligence

• Steve Grundman, George Lund Fellow for Emerging Defense Challenges, Brent Scowscroft Center on International Security, Atlantic Council

Meyerrose’s stories:

#3.  VA Revamping Cybersecurity Strategy (Gov Info Security)

#2.  Beretta’s fight to arm the military (The Washington Post)

#1.  Presidential advisors recommend 8 new focus areas for IT research and development  (Fierce Government IT)

Grundman stories:

#3. Analysis: Boeing jobs threat over Ex-Im Bank stalemate isn’t all bluster (The Seattle Times)

#2. Kendall ‘Open-Minded’ On Sharing RD-180 Replacement Costs (Breaking Defense)

#1. Buffett’s Berkshire to Buy Precision Castparts for $32 Billion (The Wall Street Journal)