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German researcher Ralph Langner says malware, such as the Stuxnet worm that targeted Iran\'s nascent nuclear program, will likely be used by nations and terrorists alike as a more economical weapon of war.
Tom Reilly, vice president and general manager of HP Security, said security officers should focus two things besides just the network perimeter, such as keeping a bead on data throughout the network and better monitoring user activity.
A new Government Accountability Office report said the success of using National Guard troops to shore up gaps in Border Patrol personnel will depend on how the troops are deployed.
Outgoing NASA Chief Technologist Dr. Bobby Braun joined the Federal Drive for an exit interview to discuss what lies ahead for both NASA and him.
Bill Dowd, the director for physical planning at the National Capital Planning Commission, joined the Federal Drive to discuss the challenges in maintaining security without impacting the public\'s accessibility to federal landmarks.
Thomas Vajentic, the chief of the Army Materiel Command\'s transformation team and its BRAC program manager, told Federal News Radio the painstaking preparation made by AMC employees and the Huntsville community allowed the command to continue work in its new location \"without missing a beat.\"
On today\'s Federal Drive: some agencies have netted extra cash from governmentwide acquisition contracts and furloughed FAA workers won\'t receive back pay under the latest House FAA funding reauthorization.
If you are looking for good news you\'ve come to the wrong place, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says. It seems that while Congress and the White House say that creating jobs is the nation\'s top priority, the second largest federal agency hopes to shed a third of its workforce and 70,000 federal contractors were sent on unpaid furloughs this year.
Ronald Neumann, former ambassador to Afghanistan, describes what must happen to build the next generation of the Foreign Service.
GAO found four of six governmentwide acquisition contracts ended up with \'excess revenue\' for the agency in each of the last four years. GSA\'s schedules programs earned an extra $62 million a year, while Interior and NASA earned an extra $4.7 million and $1.7 million annually, respectively.
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As Congress considers cutting federal retirement benefits to cut the deficit, are more federal employees making preparations for retirement before the changes become reality?
A bill introduced in the House would give the Postal Service a 90-day extension to the Sept. 30 deadline to make a $5.5 billion pre-payment to its retiree health benefit fund.
These are the stories Federal News Radio reporters are working on today. Just because yesterday was the 10th anniversary of 9-11 doesn’t mean people can just stop thinking and talking about their memories from that…