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Defense Department components are under orders to set up their own hubs to monitor their employees for signs of insider threats and respond if necessary. The Defense Intelligence Agency is one of the first DoD organizations to get its hub up and running. As Federal News Radio’s Jared Serbu reports, DIA started by asking whether its insider threat program could actually offer anything new
September 24, 2015 The Defense Information Systems Agency’s cyber defense headquarters has been involved in seven named operations since it started its duties in January.
September 23, 2015-
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U.S. Air Force policy states “It is the responsibility of all Airmen to tell the Air Force story.” But telling a story can put you face to face with a bully. Lt. Colonel Dan Ward,U.S. Air Force retired, is the author of "The Simplicity Cycle: A Field Guide To Making Things Better Without Making Them Worse" and "F.I.R.E.: How Fast, Inexpensive, Restrained and Elegant Methods Ignite Innovation." He tells In Depth with Francis Rose about his bullying experience in the Air Force and what you can learn from it.
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The Department of Homeland Security is on a roll. The GAO calls their priority goal on data work “outstanding,” the Association of Government Accountants gave the agency two awards for excellence in accountability reporting, and the second audit opinion in a row has come back clean. Chip Fulghum is the Chief Financial Officer at DHS. He tells In Depth with Francis Rose when it comes to success, it's a team effort.
September 22, 2015 -
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Preparations for a government shutdown are underway, so if Congress does wind up making a deal and keeps the government open, agencies have spent a lot of time and money for no reason. Chris Cummiskey was deputy under secretary for management and acting deputy under secretary for management at the Homeland Security Department. He's now CEO at Cummiskey Strategic Solutions. He tells In Depth with Francis Rose about the real costs of a government shutdown.
September 22, 2015 -
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The Defense Department is attempting to empower its female employees and service members by officially supporting Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg’s nonprofit group Lean In.
September 22, 2015 -
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The DoD is unlike any government agency, which means Defense's Office of Inspector General is not quite like every other OIG. Jon Rymer, the man who holds that office, tells In Depth's Francis Rose what makes his office unique.
September 21, 2015 -
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Defense Department Inspector General Jon Rymer tells In Depth's Francis Rose why his office is so different from other OIGs.
September 21, 2015 -
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The Defense Department has been expanding the degree to which it incorporates cyberspace into its thinking about what it means to conduct modern warfare. Now it’s using old-fashioned accountability mechanisms to secure its networks. As Federal News Radio’s Jared Serbu reports, cyber defense will play a role in whether a military unit is deemed ready to deploy. And if it’s not, its commander will be held accountable.
September 21, 2015 -
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U.S. Cyber Command hopes to increase the defensive posture of its networks by imposing more accountability on commanders. Future scorecards will grade local installations. Those with failing grades may face sanctions.
September 21, 2015 -
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In this week's Inside the Reporter's Notebook, as the Office of Management and Budget finalizes new FISMA metrics for 2016, agencies and IGs continue to struggle with a disconnect over risk versus compliance.
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The FBI, NARA and the Navy see turnover at the executive levels. The Navy gets a new director of information dominance who is allowed to look at classified data.
September 21, 2015 -
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The Joint IT Single Service Provider-Pentagon is moving toward full operational capability and the lessons from the effort will influence similar efforts in the future.
September 21, 2015 Federal workers are toiling in tough conditions. Even department heads, like Defense Secretary Ashton Carter, bemoan the system for managing civilians.
September 21, 2015
