Cybersecurity
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The Federal Acquisition Security Council detailed two processes in a new interim rule for addressing supply chain risks as required by the Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act of 2018.
September 07, 2020 -
Manav Mital, computer scientist and cofounder of the cybersecurity firm Cyral Inc., explains why data-layer security would help agencies better protect their high value assets.
September 04, 2020 -
The ability and skill in staying cyber safe varies widely across state and local governments. That's the finding of a detailed study by BlueVoyant.
September 04, 2020 -
OMB released the final vulnerability disclosure policy (VDP) and DHS published the related binding operational directive and implementation guidance so agencies can get started with developing these tools by March 2021.
September 02, 2020 -
GAO's Director of Information Technology and Cybersecurity Issues Vijay D'Souza had more information on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
September 02, 2020 -
This week on Federal Tech Talk, George Freeman, a solutions consultant at LexisNexis Risk Solutions, joins host John Gilroy to explain how his company can help federal agencies protect their data from fraud during the Covid-19 pandemic.
September 01, 2020 -
Federal Chief Information Security Office Grant Schneider left federal service after 27 years, including the last six at OMB, and is credited for accomplishing National Action Plan, the Cybersecurity Sprint, and may other policy improved federal efforts.
September 01, 2020 -
Air Force Materiel Command is looking at all of its position descriptions, written before COVID-19, to determine if they're more conducive to telework than originally thought.
August 31, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast: Special Counsel Henry Kerner said the Hatch Act does not apply to Trump and Pence, the Post Office lost $1 billion dollars last month and a missing Fort Hood soldier is found dead.
August 27, 2020 -
The Air Force believes it's created a successful proof-of-concept that would let airmen access military networks via their own devices, and is ready to start large-scale testing.
August 27, 2020 -
As the government looks forward to a future where operations are restored to normal – whatever that may look like – it will be important for agencies to prioritize.
August 26, 2020 -
Mia Jordan, the CIO at the Agriculture Department’s Rural Development bureau, is leaving after 10 years to become the CIO at the Education Department’s Federal Student Aid Office.
August 25, 2020 -
This week on Federal Tech Talk, Kevin Coppins, president and chief executive officer at Spirion, joins host John Gilroy to discuss how the Covid-19 pandemic has impacted data management and data security in the federal government.
August 24, 2020 -
This program provides a progress report on cybersecurity strategies in government.
August 24, 2020 -
Government leaders must focus more on data-driven network visibility as an IT investment priority. By seeing what is happening within their networks at all times, they will know when threat actors are “casing the house” and stop them before they can trigger a significant incident.
August 20, 2020