Cybersecurity
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DoD's Joint Artificial Intelligence Center is in a hurry to move its software development to an enterprise cloud platform. The Air Force's Cloud One is the next-best option for now.
May 26, 2020 -
Education Department CISO Steven Hernandez said the agency has been "tremendously productive" with a workforce that has largely worked from home during the pandemic.
May 25, 2020 -
Dan Woods, the vice president of the Shape Intelligence Center with Shape Security, which is now part of F5 Networks, said a credential stuffing attack isn’t about breaking into someone’s account, but rather verifying the credential itself.
May 22, 2020 -
This week on Federal Tech Talk, Scott Deviney, vice president, US Public Sector at Riverbed, joins host John Gilroy to discuss how his company is helping the federal government address the challenges faced by its remote workforce.
May 21, 2020 -
Local governments are shuttering at coronavirus’ potential job losses. But with mobility and cloud investment rising, desktops time is over.
May 21, 2020 -
Government Accountability Office says the IRS has more than 100 significant cybersecurity weaknesses that leave it vulnerable to attacks and data theft.
May 20, 2020 -
Jamie Holcomb, chief information officer for US Patent and Trademark Office, joins host John Gilroy on this week's Federal Tech Talk to discuss his plans for modernizing the agency and the role artificial intelligence will play in that effort.
May 18, 2020 -
Controlling and protecting the new U.S. Space Force’s satellites will require plenty of data. Some of the Space Force’s assets will carry over from the Air Force but it is still a new operation.
May 18, 2020 -
Guy Cavallo, the deputy CIO at SBA, said the work under the CDM and TIC programs over the last two years is opening the door to pilot zero trust concepts and move away from the “hub and spoke” model for its network.
May 15, 2020 -
In the last couple of weeks, GAO has reissued reminders on open recommendations. It's a long list.
May 14, 2020 -
Public Technology Institute's Alan Shark described the coronavirus pandemic's impact on local governments operations, challenges and success stories.
May 14, 2020 -
The coronavirus pandemic multiplied the need for agency wide telework capabilities and that also means more security concerns. Venice Goodwine, chief information security officer for the Agriculture Department, said her agency took a phased approach with capacity tests across different mission areas.
May 12, 2020 -
A bipartisan group of lawmakers asked the Defense Department for more details about its plans to continue to provide a technology and cyber leadership program after the Pentagon ended its 30-year-old CIO development curriculum.
May 12, 2020 -
This week on Federal Tech Talk, Stuart Itkin, vice president of Marketing and Product Management at Exostar, joins host John Gilroy to discuss a new approach to acquisition called Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC).
May 12, 2020 -
The Department of Homeland Security has created a new, derived alternative credential for both new and existing employees and contractors who need access to the agency's networks but can't physically visit a DHS facility to replace or get a new personal identity verification (PIV) card during the coronavirus pandemic.
May 11, 2020