Cybersecurity
Virgil Security CEO Michael Wellman and CTO Dimitri Dain join host John Gilroy on this week's Federal Tech Talk to discuss how cryptography helps software developers build more secure products. June 6, 2017
June 05, 2017-
Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin announced his intention to drop VistA and move the department to a commercial, off-the-shelf electronic health record.
June 05, 2017 -
The Office of Management and Budget issued implementation guidance for the cybersecurity executive order, giving agencies four deadlines over the next three months.
June 05, 2017 -
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), chairman of the Armed Services Committee, asked whether a new approach to the tactical and operational aspects of federal cybersecurity could be a powerful tool for addressing gaps that impede existing organizational structures.
June 05, 2017 -
While much of the recent attention has fallen on the president’s proposed budget, Congress has still been introducing and passing legislation. Here are a few bills worth knowing about that might have slipped through the cracks.
June 02, 2017 -
One thing about cybersecurity: events never let you take it for granted. Every week, it seems, brings a new and lurid story about a cyber problem. The Trump administration is continuing the tradition of the White House having cybersecurity policies. Joining Federal Drive with Tom Temin with analysis of the month-old executive order is Karen Evans, chairwoman of the U.S. Cyber Challenge and a former IT executive during the George W. Bush administration.
June 01, 2017 -
DoD is trying to make its networks more conducive to Third Offset Strategy technologies with new guidance.
June 01, 2017 -
Cybersecurity is more about people than technology. That's why the federal agencies having to do with cybersecurity need certain vacant management positions filled. Federal News Radio's Eric White discussed this with Mallory Barg Bulman, vice president for research and evaluation at the Partnership for Public Service, on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
May 31, 2017 -
A detailed study of congressional websites shows that none of them are fully secure. Most aren't very good in the user experience department either. Allan McQuinn, a research analyst at the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation, shares the latest on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
May 31, 2017 -
The Air Force plans to hire 1,400 cyber and 2,000 acquisition personnel over the next year. To do that, it's taking a fresh approach to how it recruits.
May 31, 2017 -
The Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Inspector General in its FY 2017 management challenges report, said the agency needs to get a better handle on its workforce and workload, otherwise it's "unclear" whether the loss of personnel is really all that bad for the agency. Cybersecurity, and oversight of states, territories and tribal areas, are also issues facing the department.
May 30, 2017 -
Adam Wick, research lead for mobile security and systems software at Galois, offers a three-pronged approach to defending federal networks and data.
May 30, 2017 -
The General Services Administration and the Homeland Security Department gave vendors their first details about what the next five years of the continuous diagnostics and mitigation (CDM) program would look like.
May 30, 2017 -
Ken Georgi and Curt LeMar with General Dynamics Health Solutions join host Roger Waldron to discuss current trends in cloud computing and best practices for federal agencies so they can make a successful migration to the cloud. May 30, 2017
May 29, 2017 -
Lawmakers gave the Education Department's Office of Federal Student Aid a failing grade after reporting a combined $6 billion in improper payments, Agency officials said they are working toward better management and monitoring of student loan accounts.
May 29, 2017