Cybersecurity
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The Cloud Center of Excellence this week will release a draft best practices guide that will give agency contracting officers, chief information officers and CFOs a new way of thinking about and buying cloud services.
May 15, 2017 -
The House Armed Services Committee is expected to release its first version of the 2018 Defense Authorization bill this week and in it many observers predict provisions to make it easier for the military to buy commercial items.
May 15, 2017 -
In our latest downloadable Expert Edition, Cyber: Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation, you’ll learn from CDM Program Manager Kevin Cox how agencies are progressing with implementation of Phases 1 and 2; what to expect after the BPA expires in August 2018; and what that means for Phases 3 and 4.
May 12, 2017 -
In this Expert Edition, you'll learn about the federal government's very latest actions when it comes to holding executives more accountable for protecting agencies' networks and data.
May 12, 2017 -
President Donald Trump’s much anticipated and long-waited executive order refocuses agencies' cybersecurity efforts and further details the new American Technology Council’s role.
May 11, 2017 -
Now that it's Public Service Recognition Week, how about thanking the people in your agency or company that toil to keep your networks running and your data safe?
May 11, 2017 -
In today's Federal Newscast, after the late night comedian ran a segment on the Federal Communication Commission's planned changes to its net neutrality policy, the agency's CIO says it faced a massive distributed denial of service attack.
May 09, 2017 -
Frontis Wiggins, the State Department’s chief information officer, said he wants to set specific rules around IT management and acquisition, but give agency offices flexibility too as part of the Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act implementation effort.
May 05, 2017 -
Online chat with Col. Brandon Pearce, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency's Chief Information Security Officer.
May 05, 2017 -
With a planned database, the Homeland Security Department aims to help cybersecurity insurers provide products that would-be customers can afford yet provide the coverage they need. Federal Drive with Tom Temin talks to Matt Shabat, director of performance management at DHS, who is a finalist in this year's Government Information Security Leadership Awards sponsored by (ISC)².
May 05, 2017 -
Acting Defense Department Chief Information Officer John Zangardi said he is taking a "risk-aware" approach when it comes to meeting his priorities, some of which include improving effectiveness and efficiency, learning to "speak warfighter," and defining cyber responsibilities.
May 05, 2017 -
The Homeland Security Department's Science and Technology directorate is publishing the latest deep dive into mobile device security and how to make sure federal agencies can use these essentially consumer devices safely. Vincent Sritapan, mobile security program director in the directorate, shares the details on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
May 04, 2017 -
As the 2020 census approaches, lawmakers and the Government Accountability Office are concerned about the Census Bureau's cost estimation practices, lack of transparency and cybersecurity. No one currently has a clear picture of what the 2020 census will cost, although best estimates put it around $12.5 billion.
May 04, 2017 -
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee scolded the Internal Revenue Service and the Department of Education on Wednesday for not sounding the alarm sooner on a major cyber incident that may have compromised sensitive financial information on more than 100,00 taxpayers who applied for federal student financial aid.
May 03, 2017 -
Passport Services also plans on rolling out push notifications for application renewals, as part of its efforts to reduce the burden on customer service phone lines.
May 03, 2017