Cybersecurity
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DISA’s multiple award IT contract, ENCORE III, will help small businesses keep their status even if they grow during the contract’s lifetime.
November 10, 2015 -
The Senate is back to debating a cybersecurity information sharing bill. As the year winds down, some federal agencies are still mopping up from serious data breaches. It's been a year of progress on the cybersecurity front, but as the auditors like to say, there's a lot more to do. For a look ahead, Ari Schwartz joins the Federal Drive with Tom Temin. Until joining the Venable law firm last month, he was the special assistant to the President and the White House senior director for cybersecurity.
November 10, 2015 -
DHS Undersecretary for Management Russell Deyo has four major priorities for the final year of the Obama administration. Based on the department's "Unity of Effort" initiative, component leaders are beginning to talk to each other more and share ideas for improvement.
November 10, 2015 -
The Senate has passed a bill to protect major cyber attacks. It's known as the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act. And it's been pretty controversial. Dave Wennergren, senior vice president of technology for the Professional Services Council, views it through the lens of the contracting community.
November 06, 2015 -
The Defense Department released the first cybersecurity guidebook to implement a governmentwide risk management framework.
November 05, 2015 -
Congress has graded agencies on how well they've implemented a year-old law to streamline their management of information technology. No one ran home smiling to mom. On average, agencies earned a 'D' on their Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act report cards. Federal News Radio’s executive editor Jason Miller joins the Federal Drive with Tom Temin with details.
November 05, 2015 -
DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson said his department launched an automated, near-real-time sharing system Oct. 31.
November 04, 2015 -
The Office of Personnel Management has hired a new senior cybersecurity expert to address problems following the agency's massive data breach.
November 04, 2015 -
Federal chief information officers might be grounded after House lawmakers give them their first Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act report cards on Wednesday. The House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on IT will release its FITARA scorecard during a hearing and the news isn’t good. Rep. Will Hurd (R-Texas) chairs that committee. He gives executive editor Jason Miller an exclusive preview of the FITARA scorecard.
November 03, 2015 -
The Office of Management and Budget sends agencies down the next mile of what seems like a cybersecurity marathon. OMB released two new policy memos giving agencies deadlines for hardening their computer networks and safeguarding their data. Federal News Radio’s executive editor Jason Miller discusses what agencies have to do over the next year to continue to make real improvements to securing federal computers.
November 02, 2015 -
The Senate finally passed a cybersecurity bill. The Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act sailed through. Some people have concerns about CISA's contents, but others say it's long overdue. Todd Helfrich, the director of federal sales at Threat Stream, wrote about CISA for Federal News Radio. He joined In Depth with Francis Rose with all the details.
November 02, 2015 -
Sean Gallagher, the NASA Glenn Research Center chief information officer, said the OMB cyber sprint is helping his center change its perspective not only with cyber, but with cloud and mobility too.
November 02, 2015 -
The Office of Management and Budget released its annual guidance for Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) reporting and the cybersecurity strategy and implementation plan (CSIP) for civilian agencies. Both of these documents are part of the broader change happening across government to improve cybersecurity.
November 02, 2015 -
Establishing insider threat programs was a key Defense recommendation after the 2013 Navy Yard shootings. Some companies that do business with the government are far ahead and waiting for agencies to catch up. DoD officials now consider aerospace giant Lockheed Martin's program as a model.
October 30, 2015 -
The Defense Department is conducting a study that looks at pairing the agency with industry to manufacture trusted microelectronics.
October 30, 2015