Cybersecurity

• OPM to make it easier for feds to verify cyber breach status

  Cyber breach victims who haven't yet received a notification letter from the Office of Personnel Management will soon have a place to check their status. Acting OPM Director Beth Cobert also called on agencies to fill cyber skill gaps with the same urgency as their response to the 30-day cyber sprint.

  Workforce

  November 10, 2015
• Large DISA contract is coming sooner than expected

  DISA’s multiple award IT contract, ENCORE III, will help small businesses keep their status even if they grow during the contract’s lifetime.

  Acquisition

  November 10, 2015
• Ari Schwartz: Senate debates cybersecurity information sharing bill

  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.

  Federal Drive

  November 10, 2015
• DHS’ Deyo calls for ‘sustainable’ fixes to tough management challenges

  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.

  Management

  November 10, 2015
• Dave Wennergren: What CISA means to contracting community

  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.

  Federal Drive

  November 06, 2015
• DoD gives how-to guide for decreasing cyber risk in programs

  The Defense Department released the first cybersecurity guidebook to implement a governmentwide risk management framework.

  Acquisition Policy

  November 05, 2015
• Jason Miller: Most agencies score low on FITARA report card

  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.

  Federal Drive

  November 05, 2015
• DHS’ automated cyber threat sharing system is ready for business

  DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson said his department launched an automated, near-real-time sharing system Oct. 31.

  Cybersecurity

  November 04, 2015
• OPM hires new cybersecurity adviser to address data breach concerns

  The Office of Personnel Management has hired a new senior cybersecurity expert to address problems following the agency's massive data breach.

  Workforce

  November 04, 2015
• Jason Miller: CIOs might be grounded by FITARA scorecard

  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.

  Federal Drive

  November 03, 2015
• Jason Miller: OMB pulls trigger on cyber marathon’s starting gun

  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.

  Federal Drive

  November 02, 2015
• Todd Helfrich: Cybersecurity sharing actually works

  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.

  All News

  November 02, 2015
• NASA Glenn becoming more data-centric across many fronts

  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.

  Technology

  November 02, 2015
• OMB constructs cyber marathon on themes of ‘never finished, ever changing’

  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.

  Management

  November 02, 2015