Cybersecurity

• VA disputes House lawmaker’s claim of nation state attack

  Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-Ind.) said the Veterans Affairs Department fell victim to another breach by a nation state in September 2014, putting veterans' data at risk. But VA CIO Steph Warren said internal and external reviews found no evidence of a breach.

  Congress

  March 19, 2015
• Kevin Desouza, College of Public Programs, Arizona State University

  The number of cyber attacks against the federal government is up almost 800 percent since 2006. And the Government Accountability Office said that trend is accelerating. Kevin Desouza is associate dean for research at the College of Public Programs, and professor for the School of Public Affairs at Arizona State University. On In Depth with Francis Rose, he said the vast majority of public agencies lack a clear cybersecurity plan.

  All News

  March 18, 2015
• House bill offers liability protection for information sharing

  New bill to strengthen information sharing is a top legislative priority for House Homeland Security Committee.

  Congress

  March 17, 2015
• OMB proposes new approach to guarantee federal website authenticity

  The administration releases draft guidance seeking comments on how this move to a secure website address standard would work.

  Technology

  March 17, 2015
• Vince Crisler, Partner, Fortalice Solutions

  Over the past year, it seems like every bad cybersecurity scenario that could happen has happened. What might be scarier is the threat you can't see — the backdoor embedded in something you buy. A router or switch, for example. Federal agencies and their contractors are under a mandate to ensure cybersecurity not only for the products they buy, but also for the chain of suppliers involved in the manufacturing of finished systems. How do you do that? Vince Crisler, a partner at Fortalice Solutions, joined Tom Temin on the Federal Drive to explain.

  Federal Drive

  March 16, 2015
• GSA’s Hashmi squares away industry plans; Kraden heads to OGP

  There was an awful lot of movement in the federal IT community over the last few weeks. There was maybe none more surprising than Sonny Hashmi's decision to leave as the chief information officer of the General Services Administration. Now we know who made him an offer he couldn't refuse.

  Technology

  March 16, 2015
• Brennan says new CIA cyber branch part of digital evolution

  The CIA director said the agency is following the spy business into the digital realm, but it is not trying to step on other intelligence agencies' turf.

  Technology

  March 16, 2015
• Retired Brig. Gen. Bernie Skoch, National Commissioner, CyberPatriot

  Students are gathered in Washington to show off their chops in defending virtual networks and mobile devices. They're facing off against teams of professional aggressors. Middle and high-school aged finalists make up 28 teams in the seventh CyberPatriot National Finals. Retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Bernie Skoch is the Commissioner of CyberPatriot National. He joined Tom Temin on the Federal Drive with the latest on the finals.

  Federal Drive

  March 13, 2015
• OPM orchestrates cyber protections through automation

  Jeff Wagner, OPM's director of IT security, said by detailing specific processes, his organization can protect the network in near real-time and ensure threats or vulnerabilities do not put the entire infrastructure at a greater risk.

  Technology

  March 12, 2015
• Government to drop charges in federal employee hacking case

  A National Weather Service employee accused of illegally accessing a restricted federal computer database containing information about the nation's dams, stealing information and lying to federal investigators will have charges against her dismissed if a judge approves the prosecution's request.

  Technology

  March 10, 2015
• Q&A with Washington Technology’s Nick Wakeman

  Washington Technology Editor in Chief Nick Wakeman joins host Mark Amtower to discuss the top contracting stories in 2014, and what's ahead for contractors in 2015. March 9, 2015

  Amtower Off-Center

  March 09, 2015
• Acting DoD CIO Halvorsen accepts permanent tech chief role

  Terry Halvorsen, a former Navy CIO, assumed the role of permanent CIO on Sunday, according to a Pentagon spokesperson.

  Defense

  March 09, 2015
• Greg Wilshusen, Director of Information Security Issues, GAO

  The FAA has taken some steps to help protect its air traffic control systems from hackers and cyber criminals. But there's still work to be done. That's according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office. Some of the weaknesses were new, like identifying and authenticating users. Other date back years. Greg Wilshusen, the director of Information Security Issues at GAO, joined Tom Temin on the Federal Drive with more on what the report found.

  Congress

  March 09, 2015
• The nature of cyber intelligence

  Lance James, head of cyber intelligence at Deloitte, will discuss the evolution of the cyber intelligence field, and how that is forcing the government and private companies to change how they protect themselves from cyber attacks. March 6, 2015

  Fed Access

  March 06, 2015