Cybersecurity
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From moving to the cloud to reskilling the IT workforce, the Office of Personnel Management's new chief information officer said he's drawing on a tried and true modernization playbook.
August 31, 2021 -
The Federal Acquisition Security Council (FASC) finalized its processes, procedures and practices by releasing its final rule on Aug. 26.
August 31, 2021 -
If federal agencies want to boost cybersecurity they’ll need to organize data beyond lakes or stores. That's why the U.S. Cyberspace Solarium Commission recommended a joint collaborative environment last year.
August 31, 2021 -
DHS to commercialize technologies developed in federal laboratories to expand its industrial base, especially in areas like artificial intelligence and cybersecurity
August 30, 2021 -
Budding IT professionals with software engineering, data science, design, cybersecurity and other critical skills are eligible to apply to the Digital Corps fellowship, a two-year, paid opportunity designed specifically for entry-level talent.
August 30, 2021 -
Allen McNaughton, director of Pre-Sales Engineering, Public Sector at Infoblox Federal, joins host John Gilroy on this week's Federal Tech Talk to discuss a topic that is foundational to understanding how the Internet works -- a protective Domain Name Server system.
August 30, 2021 -
The Office of Management and Budget issued a new memo outlining four maturity levels for cyber event logging.
August 27, 2021 -
The House Armed Services Committee will consider a $716 billion defense bill, including changes to how the military prosecutes sexual crimes.
August 27, 2021 -
For some perspective, Federal Drive with Tom Temin spoke with Chris Painter, the former State Department cyber diplomat, now president of the Global Forum on Cyber Expertise foundation.
August 27, 2021 -
Eric Crusius, a partner with Holland & Knight, and Ed Bassett, the CISO at NeoSystems, explain why the Defense Department’s Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) effort already is having an impact on contractors.
August 27, 2021 -
The recent cybersecurity executive order looks to improve threat information sharing between the private and public sectors.
August 26, 2021 -
Under the Department of Homeland Security's new cyber talent management system, employees will have different career and promotion paths, benefits and likely higher salaries compared to their colleagues in the traditional General Schedule.
August 26, 2021 -
President Joe Biden’s recent cybersecurity executive order sets several rapid-paced deadlines for agencies to work toward adopting a zero trust posture in order to generally harden the security of the federal government. But that doesn’t mean agencies have to accomplish this on their own.
August 26, 2021 -
As the House sets new deadlines to vote on the bipartisan infrastructure bill by the end of September, here are several provisions that might impact federal employees and their agencies.
August 24, 2021 -
Michael Murray, founder and CEO of Scope Security, joined host John Gilroy on this week's Federal Tech Talk to discuss health care cybersecurity and why some devices in hospitals can be vectors for ransomware attacks.
August 23, 2021