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Janice Glover-Jones, the Defense Intelligence Agency\'s chief information officer, said she brought in a training expert from the CIA to help create courses to meet the agency\'s need for soft and technical skills.
DHS and OMB says the continuous diagnostics and mitigation program will begin to show \'intrinsic value\' to the government as more and more agencies benefit from the cyber tools and services. GSA\'s $39 million award to Booz Allen is the second of six awards for tools and services under the program.
The total request for cyber programs at DHS adds up to $1.4 billion. That\'s just part of the total White House budget request for cyber, which is up 11 percent for FY 2016, or $13.9 billion.
Former DHS Deputy Secretary Jane Holl Lute discusses the difficulty of establishing a strong cybersecurity program within the federal government on this week\'s Women of Washington radio show.
Marine Corps leaders say the forthcoming policy will emphasize commanders\' responsibility to understand cyberspace, build it into their operational plans, and integrate it with existing concepts for electronic warfare.
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation has a list of 36 ways to improve its information security systems. The Government Accountability Office says it\'s finished with 27 of them, and the agency\'s completing the rest. Gregory Wilshusen is director of information security issues at the GAO. On In Depth with Francis Rose, he explained ways to help the FDIC plug the rest of the gaps in its security systems.
No legislation required: The Office of Personnel Management can create a special pay system for cybersecurity professionals right now, according to the authors of a new report on the federal cybersecurity workforce. More competitive pay could get in-demand experts to stay, they say.
The House Homeland Security Committee debated the National Cybersecurity Protection Advancement Act in a markup session. It proposed a number of amendments that would add new roles for federal agencies and increase the federal information sharing network for cyber threats.
In the nationwide talent grab for cybersecurity experts, new research shows federal agencies can\'t compete with the perks offered by top-tier companies.
The Defense Department published a 3.0 version of its Better Buying Power program Thursday, saying the overall plan represents \"more continuity than change.\" But there have been shifts in emphasis over the initiative\'s five-year lifespan, including a new focus on cybersecurity.
The National Labor Relations Board has accused the Postal Service of failing to communicate with its labor unions about last year\'s cyber attack that affected more than 800,000 current and former employees.
The Department of Navy\'s Cyber Fleet Command is among the first military services to recognize the need to operationalize cyber along with traditional weapons. DISA Director Gen. Ronnie Hawkins said the Joint Regional Security Stacks (JRSS) should move into a cyber range to test the security architecture against real-world attack simulations.
Van Hitch, senior advisor with Deloitte\'s Federal Consulting Practice, joins host Roger Waldron to talk about some of the IT acquisition challenges facing federal managers. April 7, 2015
The Defense Department is in the final stages of a test to show how derived credentials from the Common Access Card can secure smartphones and tablet computers. Richard Hale, the deputy CIO for cybersecurity, boldly predicts that by the end of the calendar year the military will be issuing derived credentials on mobile devices.