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Jenny Mattingly, hosts a rountable discussion of the government shutdown and its impact on feds. October 18, 2013
October 18, 2013 -
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News and buzz in the acquisition and IT communities that you may have missed this week.
October 18, 2013 -
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The government shutdown delays final cybersecurity guidelines for nuclear power plants and other critical infrastructure providers. The National Institutes of Standards and Technology deadline to submit guidance for cybersecurity framework was October 10th. Cyber experts tells FierceGovernment IT the missed deadline is unlikely to be a problem. In late September, NIST told Federal News Radio the document was essentially finished. The framework came about through President Obama's February executive order on cybersecurity. It embodies the administration's view that private sector infrastructure operators are critical to the nation's well-being and should live up to a minimal level of cybersecurity practices.
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IBM scientists have developed a new mobile authentication security technology based on a radio standard. It's known as near-field communication or NFC and enables so-called two-factor authentication to secure mobile transactions, such as accessing an Intranet or private cloud. Two-factor authentication is already common when using a computer. Think password and verification code. IBM scientists now say they can apply the same concept using a personal identification number and a contactless smartcard like an employer-issued identity badge. The IBM technology is based on end-to-end encryption between the smartcard and the server using the National Institute of Standards and Technology's Advanced Encryption Standard scheme.
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How does federal budgetary uncertainty impact government agencies and other sectors? What is the affect on the efficiency and effectiveness of government? Are we facing a fiscal cliff or slope? We will explore these questions and much more with Professor Phil Joyce, author of the new IBM Center report, The Costs of Budget Uncertainty: Analyzing the Impact of Late Appropriations. Philip Joyce Professor of Management, Finance and Leadership, University of Maryland
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The Justice Department has filed new charges against four former Blackwater security contractors. This revives an internationally charged case over a deadly 2007 shooting in Baghdad. The men were hired to guard U.S. diplomats. They're accused of opening fire in busy Nisoor Square on Sept. 16, 2007. Seventeen Iraqi civilians died.
October 18, 2013 -
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Federal employees are eligible for a free one-day training session in early November on implementing continuous monitoring. The goal is to help agencies make good use of the continuous diagnostics and monitoring contract DHS awarded in August.
October 18, 2013 -
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The Federal Marketing Insight is a weekly feature highlighting a topical federal marketing subject. It's meant to be an insightful and a quick read.
October 17, 2013 -
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The U.S. Department of Defense, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense Public Affairs recently announced a Foreign Military Sale contract modification award to Raytheon for 41 improved thermal sight systems on the light armored vehicle, known as the LAV-25, for Saudi Arabia. Raytheon is committed to U.S. and international allied forces to sustain forward looking infrared thermal imaging systems, increasing warfighter survivability and effectiveness by enabling identification and determination of threats faster and with more precision day or night.
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Agencies are staring at one of the biggest breaches of federal cybersecurity right in the face. The Federal Times reports, a new study found 49 percent of security breaches at agencies are caused by federal employees themselves who bypass security measures while surfing online and accessing email. It's according to a report from public-private IT partnership MeriTalk. 69 percent of feds who were surveyed say their work takes longer because of additional cybersecurity measures they face. Two-thirds of federal network users also say security practices at their agency are "burdensome." (Federal Times)
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Americans are more concerned about the state of the nation's cybersecurity in shutdown mode, a new survey from Cyber Talk says. 54 percent of those surveyed say they felt slightly more concerned about cyber threats under the shutdown. USA Today reports the shutdown will give hackers and cyber spies more time to find ways to breach national cyber security, even after the shutdown ends. (USA Today)
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This discussion explores how agencies are protecting sensitive data, reducing risk and curtailing the costs associated with data breaches while ensuring compliance with expanding government data privacy policies. Recent data breaches have broad-reaching and costly impacts that erode public trust, jeopardize national security, destabilize mission critical activities, and result in significant financial loss.
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The future federal workforce is lax about cyber risks according to a recent study conducted by defense contractor Raytheon. The study notes that high school students are not very interested in filling cybersecurity jobs, which are in increasing demand within the federal government. Milllennials online habits are more risky than other generations because of their use of public wi-fi networks and high social media engagement. According to the study, millennials are also more likely to share their passwords with people outside of their family.
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A new security advisory from Mocana includes update information for its Nano-Crypto embedded security engine. Leaked documentation from Edward Snowden reveals the algorithm could be exploited by the NSA. Earlier this month, NIST warned against using the previously approved standard until the full extent of its vulnerability is determined.
October 17, 2013
