ASMC The Business of Defense

  • Ruchi Bhargava Intel IT Hybrid Cloud Program Manager Ruchi Bhargava is the Hybrid Cloud Program Manager for Intel IT. In this role, she is responsible for building, deploying and running an enterprise wide Hybrid Cloud…

    July 19, 2013
  • Henry Fleischmann is HP’s Chief Technologist for Federal Cloud Solutions. As the regional lead for cloud computing, Mr. Fleischmann is focused on helping government customers build integrated, open systems to consume, offer and manage cloud…

    July 19, 2013
  • Buchholz has stewardship responsibility for NASA's workforce. Jeri L. Buchholz Chief Human Capital Officer NASA

    July 18, 2013
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    July 18, 2013
  • While leaders at CMS said the hub connecting personal information stored in the health insurance marketplace to multiple agencies will be ready by the Oct. 1 deadline, legislators are concerned with how well CMS is securing individuals' personal information from cyber threats.

    July 17, 2013
  • This week on AFGE's "Inside Government" Rep. Hank Johnson, D-Ga., voices his concern about federal employee furloughs and the long-term consequences of sequestration. AFGE Council of Prison Locals President Dale Deshotel describes life as a correctional officer in the Bureau of Prisons while Department of Defense Local 2077 President Jon Suminski discusses the consequences of furloughs at Selfridge Air National Guard Base in Michigan.

    July 17, 2013
  • This AFCEA Answers episode investigates current trends in cloud computing in government and industry. Hear what US Navy CIO Terry Halverson has to say about cloud computing in the US Navy.

    July 16, 2013
  • Germany was one of several European countries expressing outrage over the NSA surveillance of their diplomats under certain circumstances. Now it turns out according to German newspaper Bild, the government has known about the capability for years and has actually used the apparatus to collect information about German citizens. Apparently, according to the newspaper the BND, Germany's intelligence agency asked NSA for email and telephone records of German citizens kidnapped in Yemen and Afghanistan.

    July 16, 2013
  • Reuters is reporting that "four U.S. Republican lawmakers on Friday urged Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel to conduct another test of the missile defense system this year after last week's test failure, and to make development of a next-generation interceptor a top priority." The lawmakers seemed to indirectly failed July 5 missile defense test was not yet clear, but they argued that President Barack Obama's cuts in spending on missile defense had reduced funding for needed tests and maintenance of the system."

    July 16, 2013
  • Leo Scanlon Chief Information Security Officer at the National Archives and Records Administration Leo Scanlon has more than 20 years experience securing IT Systems and since 2005 has been the Chief Information Security Officer at…

    July 16, 2013
  • Aamir Lakhani Cyber Security and Cyber Counter Intelligence Architect World Wide Technology Aamir Lakhani is a leading Cyber Security and Cyber Counter Intelligence architect for World Wide Technology, Inc. (WWT). Lakhani is responsible for WWT’s…

    July 16, 2013
  • Ari M. Baranoff Assistant to the Special Agent in Charge U. S. Secret Service / Criminal Investigative Division Originally from New York City, Ari Baranoff is an Assistant to the Special Agent In Charge (ATSAIC)…

    July 16, 2013
  • Lee Vorthman is the Chief Information Security Officer at NetApp U.S. Public Sector and leads a business unit focused on developing Cyber Security strategy, technical solutions and strategic alliances. Mr. Vorthman is responsible for developing…

    July 16, 2013
  • All agencies are fighting cyber-attacks. The FBI Director of Cyber Security believes there are two groups of organizations: those whose systems have been attacked and those who do not know they have been attacked. In the federal space, the velocity and variety of attacks has dramatically increased. With Advanced Persistent Threats (APT), the time it can take to comprise a system ranges from hours to days, yet the time it takes for its discovery averages 6 months. The cyber security solution has shifted from the perimeter (firewall) or how to stop the attacks to how to deal with the attacks after they occur. The emphasis is now on the controls and minimizing what the attacker is doing once he gets in. The cost of the attacks is down time and data loss. With a 200% to 300% increase in attacks on agency's systems, it is imperative the federal government implements a holistic solution including hardware, software, training and compliance.

    July 16, 2013