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Agencies continue to struggle to find a good model to ensure their employees have access to only to the information they are supposed to. But at least one agency is close to answering this long-standing challenge. The Air Force is launching a pilot to test role-based authentication. Federal News Radio Executive Editor Jason Miller tells In Depth with Francis Rose how agencies are dealing with a new set of computer network challenges.
August 14, 2014 -
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The Army's uniformed cyber workforce right now is made up of a "potpourri" of occupational specialties. Some of it's drawn from officers and enlisted soldiers who are officially designated as members of the "intelligence" branches. The Army cultivates others through its "signals" branch. The Army hasn't reached a final decision yet, but Army Secretary John McHugh is considering the creation of a new career field that would be completely dedicated to cyber. Col. Carmine Cicalese is the branch chief for cyber and information operations at Army headquarters. He talked with Federal News Radio's Jared Serbu about the potential benefits of a cyber career field.
August 14, 2014 -
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More than a third of the government employees that left in 2013 were at the very top of the General Schedule. That's one piece of important data from new research by the Partnership for Public Service. They've analyzed several years' worth of data on departures from the Federal work force. Tim McManus is their Vice President of Education and Outreach; on In Depth with Francis Rose, he said there are several important things Federal leaders can learn from the numbers.
August 14, 2014 -
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The Securities and Exchange Commission is responsible for billions of financial trade records a day. But it once took the agency weeks and even months to analyze them. The SEC modernization project is speeding up that process and saving the agency $3 million a year. In part four of our special report "Rainmakers and Money Savers," you can meet a few people who are the leading the way. Federal News Radio's Nicole Ogrysko had more. Read Nicole's related article.
August 14, 2014 -
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Reforming the government's acquisition process is a goal many stakeholders share. But reform may be exactly the wrong approach for the 21st Century. Kymm McCabe is President and CEO of ASI Government. On In Depth with Francis Rose, she explained "three myths that cripple acquisition."
August 14, 2014 -
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Gary Wyckoff, the chief information officer of the Office of Naval Research, said ONR is on the cusp of putting several applications in the cloud. He said mobility is a more difficult road to travel.
August 14, 2014 -
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The federal government has a way to make money for less money. As part of our special report "Rainmakers and Money Savers," a look at the people who return millions -- or save millions -- for the federal government, Federal News Radio's Lauren Larson finds the cost of making money is cheaper now. On In Depth with Francis Rose, she said it's thanks to an engineer from the US Mint and a group of federal scientists with a new method of minting coins.
August 14, 2014 -
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The 10th anniversary of the Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 is upon us. HSPD-12 created a governmentwide standard for the personal ID cards federal employees use to access agency facilities. Ken Ammon is the Chief Strategy Officer of Xceedium. He explained the directive's past and future impact on In Depth with Francis Rose.
August 14, 2014 -
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The IRS may encourage more people to blow the whistle on tax cheats under new rules that went into effect this week. A good tipster could receive up to 30 percent of the taxes and penalties the agency collects. Dean Zerbe, a partner at the law firm of ZFF & J, represents whistleblowers. As a Senate staffer in 2006, he wrote the whistleblower law for Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa). Zerbe joined Emily Kopp on the Federal Drive to discuss how he thinks the new guidance will impact whistleblowers.
August 14, 2014 -
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Do officials who award contracts really know whom they're giving money to? Agencies are supposed to record past experiences with contractors in a shared database. The Government Accountability Office finds drastically different levels of compliance across government. In this week's legal loop segment, Procurement Attorney Joe Petrillo joined Emily Kopp on the Federal Drive to discuss who knows what about whom.
August 14, 2014 -
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Who in the federal government saves Uncle Sam money? Who makes money for him? Federal News Radio's special report, Rainmakers and Money Savers, answers these questions. When an engineer from the U.S. Mint and a group of federal scientists teamed up to perfect the way coins were made, the result was anything but pocket change. Federal News Radio's Lauren Larson has details. Read Lauren's related article.
August 14, 2014 -
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The Defense Department soon will name pilot programs for putting more sensitive data in a cloud that's not run by the military. More broadly, the DoD chief information officer plans to change the way the military uses and manages its network. Federal News Radio's Executive Editor Jason Miller joined Emily Kopp on the Federal Drive to discuss where DoD is heading. Read Jason's related article.
August 14, 2014 -
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The Federal Newscast is a daily compilation of the stories you hear Federal Drive hosts Tom Temin and Emily Kopp discuss throughout the show each day. The Newscast is designed to give FederalNewsRadio.com users more information about the stories you hear on the air. In today's news, Interior confirms its CIO, and military base shelters for immigrant children close.
August 14, 2014 -
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The Defense Department will identify a set of pilot programs in the next month to put more sensitive data into a cloud the military doesn't run. It's one of several initiatives the Pentagon's chief information officer plans to change the way the military uses and manages its network. Federal News Radio's Executive Editor Jason Miller tells In Depth with Francis Rose where DoD is heading.
August 13, 2014
