Reporter's Notebook
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New reports by the agency’s inspector general and a private company, called Security Scorecard, both highlight the space agency’s struggles around management and to control malware on their network.
April 25, 2016 -
The nation’s highest court is hearing arguments over a False Claims Act lawsuit that could have long-term implications on federal contractors.
April 25, 2016 -
Kristin Seaver steps in to the CIO and executive vice president roles after spending the last two-plus years working as the vice president of area operations for the Capital Metro Area.
April 25, 2016 -
The White House sent its legislative proposal to Capitol Hill and Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) plans on introducing legislation based on that proposal this week.
April 11, 2016 -
As the White House decides who should be the first federal chief information security officer, current and former federal cyber executives offer insights into what the role should look like.
April 11, 2016 -
Rep. Derek Kilmer is set to introduce a new bill that would change all references to E-Government administrator to the Federal CIO.
April 11, 2016 -
Robert Silvers becomes the first permanent assistant secretary for cyber policy at DHS in about a year.
April 11, 2016 -
The departments of Labor and Energy are still working through their final plans to implement the Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act.
April 04, 2016 -
The space agency plans to evaluate and get feedback on Ames Research Center’s Gryphon X proposal to take a more proactive approach to finding and fixing critical infrastructure vulnerabilities.
April 04, 2016 -
The Homeland Security Department’s chief privacy officer is mandating mobile apps go through the vetting process known as the car wash before they can be deployed on the network.
April 04, 2016 -
Bob Welch served as the senior procurement executive for the departments of Commerce and Treasury during his 30-year federal career.
April 04, 2016 -
Vendors are submitting bids on the next set of tools under phase 2 of the continuous diagnostics and mitigation program while DHS is preparing for phase 3.
March 28, 2016 -
The Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology (ICIT) is calling on NASA to unleash Gryphon X, a next-generation cybersecurity concept.
March 28, 2016 -
Anne Rung, the administrator in the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, said at the recent Acquisition Excellence conference that she’s working with the Chief Acquisition Officer’s Council to share some best practices to improve how agencies provide debriefings to unsuccessful vendors.
March 28, 2016 -
DHS promotes Danny Toler and brings on GSA veteran Emile Monett to work on the CDM program.
March 28, 2016