Cybersecurity
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The Defense Department has begun initial steps to create a new civilian cyber workforce outside the strictures of the traditional civil service system.
July 15, 2016 -
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Chairman Martin Gruenberg defended his CIO Larry Gross and his initiatives to improve the agency's cybersecurity posture. But members of a congressional committee warned some of those plans might do more harm than good.
July 15, 2016 -
The General Services Administration spent this week in California meeting with vendors, promoting cyber opportunities.
July 14, 2016 -
A technology oversight committee wants the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to be more transparent when it comes to sharing information on recent cybersecurity incidents. At the same time, the FDIC's inspector general is calling on the agency to strengthen its cyber posture.
July 14, 2016 -
The Coast Guard said it's the first Executive Branch agency to achieve full operating capability on its insider threat program. The Homeland Security Department said it's working to automate its continuous evaluation program, in support of a governmentwide goal to add 5 percent of the cleared population under CE by 2017.
July 13, 2016 -
The war on poverty has not yet reached organizations trying to do a good job of cybersecurity. That's according to researchers at security company RSA. They found that way too many organizations, including federal agencies, have a cybersecurity deficit. Rob Sadowski, the marketing director of technology solutions at RSA, provides insight on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
July 13, 2016 -
Ed Hammersla, president, Forcepoint Federal LLC, makes the case for agencies to have a different mindset when it comes protecting data and networks from insiders.
July 13, 2016 -
The Office of Management and Budget outlined a series of steps agencies should take to increase the number of people they recruit, train and prepare to protect federal networks.
July 12, 2016 -
Legal experts across Washington are questioning whether FBI Director James Comey should have publicly made a recommendation to prosecutors about whether to go after Hillary Clinton for the way she handled State Department email and classified information. Steve Ryan, a partner at McDermott, Will and Emory, and a former federal prosecutor, joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin to offer his take.
July 11, 2016 -
Northrop Grumman filed its second protest over the Homeland Security Department’s decision to award Raytheon the DOMino contract.
July 11, 2016 -
A new Office of Federal Procurement Policy memo and proposed rule by the FAR Council are part of the administration’s ongoing efforts to change the way agencies buy products and services.
July 11, 2016 -
Now that high baseline for cloud security standards is finalized, the program looks to normalize the controls with the Defense Department’s security requirements guide under level 4 systems.
July 11, 2016 -
HHS has promoted Beth Anne Killoran from acting CIO to permanent CIO.
July 08, 2016 -
Hillary Clinton's technology and innovation initiative pledges a more modern and open digital government. The policy plan also supports the creation of more STEM jobs and increased internet access.
July 07, 2016 -
Karen Neuman, the Homeland Security Department’s chief privacy officer, will step down at the end of July after three years on the job.
July 07, 2016
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