Cybersecurity
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The Department of Homeland Security has created a timetable to bolster the cybersecurity of civilian government systems, says DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson.
November 19, 2015 -
Dave Mader, the acting deputy director for management and controller at OMB, said negotiations with Congress are going well to get agencies funded before the current continuing resolution ends Dec. 11.
November 18, 2015 -
Federal Chief Information Officer Tony Scott said legacy IT systems are causing the biggest technology challenges that agencies face today in cybersecurity, mission effectiveness and mobility. Federal News Radio’s Executive Editor Jason Miller joins tells Emily Kopp on Federal Drive with Tom Temin what's being done about the problem of decades-old systems.
November 18, 2015 -
The Education Department’s inspector general said its white-hat hackers were able to compromise the department’s main enterprise IT system. They gained unfettered access to the network. As Federal News Radio’s Jared Serbu tells Emily Kopp on Federal Drive with Tom Temin, it’s just one reason the department's cybersecurity posture got an unfavorable review.
November 18, 2015 -
The Defense Department has no inventory on cyber access points in its buildings and is under-funding building maintenance, leaving military installations open to cyber attacks.
November 18, 2015 -
The Office of Management and Budget, the Homeland Security Department and the Office of Personnel Management decided not to testify during a classified briefing before the House Armed Services Committee when they found out the meeting would be on the record and transcribed.
November 17, 2015 -
Beth Cobert is about to go before the Senate for the first time since becoming the acting director of the Office of Personnel Management. President Barack Obama has tapped her to become the permanent OPM chief. That means a Senate nomination hearing. Cobert took over the agency following hacks on OPM databases that left 22 million people vulnerable and the hasty departure of her predecessor, Katherine Archuleta. Federal News Radio's Emily Kopp tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin the cybersecurity breach is the first of many things Cobert will be asked about.
November 17, 2015 -
William Van Vleet III, CEO of Haystax Technology, makes the case for analyzing employee behaviors at the keyboard and away from the office.
November 16, 2015 -
Federal employees are frustrated by long wait times and poor communication about why it's taking so long to change benefits during Open Season.
November 16, 2015 -
The Marine Corps' information warfare chief will look into information operations and offensive weapons.
November 13, 2015 -
The Navy is designing new accountability "templates" to impose more consistent penalties to sailors who run afoul of cybersecurity rules.
November 13, 2015 -
A new report from the Office of Personnel Management's Inspector General found the agency's Office of Procurement Operations did not comply with policies and procedures for the first identity monitoring services contract. The IG also laid out a list of top management challenges OPM is facing, including information security and authorization.
November 12, 2015 -
The Defense Department could be saving money and increasing efficiency with the Internet of Things, it just needs to broaden some of its ideas, states a new report.
November 12, 2015 -
With the defense authorization bill poised for President Obama's signature, Federal News Radio looks at certain provisions that will impact federal workers.
November 11, 2015 -
Cyber breach victims who haven't yet received a notification letter from the Office of Personnel Management will soon have a place to check their status. Acting OPM Director Beth Cobert also called on agencies to fill cyber skill gaps with the same urgency as their response to the 30-day cyber sprint.
November 10, 2015
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