Cybersecurity
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The Homeland Security Department picks Raytheon to run the DOMino program, which maintains and improves the intrusion protection and detection system known as EINSTEIN, and develops other cyber tools under the National Cybersecurity Protection System.
September 23, 2015 Aaron Powell, partner and chief strategy officer for Flexion, joins host John Gilroy to discuss how the concept of Lean software development can be adapted to the federal government. September 22, 2015
September 21, 2015-
U.S. Cyber Command hopes to increase the defensive posture of its networks by imposing more accountability on commanders. Future scorecards will grade local installations. Those with failing grades may face sanctions.
September 21, 2015 -
As OMB finalizes new FISMA metrics for 2016, agencies and IGs continue to struggle with a disconnect over risk versus compliance.
September 21, 2015 -
Attorney Bob Metzger with Rogers Joseph O'Donnell, PC, joins host Roger Waldron for a wide ranging discussion of the federal government's cybersecurity policies and regulations including the new DFARS cyber rule. September 15, 2015
September 18, 2015 -
On Wednesday, DISA released a request for information as it prepares to migrate its Enterprise Email service to a commercially-hosted cloud and telling industry that it wants the new solution to beat the current system's costs by 50 percent.
September 18, 2015 Sue Shumate with the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency and Georgetown Unviersity's Jessica Gershuny will discuss next week's Kalaris Intelligence Conference in Washington D.C. September 18, 2015
September 17, 2015-
The Office of Inspector General says the Department of Homeland Security is struggling to keep its component agencies on the same page for communication and coordination of missions.
September 17, 2015 -
The Greater Washington Government Contractor Awards, sponsored by the Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce and the Professional Services Council, honor the leadership, innovation and commitment to excellence of the individuals and businesses in the region's government contracting sector. Each week between now and Nov. 5, Federal News Radio is giving you a look at industry through the eyes of some of this year's finalists. Rebecca Andino is the founder and CEO of Highlight Technologies and one of the finalists for this year's GovCon contractor of the year award in the Up-to-$25-million category. She spoke to In Depth with Francis Rose about cybersecurity and updating legacy systems.
September 16, 2015 -
The Information Technology Box is the Army's new method of procuring cyber solutions quickly. The Army will use it to procure tools to support defensive cyber operations like sensors and analytics. But the box itself isn't new. Kevin Fahey, executive director of the System of Systems Engineering and Integration Directorate in the office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology, joined In Depth with Francis Rose on Pentagon Solutions. Fahey said DoD first used the IT box construct around 2008.
September 16, 2015 -
Sol Cates, chief security officer for Vormetric, argues that while new policies and regulations are important, the answer to an organization’s cybersecurity problems starts with making a decision to dedicating more resources to solutions and less to filling out forms.
September 15, 2015 -
A new memo from Office of Personnel Management Acting Director Beth Cobert does little to ease her Inspector General's concerns with OPM's Infrastructure Improvement Project.
September 14, 2015 -
The White House is finalizing plans for its new Cyber Threat Intelligence Integration Center. The center will connect the cyber dots for civilian, DoD and intelligence community agencies. In the latest edition of his weekly feature, Inside the Reporter’s Notebook, Federal News Radio’s executive editor Jason Miller writes about the launch of this new center.
September 14, 2015 -
Some State Department IT officials may have jumped the gun in issuing an RFI for a cyber playbook.
September 14, 2015 -
USA Today found that the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) experienced 19 successful attacks during the four-year period.
September 14, 2015
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