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The Department of Homeland Security is implementing revving up efforts to secure civilian government networks. The announcement came as some Defense Department officials said the U.S. is entering a cyber Cold War. Federal News Radio's Scott Maucione has more on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
The Professional Services Council’s 51st annual Vision Forecast found Defense Department and civilian agency spending on technology spending to increase over the next few years.
The Department of Homeland Security has been running 136 sensitive or top-secret programs without the proper authorizations, a watchdog report has found, leaving the agency vulnerable to hackers.
The Department of Homeland Security has created a timetable to bolster the cybersecurity of civilian government systems, says DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
William Van Vleet III, CEO of Haystax Technology, makes the case for analyzing employee behaviors at the keyboard and away from the office.
Federal employees are frustrated by long wait times and poor communication about why it's taking so long to change benefits during Open Season.
The Marine Corps' information warfare chief will look into information operations and offensive weapons.
The Navy is designing new accountability "templates" to impose more consistent penalties to sailors who run afoul of cybersecurity rules.
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