Cybersecurity
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Kim Hancher is calling it a career after 34 years in government, including the last seven as the CIO of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. She said she wants to make sure the agency is on the right path with cloud and cyber before leaving later this spring.
April 23, 2015 -
The cyber policy revisions, which Ashton Carter will announce during a speech at Stanford University, will be the first significant update since 2011, when the department issued its first-ever cyber strategy. Carter\'s visit to Silicon Valley is the first such trip in 20 years for a Defense secretary. Officials say the pilgrimage is meant to build tighter partnerships between DoD and the tech sector it depends on for cybersecurity and technology innovation.
April 23, 2015 -
A review by federal cyber experts from DHS, ODNI and OPM raise the prospect that the initial estimate of 27,000 federal employees thought to have been impacted by the August 2014 cyber breach of security clearance contractor USIS is low. In light of that breach and others, OMB led a governmentwide review of contracts to ensure contractors are in compliance with laws and policies to protect government data on non-federal systems.
April 23, 2015 -
Chief information officers are engaging more than ever in agency mission delivery. Part of the problem, at least in the military, is historic and structural, according to Brig. Gen. Sarah Zabel. She\'s director of cyberspace strategy and policy in the Office of Information Dominance and Chief Information Officer for the U.S. Air Force. On In Depth with Francis Rose, she explained the history behind the separation between mission and IT, and how to bring them together to help fight wars.
April 22, 2015 -
GAO warns the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee that the bureau needs to simplify its IT plans for the 2020 count. Census to finalize operational plan by September detailing technology and processes for the decennial population calculation.
April 22, 2015 -
Following up on the success of its first continuing education program, the Office of Personnel Management on Monday announced its partnership with Champlain College, a 137-year-old private college based in Burlington, Vermont. Federal workers and their spouses will be able to enroll in degree or certificate programs before the start of the summer 2015 semester. The admission deadline is June 5.
April 21, 2015 -
Some CIOs are asking what the Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act will really change. Tom Temin, host of the Federal Drive has some answers in a new commentary.
April 21, 2015 -
On the heels of another Veterans Affairs Department inspector general report showing departmental cybersecurity practices falling short, House Veterans Affairs Committee lawmakers are pressing for more answers about just how secure the data of millions of veterans are in the agency\'s network.
April 20, 2015 -
Midshipmen defeat service academy rivals for top cyber prize.
April 17, 2015 -
The National Institute of Standards and Technology wants the government and private industry to be on the same page when it comes to cybersecurity. The agency that issues hundreds of pages of cyber guidance for federal agencies also invited businesses from banks to restaurants to share best practices for public-facing web applications. Nate Lesser is the deputy director of the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence at NIST, joined Tom Temin on the Federal Drive to explain with what they discussed, and where things go from here.
April 17, 2015 -
Janice Glover-Jones, the Defense Intelligence Agency\'s chief information officer, said she brought in a training expert from the CIA to help create courses to meet the agency\'s need for soft and technical skills.
April 17, 2015 -
DHS and OMB says the continuous diagnostics and mitigation program will begin to show \'intrinsic value\' to the government as more and more agencies benefit from the cyber tools and services. GSA\'s $39 million award to Booz Allen is the second of six awards for tools and services under the program.
April 16, 2015 -
The total request for cyber programs at DHS adds up to $1.4 billion. That\'s just part of the total White House budget request for cyber, which is up 11 percent for FY 2016, or $13.9 billion.
April 15, 2015 -
Former DHS Deputy Secretary Jane Holl Lute discusses the difficulty of establishing a strong cybersecurity program within the federal government on this week\'s Women of Washington radio show.
April 15, 2015 -
Marine Corps leaders say the forthcoming policy will emphasize commanders\' responsibility to understand cyberspace, build it into their operational plans, and integrate it with existing concepts for electronic warfare.
April 15, 2015
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