Former Homeland Security chief information officer Karen Evans expects digital innovation to continue in the government as those behind the wheel never take their foot off the gas.
The president also tapped Pam Coleman, the former personnel director for the state of New Mexico, to serve as the Office of Management and Budget's point person on federal workforce issues.
SolarWinds officials are trying to make their case to agencies that they are creating more rigor and security in their development and testing processes.
Chris Golden, a former member of CMMC accreditation body and the director of information security for Blue Cross, Blue Shield, said getting the first set of companies through the certification process will be a sign of progress.
Joe Payne, president and CEO of Code42, joined host John Gilroy on this week's Federal Tech Talk to discuss how his company can help federal agencies protect their data from insider threats.
Sean Frazier, the federal chief security officer for Okta, said as agencies better understand their cyber risk profile, they will have to depend on more secure tools, including those that live in the cloud.
Larry Allen, president of Allen Federal Business Partners, joined host Mark Amtower on this week's Amtower Off Center to discuss the emergence of the GSA small business IDIQ/GWAC Polaris and the importance of complying with CMMC.
The NSA's Cybersecurity Directorate has marked a full year of operations. For details on what it's managed to get done, deputy director Dave Luber spoke to Tom Temin.
The Defense Department continues to test out the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) process with pathfinders and plans to pilot the approach with 10 contracts in 2021.
Howard Levenson, regional vice president for Federal at Databricks, joins host John Gilroy on this week's Federal Tech Talk, to explain why an open-source approach is the most efficient way to make sure data is up to date in today’s world.
The Army is finding ways to use tools initially developed for telework to accelerate the deployment of classified networks on its bases.
Chris DeRusha is the new federal chief information security officer. He served as Biden campaign CISO, and worked at DHS, the White House and the state of Michigan in cybersecurity roles.
This week on Federal Tech Talk, Atomicorp CEO Michael Shinn joins host John Gilroy to explain how using open-source software can improve federal cybersecurity.
NIST will finalize new publication NISTIR 8276 that will include eight key principles for protecting IT supply chains and release the draft to update SP 800-161, which will includes specific steps for agencies.
This program provides a progress report of cybersecurity in the defense and homeland security departments.