Technology
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The Homeland Security Department and FBI published a Joint Analysis Report detailing the Russian cyber attacks of 2015-16, as well as best practices and mitigation strategies for organizations to apply to protect themselves from future hacks.
December 29, 2016 -
A major Defense Department initiative to protect the military services’ computer networks with a shared system of regionalized cybersecurity centers will face new scrutiny in 2017, both from Congress and from the department’s inspector general.
December 29, 2016 -
Cybsersecurity, customer service, even deep space exploration are on the list of federal agencies' Performance.gov goals in fiscal 2016-17.
December 28, 2016 -
President-elect Donald Trump has said he wants a fresh plan for securing the nation's networks and other critical infrastructure. He'll face a challenge also faced by the Obama administration — the need for people trained in cybersecurity. The University of Maryland Baltimore County has been turning out such people. Federal Drive with Tom Temin speaks with UMBC President Freeman Hrabowski and Professor Anupam Joshi, chairman of the computer science department there.
December 28, 2016 -
Information technology and how the government buys it is an $85 billion a year tab for the federal government. Plus it's something every agency deals with. Federal News Radio Executive Editor Jason Miller joins Federal Drive with Tom Temin with a look ahead at what 2017 and the Trump administration will bring to these two crucial activities.
December 28, 2016 -
Just like weather or traffic apps make it easy to share massive amounts of information with users, the National Cancer Institute is using an application programming interface (API) to connect patients with clinical trial data they otherwise wouldn't know about.
December 27, 2016 -
One thing unlikely to change under the new administration is the continued use of the latest information technologies to improve the citizen experience and government operations. IDC Government Insights has published a list of 10 trends that will affect digital government. Shawn McCarthy, IDCGI director of research, shares the highlights on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
December 27, 2016 -
The Air Force awarded a $31 million contract to review more than 100 command and control systems for cyber vulnerabilities.
December 27, 2016
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