Technology

  • Brenda Farrell, director of Defense Capabilities and Management Issues at GAO, joined the DorobekINSIDER to discuss GAO\'s recommendations for DoD\'s senior staff assessment process.

    November 10, 2010
  • Chris Johnson, a NIST IT specialist, was Tom Temin\'s guest on the Federal Security Spotlight this week. Johnson explained how NIST studies cyber threats.

    November 10, 2010
  • ReadWriteEnterprise reports on a survey that found execs with access to a lot of data still want more.

    November 10, 2010
  • November 17th, 2010 at 11:00AM The Internet is more than just a technology. It is a domain—similar to the domains of land, air, sea and space, but with its own distinct challenges. The cyber domain has national and international dimensions that include industry, trade, intellectual property, security, technology, culture, policy, and diplomacy. It includes all parts of the converged network, from computer networks to satellite communications, and is not bound by international borders. How can the United States shape the global cyber landscape to promote U.S. economic interests, and develop a cyber domain that considers transparency, accessibility, security, and privacy? Cyber 2020: the Future of the Internet, is part of the Booz Allen Hamilton Expert Voices panel series, moderated by Executive Vice President Mike McConnell and featuring top government and commercial experts.

    November 10, 2010
  • The city is the first to require all departments to publish its data.

    November 10, 2010
  • Chris Johnson oversees the National Vulnerability Database at the National Institute of Standards and Technology. He is Tom Temin\'s guest this week on Federal Security Spotlight. November 11, 2010

    November 10, 2010
  • Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced 27 awards today to local organizations to build community food systems and fight hunger and food insecurity. USDA\'s Liz Tuckermanty tells Federal News Radio about how they create food security for millions of people.

    November 10, 2010
  • Basic training at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, now includes two sections on being a good \"cyber wingman\" and taking care of the network, and the Air Force Academy now offers a cybersecurity major.

    November 10, 2010
  • Lessons learned from frequent attacks make banks good role models in defending against bad guys

    November 10, 2010
  • Printing Office gets a spot on the Approved Products List to offer graphical personalization services. GPO first mulled providing these services in 2006.

    November 09, 2010
  • Cloud computing and security – you never hear one talked about without the other. In a new report, Allan Friedman, a fellow at the Brookings Institution, explores how to think about privacy and security in the cloud. He argues the real weak link in security is the human factor. For this reason, Friedman tells Federal [...]

    November 09, 2010
  • It seems like everywhere Federal News Radio goes, people are talking about the cloud. Experts at TechAmerica’s 2010 IdentEvent questioned whether moving all agencies to the cloud is possible in the short term. This on the heels of GSA issuing its draft requirements for the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP). Those sitting on [...]

    November 09, 2010
  • The Gulf Coast oil spill is prompting many agencies to take a second -- and often a third -- look at how they handle communications in a crisis.

    November 09, 2010
  • To prevent third parties from secretly accessing visitor data, websites are now limiting tracking technologies.

    November 09, 2010

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