Technology

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  NOAA to expand high-speed data network beyond researchers

  Zach Goldstein, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s chief information officer, said the agency will expand the N-Wave network to offer mission areas access to the 100-gigabyte network in the coming year.

  Ask the CIO

  January 15, 2016
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  Big data benefits from blending at Air Mobility Command

  Air Mobility Command Assistant Director for Analytics Don Anderson said sharing information with other services cuts back on operational redundancies.

  Air Force

  January 15, 2016
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  Agencies return to drawing board on proposed rules for ‘cyber weapons’

  Over the last several months, security researchers, private firms and some governmental organizations have expressed alarm at federal rules intended to prevent proliferation of offensive cyber tools.

  Cybersecurity

  January 15, 2016
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  Major step taken for public safety broadband network

  The First Responder Network Authority issued its Request for Proposals for the nationwide public safety broadband network this week. The network will be the first of its kind dedicated to public safety.

  Technology

  January 15, 2016
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  IRS predicts better customer service, workforce attrition in 2016

  IRS Commissioner John Koskinen said the extra $290 million it got from Congress this year will help the agency improve customer service and identity theft and cybersecurity protections during the upcoming tax filing season. But it still doesn't have enough resources to improve other aspects of the agency's operations.

  Management

  January 14, 2016
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  McCain thinks cyber deterrence policy is a hack

  Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain said the administration's recently released cyber deterrence policy is "thin" and lacks new information about plans to stop cyber attacks.

  Cybersecurity

  January 14, 2016
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  Scott Maucione: A look at the Pentagon’s cybersecurity priorities

  The Defense Department has made a push in recent years to invest more in cybersecurity. DoD's third offset strategy aims to bring the U.S. military into the future. And soon the President’s Fiscal 2017 budget request, which is set to come out in February, will reveal some of DoD’s third offset cyber plans. On Federal Drive with Tom Temin, Federal News Radio reporter Scott Maucione talks about DoD's cyber priorities with Dynamic Technology Solutions executive vice president for cybersecurity and intelligence, and retired Navy Adm. Norman Hayes.

  Federal Drive

  January 14, 2016
• Larry Allen: What do delayed cybersecurity rules mean for contractors?

  Cybersecurity rules for contractors — that's something the Defense Department has been emphasizing. The brass want companies that hold sensitive federal information to better safeguard it, and notify officials when there's a breach. But those rules are delayed. Federal Drive with Tom Temin discussed what this all means with Larry Allen, principal of Allen Federal Business Partners.

  Federal Drive

  January 14, 2016