Technology
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Chris Miranda, vice president of the Telecommunications Studies Center for LGS Innovations, makes the case to agencies that analyzing software before and after it’s deployed is the best way to protect data and networks from cyber attacks.
December 03, 2015 -
The military's focus on present operations is letting future readiness languish, Marine Corps and Army officials told Congress.
December 03, 2015 -
Somebody's got to keep tabs on all of the cybersecurity breaches that hit federal agencies. One of the people taking up that grim task is researcher Riley Walters of the Heritage Foundation. He tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin about his latest report.
December 03, 2015 -
Office of Management and Budget Director Shaun Donovan announced three major efforts to boost privacy and civil liberties across the government. OMB will create a new federal privacy council modeled after the CIO Council and issue new guidance in the coming months.
December 03, 2015 -
A team at the Office of Personnel Management, along with the agency's Innovation Lab, has been adding new features to USAJobs.gov in six to eight week increments. Program Manager Michelle Earley said it will take another 18 to 24 months to fully launch the next generation of USAJobs.
December 02, 2015 -
The Army says its nascent electronic warfare program has plenty of people. Now it needs to train and equip them to do their jobs. But as Federal News Radio’s Jared Serbu tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin, those parts are coming soon.
December 02, 2015 -
The federal government has designated 15 private sector industries as being or operating critical infrastructure. Each one has a corresponding federal agency with whom that industry shares cybersecurity threat information. Trouble is, the so-called sector-specific agencies haven't done a good job in assessing whether the infrastructure operators are getting better at cyber. That's according to the Government Accountability Office. Its director of cybersecurity issues, Greg Wilshusen, tells Federal Drive with Tom Temin more.
December 02, 2015 -
The Army's top electronic warfare officer says the service has done a good job of rebuilding its personnel following 20 years in which the Army had no meaningful EW program, but still lags in training and tools.
December 02, 2015
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