Technology

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  Insider threat solutions start with a focus on the insider

  William Van Vleet III, CEO of Haystax Technology, makes the case for analyzing employee behaviors at the keyboard and away from the office.

  Commentary

  November 16, 2015
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  Improving transparency through FITARA

  Cask LLC Director Mark Larson and AFEI President David Cheseborough will discuss how FITARA is helping agencies improve transparency and the efficiency of federal IT projects. November 17, 2016

  Federal Tech Talk

  November 16, 2015
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  Content marketing & RFPs

  Business development and capture guru Carl Dickson joins host Mark Amtower to discuss a variety of topics including multiple forms of content marketing and how it fits into each stage of the procurement process. February 29, 2016

  Amtower Off-Center

  November 16, 2015
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  Jason Miller: 11,700 and counting … data centers back on the chopping block

  The Office of Management and Budget must feel like Hercules fighting the nine-headed dragon. Cut off one head, and two grow in its place. That's how it's been with the Federal Data Center Consolidation Initiative. Auditors from the Government Accountability Office say the number of federal data centers has actually been growing throughout the six-year initiative. Now it stands at more than 11,000, up from from 9,000 at the end of 2014. Tony Scott is the federal chief information officer at OMB. He tells Federal News Radio's executive editor Jason Miller, in an exclusive interview, about OMB’s latest data center plans.

  Federal Drive

  November 16, 2015
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  DHS financial management saga adds new wrinkle to ongoing debate

  Savantage Solutions continues to pursue a lawsuit against the Homeland Security Department for the agency's plans to move its financial management system to a federal shared service provider and not give the private sector a fair opportunity to bid.

  Contracts/Awards

  November 16, 2015
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  OPM’s customer service falters as Employee Express is overwhelmed

  Federal employees are frustrated by long wait times and poor communication about why it's taking so long to change benefits during Open Season.

  Pay & Benefits

  November 16, 2015
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  Marines further define new top cyber position

  The Marine Corps' information warfare chief will look into information operations and offensive weapons.

  Defense

  November 13, 2015
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  Jason Miller: ID management standards making a mark across all government sectors

  The Chief Information Officer’s Council, FirstNet and the Next Generation 911 services say they're on the same page when it comes to verifying and authenticating identities. This is due in part to the Information Sharing Environment’s work around standards and its support of pilot projects. Kshemendra Paul is the program manager of the Information Sharing Environment. In part two of his exclusive interview with executive editor Jason Miller, Paul describes how the ISE’s work “under the covers” is bringing this identity roadmap together.

  Federal Drive

  November 13, 2015