Technology
-
Homeland Security is expanding its Unity of Effort initiative to research and development programs. Faced with diminishing budgets and ever-growing threats, the Science and Technology Directorate at DHS is taking a new approach to how it prioritizes R&D funds. Dr. Reggie Brothers is the undersecretary for Science and Technology at DHS. He tells executive editor Jason Miller how he's ensuring a more holistic look at R&D programs through integrated product teams, or IPTs.
October 14, 2015 -
The cyber breaches at the Office of Personnel Management kicked Congress into high gear about making cyber security a priority for agencies. As hacking becomes an ever growing threat, agencies may soon follow the private sector by using insurance to keep its cyber protocols in check. Elana Broitman, shareholder at Greenberg Traurig, wrote about what drives good cyber hygiene for the New America Foundation. She explained it all to In Depth with Francis Rose.
October 14, 2015 -
Reggie Brothers, the undersecretary for Science and Technology at DHS, said he is spearheading a new program that creates integrated product teams (IPTs) to bring together all parts of the department. The goal is to prioritize investments for limited research and development funding.
October 14, 2015 -
Some agencies are further along in implementing insider threat programs than others, said Patricia Larsen, co-director of the National Insider Threat Task Force. Progress is slower at some civilian agencies, while programs within the intelligence community are more advanced.
October 13, 2015 -
The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity is reviewing proposals to find the fastest and most accurate way to catch cyber attackers before they strike.
October 13, 2015 -
The Department of Homeland Security will reorganize the National Protection and Programs Directorate, but the agency has a long list of cyber responsibilities and goals. Deputy Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas talked about the agency's cyber portfolio at Columbia University in New York. Jay Healey, senior research scholar at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs, hosted the discussion. He's also editor of the book "A Fierce Domain: Cyber Conflict, 1986 to 2012" and co-author of the "Cyber Security Policy Guidebook". He joined In Depth with Francis Rose to share what he heard at the discussion.
October 13, 2015 -
Some of the Defense Department’s cyber mission forces are now active in operations. The announcement comes as Congress is pushing DoD for a solid cyber policy on how the nation should respond to cyber attacks. Federal News Radio Reporter Scott Maucione has more on what this means for the future of cyber warfare.
October 13, 2015 Lou Kerestesy, founder of GovInnovators, joins host John Gilroy to discuss how innovation works in the federal government and where it is headed. October 13, 2015
October 12, 2015
