Technology
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The first iteration of the cybersecurity dashboard under the continuous diagnostics and monitoring is supposed to come out later this month. It will soon be one piece of the toolkit agencies can use to step up their cybersecurity game. Molly O'Neill is vice president for state and local government industry at CGI and former chief information officer at the Environmental Protection Agency. She tells In Depth with Francis Rose why the dashboard is the tool agency managers need to understand where they stand on security.
August 20, 2015 -
Congress will keep a close eye on whether the Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act works for agencies as planned. Agencies were supposed to hand in their plans for implementing FITARA last week. The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee says it might consider giving agencies report cards to measure how well they stick to those plans. Dave Powner, director of information technology management issues at the Government Accountability Office, tells In Depth with Francis Rose why grades are a good idea and should push agencies to perform better.
August 20, 2015 -
David Bray, the FCC’s chief information officer, has been creating the team, the processes and the culture to bring major changes to the way the commission manages and uses information technology.
August 20, 2015 -
The Army plans on requesting proposals for the third iterations of its ITES and ADMC contracts by next January. New proposals will likely tackle target areas such as mobility, cloud integration and cybersecurity, but CHESS wants to make sure small businesses are in the running for contracts.
August 20, 2015 -
Improving federal cybersecurity is the goal of a new effort that combines input from government and industry leaders. ACT-IAC is collecting responses from agencies, industry and academia on eight major challenges. The responses will go in a report to the Office of Management and Budget late next month. The public comment period closes Aug. 28. Mike Howell, ACT vice president at-large and deputy program manager at the Information Sharing Environment, tells In Depth with Francis Rose about the kinds of ideas he's looking for.
August 19, 2015 -
The chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee sent three letters-- one to OPM, one to DHS and one to one of OPM's main technology contractors, Imperatis Corp., seeking answers to a variety of questions.
August 19, 2015 -
When it comes to government transparency, the Freedom of Information Act officers at federal agencies have a lot of catching up to do.
August 19, 2015 -
The Defense and Veterans Affairs departments are a long way from deploying new electronic health record systems that can communicate with each other. Both agencies didn't meet a deadline last year to make sure their data complies with national standards. Valerie Melvin is director of information management and technology resources issues at GAO. She tells In Depth with Francis Rose why defined goals would help both departments better measure their progress.
August 18, 2015
