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It'll be a tough road ahead for the next director of the Office of Personnel Management after Katherine Archuleta resigned. That person will enter an agency trying to recover from the biggest known breach of federal employee data in history. But what can they do to ensure success? Danny Werfel has been there, done that. He was brought in to lead the Internal Revenue Service in 2013 after its administrator stepped down due to a series of scandals. Now a director in the Public Sector practice at The Boston Consulting Group, he joined Emily Kopp on the Federal Drive to share his experience.
July 13, 2015 -
If you're connected to the Internet, you have an IP address. And while the net itself may seem infinite, IP addresses are not. In fact, IP version 4 addresses are supposed to run out. Internet Service Providers are upgrading to IPv6. At least, that's the plan. Jim Cowie is the Chief Scientist at Dyn, an Internet performance company. On the Federal Drive, he told Tom Temin why brokering IPv4 addresses is still a booming business.
July 13, 2015 -
A cyber breach to the Office of Personnel Management's background check database is much larger than originally expected. 21.5 million people are affected. The agency's response to employees has revolved mostly around identity protection. But the focus on the espionage aspect of the attack has not gotten as much support from the agency. Retired Air Force General Michael Hayden was director of the National Security Agency and director of the Central Intelligence Agency. He tells In Depth with Francis Rose that if he had a chance to get that kind of information about government workers of another country -- he'd do it instantly.
July 10, 2015 -
The Office of Personnel Management faces the daunting task of trying to make victims of its data breaches whole. Altogether there are more than 22 million people whose sensitive information was compromised in the hacks on OPM's personnel and security clearance systems. Alan Lopatin is the chairman of the Federal Postal Coalition whose member groups represent about five million federal employees and retirees. He tells Federal News Radio's Emily Kopp why he's advocating for more protection for data breach victims even before the latest details came to light.
July 10, 2015 -
The cyber domain is often referred to as a new frontier in global conflict -- one that nations are still learning to fight in. But one expert says there are actually plenty of historical examples of conflict in cyberspace -- and that leaders need to study them if they want to understand what it means to win or lose in that domain. Jay Healey is a nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council and senior research scholar at Columbia University. He tells In Depth guest host Jared Serbu what it means to win in a cyber war.
July 10, 2015 -
OPM Director Katherine Archuleta steps down one day after after her agency announced the results of the investigation into the breach of its background investigation databases. OMB Deputy Director for Management Beth Cobert will become acting director beginning Saturday.
July 10, 2015 -
The Office of Personnel Management was improving the cybersecurity of its IT systems, when it discovered hackers had breached two of its networks.
July 10, 2015 -
Veterans Affairs wants to make its MyHealtheVet web portal easier to use. Appointment scheduling is a key priority as the design improves vets' ability to schedule appointments on their desktop, mobile device or at in-facility kiosks. Kim Nazi is a senior program and management analyst in the Veterans and Consumer Health Informatics Office of the Veterans Health Administration. She joined Emily Kopp on the Federal Drive with more of the MyHealtheVet redesign specifics.
July 10, 2015
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