Technology

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  Karen Evans: Agencies are taking the right steps to protect data

  The Office of Personnel Management's Electronic Questionnaires for Investigations Processing system is offline now after the agency says it found a security vulnerability. The site will be offline for four to six weeks. OPM hasn't said the discovery came out of the 30-day cyber sprint called for by federal CIO Tony Scott. Karen Evans, executive director of the U.S. Cyber Challenge and former e-gov administrator at the Office of Management and Budget, is watching the agencies respond to Tony Scott's call. She tells In Depth with Francis Rose, how the OPM breach is changing the way agencies protect their data.

  All News

  June 30, 2015
• AFGE lawsuit seeks relief for victims of OPM data breach

  Leaders of the largest federal employee union said they believe the lawsuit can compel the agency to act where numerous congressional hearings and calls for OPM Director Katherine Archuleta to resign have not.

  Workforce

  June 30, 2015
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  VMWare, Carahsoft to pay $75.5M to settle False Claims Act allegations

  The technology companies join a growing list of GSA Schedule vendors who get caught up in whistleblower lawsuits claiming the vendor overcharged the government for commercial items.

  Acquisition

  June 30, 2015
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  EPA’s Kavlock pioneers new system to test dangerous chemicals

  With the ToxCast Lab, EPA scientists had new tools at their disposal that allowed them to more efficiently and cost-effectively screen chemicals for potential toxic effects. It also helped to reduce the need for laboratory animal testing of chemicals.

  People

  June 30, 2015
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  GSA’s Kathy Conrad to leave government

  As the deputy associate administrator in the General Services Administration’s Office of Citizen Services and Innovative Technologies, Conrad oversaw the development of key initiatives including the cloud security standard and Data.gov.

  People

  June 30, 2015
• Jason Miller: OPM takes clearance database offline

  The Office of Personnel Management shut down the database that holds security clearance information after finding a cybersecurity flaw. The decision by OPM to take the e-QIP system offline means thousands of federal employees and contractors will have to wait for their security clearances. Federal News Radio’s Executive Editor Jason Miller joined Tom Temin on the Federal Drive to discuss this latest emerging OPM cybersecurity challenge.

  Federal Drive

  June 30, 2015
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  Hybrid is not a strategy, it’s a symptom

  Gunnar Hellekson, chief strategist for Red Hat's U.S. public sector, writes that uniting developers and integrators will help agencies find success in the cloud.

  Commentary

  June 30, 2015
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  Inside the Reporter’s Notebook: Four takeaways from OPM cyber hearings

  Inside the Reporter’s Notebook is a bi-weekly dispatch of news and information you may have missed or that slipped through the cracks at conferences, hearings and other events. This is not a column or commentary…

  Reporter's Notebook

  June 30, 2015