Technology
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Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) joins in the questioning of how OPM made the decision to award a contract to Winvale for credit monitoring services. The senator and AFGE are hearing from current and former federal employees complaining about the services provided under the $20.7 million deal.
June 19, 2015 -
The Office of Personnel Management offers new clues about the current and former federal employees affected by one data breach, while staying mum on the scope of another breach, thought to be much larger.
June 19, 2015 -
Bright minds are shining their light on technologies to help war fighters and veterans dealing with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. A competition known as the Foundry Cup kicked off yesterday. It\'s a three day idea-fest where individuals and companies pitch potential plans for treating PTSD. Geoff Orazem is the founder and CEO of Eastern Foundry, which started this innovation competition. He joined Tom Temin on the Federal Drive with more on Foundry Cup.
June 19, 2015 -
The important role an inspector general plays in identifying cybersecurity vulnerabilities was certainly highlighted with the OPM cyber breach. But IG vacancies still dot the federal government — some of which have persisted for years. Michael Smallberg is an investigator for the Project on Government Oversight, a group that has been tracking the IG issue in detail. He joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin to discuss some of the issues surrounding the absence of Inspectors General at federal agencies.
June 19, 2015 -
The Office of Management and Budget wants to create a cyber playbook, and a digital services teams focused on IT security. Tony Scott, the federal CIO, said industry also must play a bigger role by automatically enabling two-factor authentication and using more secure chips.
June 19, 2015 -
As saying goes, ever dark cloud has a silver lining. That\'s true for the recent OPM cyber breach. You just have to look very, very, very hard to find it, says Senior Correspondent Mike Causey.
June 19, 2015 -
Federal News Radio asked readers how they rated the performance of the Office of Personnel Management in communicating information about the recent data breaches. An overwhelming number rated the information as \"poor\" and many still didn\'t understand what happened or what they should do next.
June 18, 2015 -
The letters sent to those affected by the Office of Personnel Management cyber breach contain a certain sentence that attempts to indemnify the government from any liability surrounding the breach. But that sentence alone may not protect the government from someone who wants to sue it for damages. Federal employment attorney Heidi Burakiewicz, a partner at the law firm Mehri and Skalet, joined Tom Temin on the Federal Drive with an insider\'s look at how the 1974 Privacy Act could cover recent cyber attacks and let lawsuits fly.
June 18, 2015
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