Technology
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As many as 14 million current and former civilian employees may have had their personal information exposed to hackers, two sources told the Associated Press, a far higher figure than the 4 million the Obama administration initially disclosed.
June 12, 2015 -
Over the next year, GSA will work with other agencies and industry will come up with a set of risk indicators and create access to multiple data sources for contracting officers to better determine and understand the supply chain risk of the technology they are buying.
June 12, 2015 -
The OPM data breach that has affected millions of current and former federal employees wasn\'t about acquiring bank records or credit card information. Instead, signs point to cyber-espionage. They also reveal a need for agencies to improve their overall cybersecurity and teach employees how to protect themselves. Dan Waddell, director of government affairs at (ISC)2 joined Emily Kopp on the Federal Drive to discuss the magnitude of the breach.
June 12, 2015 -
J. David Cox, the national president of the American Federation of Government Employees, said the Office of Personnel Management needs to provide more detailed information about the recent cyber breach.
June 11, 2015 -
The General Services Administration tells agencies they shouldn\'t rule out contractors who don\'t have Federal Risk and Authorization Management program authorizations yet. The program is only a few years old. And GSA says agencies who require FedRAMP compliance as a condition for contractors to bid on work, are limiting competition. Katie Lewin is the former program manager for cloud computing at the General Services Administration, and now an independent consultant. She tells In Depth with Francis Rose what government\'s role is in vendors being able to adopt FedRAMP.
June 11, 2015 -
The White House tells agencies they\'ll have more tools to detect cyber threats on their networks. The Homeland Security Department wants to install Einstein 3A software at 52 agencies by the end of 2016. That\'s two years ahead of schedule. The Office of Personnel Management is still trying to figure out how hackers got a hold of personal information for about four million current and former federal employees. Dave Wennergren is the vice president of technology at the Professional Services Council, and former assistant deputy chief management officer at the Defense Department. He tells In Depth with Francis Rose that cybersecurity is the biggest priority and challenge for agency CIOs.
June 11, 2015 -
Are current and former feds satisfied with the information they are receiving from the government about the data breach at OPM? Take our brief, anonymous survey and let us know your thoughts.
June 11, 2015 -
Grant Thornton and the Professional Services Council released the 25th annual CIO survey that found federal IT executives said cybersecurity, workforce, IT modernization, acquisitions and mobility as their top priorities.
June 11, 2015
