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Cybersecurity
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Chief information officers are engaging more than ever in agency mission delivery. Part of the problem, at least in the military, is historic and structural, according to Brig. Gen. Sarah Zabel. She\'s director of cyberspace strategy and policy in the Office of Information Dominance and Chief Information Officer for the U.S. Air Force. On In Depth with Francis Rose, she explained the history behind the separation between mission and IT, and how to bring them together to help fight wars.
April 22, 2015 -
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GAO warns the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee that the bureau needs to simplify its IT plans for the 2020 count. Census to finalize operational plan by September detailing technology and processes for the decennial population calculation.
April 22, 2015 -
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Following up on the success of its first continuing education program, the Office of Personnel Management on Monday announced its partnership with Champlain College, a 137-year-old private college based in Burlington, Vermont. Federal workers and their spouses will be able to enroll in degree or certificate programs before the start of the summer 2015 semester. The admission deadline is June 5.
April 21, 2015 -
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Some CIOs are asking what the Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act will really change. Tom Temin, host of the Federal Drive has some answers in a new commentary.
April 21, 2015 -
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On the heels of another Veterans Affairs Department inspector general report showing departmental cybersecurity practices falling short, House Veterans Affairs Committee lawmakers are pressing for more answers about just how secure the data of millions of veterans are in the agency\'s network.
April 20, 2015 -
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Midshipmen defeat service academy rivals for top cyber prize.
April 17, 2015 -
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology wants the government and private industry to be on the same page when it comes to cybersecurity. The agency that issues hundreds of pages of cyber guidance for federal agencies also invited businesses from banks to restaurants to share best practices for public-facing web applications. Nate Lesser is the deputy director of the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence at NIST, joined Tom Temin on the Federal Drive to explain with what they discussed, and where things go from here.
April 17, 2015 -
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Janice Glover-Jones, the Defense Intelligence Agency\'s chief information officer, said she brought in a training expert from the CIA to help create courses to meet the agency\'s need for soft and technical skills.
April 17, 2015 -
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DHS and OMB says the continuous diagnostics and mitigation program will begin to show \'intrinsic value\' to the government as more and more agencies benefit from the cyber tools and services. GSA\'s $39 million award to Booz Allen is the second of six awards for tools and services under the program.
April 16, 2015 -
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The total request for cyber programs at DHS adds up to $1.4 billion. That\'s just part of the total White House budget request for cyber, which is up 11 percent for FY 2016, or $13.9 billion.
April 15, 2015 -
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Former DHS Deputy Secretary Jane Holl Lute discusses the difficulty of establishing a strong cybersecurity program within the federal government on this week\'s Women of Washington radio show.
April 15, 2015 -
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Marine Corps leaders say the forthcoming policy will emphasize commanders\' responsibility to understand cyberspace, build it into their operational plans, and integrate it with existing concepts for electronic warfare.
April 15, 2015 -
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The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation has a list of 36 ways to improve its information security systems. The Government Accountability Office says it\'s finished with 27 of them, and the agency\'s completing the rest. Gregory Wilshusen is director of information security issues at the GAO. On In Depth with Francis Rose, he explained ways to help the FDIC plug the rest of the gaps in its security systems.
April 14, 2015 -
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No legislation required: The Office of Personnel Management can create a special pay system for cybersecurity professionals right now, according to the authors of a new report on the federal cybersecurity workforce. More competitive pay could get in-demand experts to stay, they say.
April 14, 2015
