Chris DeRusha

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Federal IT spending in 2024 request up by 13% in part thanks to cyber, CX plans

The White House is asking Congress to increase spending on cybersecurity by 13% over the 2023 request and wants to spend $510 million on customer experience…

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(AP Photo/Jenny Kane)This Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021, photo shows a Social Security card in Tigard, Ore.  Millions of retirees on Social Security will get a 5.9% boost in benefits for 2022. The biggest cost-of-living adjustment in 39 years follows a burst in inflation as the economy struggles to shake off the drag of the coronavirus pandemic.  (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)

TMF targets cybersecurity, zero trust and classified cloud with latest awards

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Cyber leaders applaud forthcoming updates to NIST cybersecurity framework

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Forthcoming national cyber strategy highlights 2023 cybersecurity agenda

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DeRusha says new 2023 cyber metrics reflect agility needed in today’s environment

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White House releases post-SolarWinds federal software security requirements

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Zero Trust Cyber Exchange: Federal CISO Chris DeRusha on state of zero trust efforts

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Leaders cite progress under cyber EO, but lawmakers press for more amid persistent threats

Lawmakers are skeptical about progress on multifactor authentication, endpoint detection and other capabilities mandated by the cybersecurity executive order.

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White House reviewing agency zero trust cybersecurity plans

The plans describe how each agency proposes to adopt a zero trust architecture by the end of fiscal year 2024.

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FILE - Voters arrive to cast the their ballots on Election Day at City Hall, Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021, in Alexandria, Va. The first major election day following a year of relentless attacks on voting rights and election officials went off largely without a hitch. The relative calm was a relief to those who oversee state and local elections, but election experts say that might not matter to the millions of Americans who now believe in conspiracy theories trumpeting rampant electoral fraud. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Federal employees can now take paid leave to vote and work at the polls

In today’s Federal Newscast: Federal agency CIOs are finalizing plans to create and fund a zero-trust architecture. A former head of the TSA has died. And you can now sport ombre nails while in a Marine Corps uniform.

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