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The Trump administration is asking for 2020 funding for IT modernization at both for governmentwide and specific agency needs.
The fiscal 2019 spending bill increases funding for the continuous diagnostics and mitigation (CDM) program by more than $37 million.
In this exclusive executive briefing, federal practitioners explore implementing new CDM capabilities and how the integration of CDM and mobile devices continue to improve cybersecurity
Ellen Sundra, vice president of Americas, Systems Engineering at ForeScout Technologies, joins host John Gilroy on this week's Federal Tech Talk to discuss the NIST cyber framework, and how federal agencies should manage their IoT devices. December 18, 2018
What will it take for agencies to implement these capabilities and how will the integration of CDM and mobile devices continue to improve their cybersecurity?
Agencies are supposed to be bolstering their network cybersecurity under continuous diagnostics and mitigation (CDM). But what if they had a single number, like a credit score, that tracked how much progress they’ve made on some of the cyber hygiene steps that lead to CDM?
In today's Federal Newscast, the Department of Veterans Affairs was forced to change how it pays for veterans' education benefits after IT problems.
Kevin Cox, the CDM program manager at the Homeland Security Department, said the future for CDM includes security operations-as-a-service (SOCaaS), shared services and moving to a continuous improvement cycle.
The Office of Management and Budget released the 2019 Federal Information Security Management Act guidance giving agencies more options to meet the intent of the CDM program.
Jeanette Manfra of DHS said her office will help agencies manage and mitigate vulnerabilities through the CDM program.
Ellen Sundra, the vice president of Americas systems engineering for ForeScout Technologies, said, like most cybersecurity decisions, agencies need to balance risk and reward when it comes to IoT devices.
A new High Risk series report from the Government Accountability Office took the federal government to task over its lack of action on cybersecurity issues, but House lawmakers passed a few bills that aimed at improving the situation.
In today's Federal Newscast, the Pentagon said it's moving the deadline of its Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure contract at the request of offerrers.
In today's Federal Newscast, the House and Senate could not agree on a provision in the 2019 defense authorization bill calling for $40,000 Voluntary Separation Incentive Payments for federal employees.