Continuous diagnostics and mitigation
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There’s no doubt about it – the federal government has gone mobile. Driven by both policy and the compelling nature of mobile computing, smartphones and tablets have become daily tools at all levels of government. No longer just for email and phone calls, in the hands of line and management employees, mobile devices also carry enterprise applications and collaboration tools.
October 11, 2016 -
The Office of Management and Budget said it's taking stock of its accomplishments over the past eight years, as well as the items it has left on its cybersecurity to-do list, before the upcoming presidential transition. Implementing pieces of the new cyber workforce strategy is a top priority for the Obama administration during its last six months.
July 20, 2016 -
GSA awarded two task orders to ManTech and Knowledge Consulting Group to provide continuous monitoring-as-a-service and privileged management services under the Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) program.
July 18, 2016 -
Rod Turk, the Commerce Department’s chief information security officer, said the agency is preparing for the continuous diagnostics and mitigation program by upgrading its infrastructure.
June 10, 2016 -
The continuous diagnostics and mitigation (CDM) program is relying on a blanket purchase agreement approach that isn’t as flexible as DHS and GSA officials thought it would be.
May 16, 2016 -
Luke McCormack, the DHS chief information officer, and Soraya Correa, the DHS chief procurement officer, are collaborating to move the department into a more agile process for buying and developing technology systems.
April 22, 2016 -
Janet Stevens, the chief information officer of the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) in USDA, said her bureau will join APHIS in testing out new cyber tools and sensors under the continuous diagnostics and mitigation (CDM) program.
April 01, 2016 -
Vendors are submitting bids on the next set of tools under phase 2 of the continuous diagnostics and mitigation program while DHS is preparing for phase 3.
March 28, 2016 -
DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson is scheduled to certify the Automated Indicator Sharing initiative on March 16, which provides a central location for cyber data and a way to share it across agencies and industry.
March 09, 2016 -
DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson defended his agency's $40.6 billion fiscal 2017 budget, telling a congressional committee that cybersecurity funding would help hiring efforts.
March 08, 2016 -
Small agencies say the administration's new Cybersecurity National Action Plan could help them develop a collective force to address their IT challenges. Specifically, agencies are looking for help in hiring new cyber experts.
March 03, 2016 -
The latest task order under the continuous diagnostic and mitigation (CDM) program would bring continuous monitoring-as-a-service (CMaaS) to 41 small and micro agencies.
December 07, 2015 -
DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson said his department launched an automated, near-real-time sharing system Oct. 31.
November 04, 2015 -
DHS and GSA choose Booz Allen and HP Enterprise Services to provide tools and services under two task orders under the Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation program.
August 31, 2015 -
The Office of Personnel Management is all-in for the continuous diagnostics and mitigation program (CDM) to improve cybersecurity. OPM is among the first group of agencies to get new cyber tools and services. But CDM’s rate of implementation in general is causing a problem for the agency. Federal News Radio’s executive editor Jason Miller joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin to discuss why OPM, and potentially other agencies, are being put in a tough situation.
August 27, 2015