Federal News Radio has learned that Rod Beckstrom, the director of the National Cybersecurity Center at the Department of Homeland Security, has resigned. Last October, he made his public debut here in Washington at an…
The DorobekInsider has learned that Rod Beckstrom, DHS’s director of the agency’s National Cybersecurity Center, has resigned. His letter is posted below: The move comes as a surprise to many. While friends know that he…
$355 million. That’s how much President Barack Obama wants for the Homeland Security Department’s cybersecurity budget in 2010. GCN reports that the money would support the department’s role in the Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative, among…
A summary of spending proposals from the Obama administration
Review part of Napolitano\'s priorities for department
Homeland Security secretary Janet Napolitano today faced House lawmakers for the first time to give her vision for the department, and while there were few specifics, Napolitano did lay out several paths the department is…
A Virginia-based IT company has helped the Defense Information Systems Agency advance its goal for core network services. Command Information provided strategic planning and analysis for Ipv6 at DISA. Jeremy Duncan, Command Information’s Director of…
The guidelines, issued Monday by public and private sector cybersecurity experts, are considered the low-hanging fruit to help agencies improve their network security immediately, says John Gilligan, a former Air Force and Energy Department chief information officer.
In a new agencywide directive issued Feb. 17, Napolitano says she created a new Efficiency Review Initiative Steering Committee, composed of key office and component leadership, to oversee this effort.
Current state of \'homeland security\': After seven years, how did we get here?
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano is taking her first road trip as the head of the agency. HS Today Editor David Silverberg discusses where Napolitano will visit and why in our weekly chat.
Former President George H. W. Bush
Former President George H. W. Bush
Republicans on the the House Homeland Security Committee are concerned over the removal of several specific areas from the committee’s oversight plan. The Democrats detailed some of their agenda Wednesday during a business meeting. Several…
The House Homeland Security Committee is one of more than 80 House and Senate organizations that oversee some part of the Homeland Security Department. Committee members–both Democrat and Republican–know that needs to change. Congressman Bennie…