Department of Homeland Security
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Mark Kneidinger becomes the deputy director of DHS’ new National Risk Management Center to further add to the organization’s leadership ranks.
September 10, 2018 -
The wildfires of the last few years have taxed federal, state and local authorities. Marion Long, fire program specialist for the National Fire Incident Reporting, shared a view into how it keeps track.
September 10, 2018 -
DHS has been pushing greater cyber threat information sharing with the private sector. But the advance of cyber threats might bring together the government’s foreign and domestic intelligence operations.
September 06, 2018 -
The Homeland Security secretary says changing the name of the National Protection and Programs Directorate is more than cosmetic, while also calling for new authorities to chase terrorist drones.
September 06, 2018 -
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.
September 05, 2018 -
More than 200 former national security professionals want answers from the Office of Personnel Management and the Director of National Intelligence about how and why USPS released the confidential national security questionnaire of congressional candidate Abigail Spanberger.
August 31, 2018 -
Building off the momentum of launching its National Risk Management Center last month, the Homeland Security Department has renewed its pitch to Congress to approve an agency reorganization that would streamline DHS' cybersecurity functions.
August 29, 2018 -
Gigi Schumm welcomes Jeanette Manfra from the Office of Cybersecurity and Communications within DHS on this episode of Women of Washington.
August 24, 2018 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Senate passed a bill funding the Defense Department until the end of September 2019, giving it a total of $675 billion for next year.
August 24, 2018 -
The Homeland Security Department plans to launch a "risk radar" next fiscal year aimed at helping agency leaders better understand their cybersecurity strategies.
August 23, 2018 -
With less than two months before the Homeland Security Department’s Oct. 16 deadline, the number of agency domains still not using the DMARC protocol is more than 200.
August 20, 2018 -
The Office of Management and Budget released its Cloud First strategy seven years ago. Now, under the Trump administration, OMB plans to soon release an updated Cloud Smart strategy.
August 16, 2018 -
After most Homeland Security Department nondisclosure agreements were deemed noncompliant with federal whistleblower laws, congressional overseers worry about other agencies.
August 15, 2018 -
Former federal CIOs offered suggestions for how current technology executives can tamp down controversy in the aftermath of a cyber attack.
August 13, 2018 -
Mittal Desai moved to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) while Brig. Gen. Lorna Mahlock is the new CIO for the Marine Corps.
August 06, 2018