Department of Homeland Security
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Jeh Johnson, the Homeland Security Department’s secretary, issued his second BOD in late June requiring agencies to work with DHS to ensure they are protecting their high-valued assets as required under the Cybersecurity Implementation Plan (CSIP).
July 18, 2016 -
The Coast Guard said it's the first Executive Branch agency to achieve full operating capability on its insider threat program. The Homeland Security Department said it's working to automate its continuous evaluation program, in support of a governmentwide goal to add 5 percent of the cleared population under CE by 2017.
July 13, 2016 -
The Office of Management and Budget outlined a series of steps agencies should take to increase the number of people they recruit, train and prepare to protect federal networks.
July 12, 2016 -
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee interrogated three federal executives about their firearms management, or lack thereof.
July 11, 2016 -
Northrop Grumman filed its second protest over the Homeland Security Department’s decision to award Raytheon the DOMino contract.
July 11, 2016 -
Allegations of misconduct at the Transportation Security Administration jumped by nearly 29 percent between fiscal 2013 and 2015, a new House Homeland Security Committee report found. The agency said it's reorganizing its human capital office to better respond to issues within the TSA workforce.
July 07, 2016 -
Karen Neuman, the Homeland Security Department’s chief privacy officer, will step down at the end of July after three years on the job.
July 07, 2016 -
The Homeland Security Department says a new cyber hiring authority is giving it an opportunity to create federal workforce of the future. Angela Bailey, DHS chief human capital officer, said she envisions a future where employees can more easily move back and forth between government and the private sector.
July 05, 2016 -
Social media has become a useful tool for federal agencies to show off the work they do every day.
July 04, 2016 -
The Homeland Security Department’s newest pilot program puts employees on detail within industry offices. The goal is for the employees to gain experience within the private sector on topics like cybersecurity, and bring that knowledge back to the government, while also strengthening collaboration with industry
June 27, 2016 -
The National Security Agency is the repository for much of the government's cybersecurity chops. NSA has its own cyber threats to worry about. But it also advises other agencies and the White House on governmentwide and industry cyber issues. Federal Drive with Tom Temin talks to the point man for this effort, Philip Quade, special assistant for cybersecurity to the NSA director.
June 27, 2016 -
Leaders at the Homeland Security Department say they need industry's help to meet agency mission, and modernize the department's acquisition and cybersecurity efforts.
June 24, 2016 -
The White House has threatened to veto a fiscal 2017 spending bill that would further cut the Internal Revenue Service's budget by $236 million.
June 23, 2016 -
DHS leaders say the public and private sector now more than ever need to work together to protect the country's critical infrastructure and cyber systems.
June 21, 2016 -
The day a web mail ban went into effect, guess who waived himself from it? None other than Secretary Jeh Johnson.
June 21, 2016