Department of Homeland Security
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Richard Spires, former Homeland Security Department chief information officer and CEO of Learning Tree International, and Alan Balutis, former Commerce Department CIO and senior director and distinguished fellow at Cisco Systems, discuss what challenges are ahead in the upcoming presidential transition on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.
May 04, 2016 -
The Homeland Security Department is about to roll out a new series of incentive payments to lure cyber experts from the private sector and keep them in the civil service.
May 03, 2016 -
The Department of Homeland Security wants private-sector companies to get under the agency's information sharing umbrella in order to better manage and mitigate cyber risks to critical infrastructure.
April 29, 2016 -
Members of the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Government Operations took the Homeland Security Department to task for six straight years of declining employee engagement scores on the Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey. DHS is ranked as the worst agency to work for in government.
April 27, 2016 -
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services developed myUSCIS, a site that more easily explains the immigration process and provides naturalization resources to users. CIS won the top Igniting Innovation Award from ACT-IAC at a showcase in Washington April 25.
April 26, 2016 -
On this edition of Columbia Technology Partners Ready To Prime, Allen Scott is joined by Kiersten Todt, executive director of the Presidents' Commission on National Security.
April 25, 2016 -
The Homeland Security Department launched a new type of red team effort where they break into an agencies' networks over the next 90 days and help them make long-term, sustainable fixes.
April 25, 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 -
Small agencies are having some of the biggest problems modernizing their legacy systems to strengthen defenses against cyber attacks. But major agencies like Treasury are also in the spotlight on how they are addressing system vulnerabilities.
April 20, 2016 Chris Geldart, director of the District of Columbia's Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency, joins host Derrick Dortch to discuss lessons learned from the 2017 snowstorm and the daylong Metro shutdown. April 15, 2016
April 15, 2016-
Whether it’s cybersecurity or acquisition or collaboration, the Homeland Security Department is trying to improve how employees feel about the department. Russ Deyo, DHS' undersecretary of management, tells executive editor Jason Miller on Federal Drive with Tom Temin about his effort to turn the tide on employee engagement.
April 15, 2016 -
A congressional authority to hire 1,000 new cybersecurity professionals is prompting the Homeland Security Department, along with the Defense Department and Office of Personnel Management, to develop non-traditional ways to recruit and retain new talent.
April 14, 2016 -
The Homeland Security Department created a how-to guide for mobile apps for developers, business owners and others to help overcome some common challenges when moving toward a digital government.
April 12, 2016 -
As the White House decides who should be the first federal chief information security officer, current and former federal cyber executives offer insights into what the role should look like.
April 11, 2016 -
Robert Silvers becomes the first permanent assistant secretary for cyber policy at DHS in about a year.
April 11, 2016