Digital Government
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Matt Goodrich, FedRAMP director at the Office of Citizen Services and Innovative Technologies at GSA, wants to hear what's working and what's not as more agencies move to the cloud.
August 13, 2015 -
The Defense Department’s program to let employees use smartphones on the secret network is becoming more popular than anyone ever imagined. After moving from the pilot to the full production stage in June, the Defense Mobile Classified Capability – Secret is in demand -- not just in the military but across the government. Federal News Radio executive editor Jason Miller is here with details on why DoD’s program is so popular.
August 12, 2015 -
Ximema Hartsock, president and founder of Phone to Action, talks with Women of Washington hosts Aileen Black and Gigi Schumm about her role in the constantly changing realms of media and politics.
August 12, 2015 -
At least 38 cloud service providers are now compliant with the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program -- up 41 percent over the past six months. And initial estimates show at least 700 cloud systems meet FedRAMP standards. But the General Services Administration knows there's a gap between what agencies and vendors report and what they're actually using. Matt Goodrich is FedRAMP director at the Office of Citizen Services and Innovative Technologies at GSA. He tells In Depth with Francis Rose that he wants to hear what's working -- and what's not -- as more agencies move to the cloud.
August 11, 2015 -
A cyber breach at the Food and Drug Administration back in 2013 -- and hacks against other Health and Human Services Department components -- could have been stopped if the department's chief information officer and chief information security officer function separately. That's according to a new report from the House Energy and Commerce Committee. It says CISOs would do a better job protecting their agencies from cyber threats from the department's legal office rather than the CIO office. John Teeter is a former deputy chief information officer and acting CIO for HHS and is now a health IT consultant. He tells In Depth with Francis Rose about the different responsibilities for CIOs and CISOs and how they work together.
August 11, 2015 -
The House Energy and Commerce Committee proposes moving the Chief Information Security Officer's job at the Department of Health and Human Services. A report from Republicans on the committee suggests moving the CISO job from the IT shop to the legal counsel's office. Federal News Radio's Emily Kopp explains why the legislators believe the agency would be better off with the CISO reporting to lawyers instead of IT experts.
August 10, 2015 -
Veterans Affairs Secretary Bob McDonald says most veterans don't know what Blue Button, E-Benefits or MyHealtheVet are and what each of those services can do for them. He wants his new Veterans Experience Officer -- Tom Allin -- to consolidate the department's websites into one. Phil Carter is a senior fellow and director of the Military, Veterans and Society Program at the Center for a New American Security. He tells In Depth with Francis Rose why simplifying everything could be an even bigger challenge for the VA.
August 10, 2015 Jim Benson, chief visionary officer of CorasCloud, joins host John Gilroy to discuss how his company can help your agency do more with less at reduced costs and levels of complexity. August 11, 2015
August 10, 2015-
Veterans Affairs Secretary Bob McDonald says he's baffled by the way the federal government tends to separately brand each one of its IT offerings, especially its public-facing ones.
August 10, 2015 The Justice Department's Office of Information Policy is spearheading a proactive disclosure effort to measure the cost and effectiveness of making information from Freedom of Information Act requests available as soon as possible.
August 07, 2015-
The back-and-forth is on hold now in the Senate over the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act. The bill encourages private companies and government agencies to share information with each other about potential cyber threats. Both amendments to the CISA are holding it back.One would give the Office of Personnel Management an extra 37 million dollars to fix its IT networks a year ahead of schedule. The other would give victims of OPM's data breaches a few more years of free credit monitoring. Ryan Lucas is an intelligence reporter for CQ Roll Call. He tells In Depth with Francis Rose what's in the bill and whether the disagreements can be resolved.
August 05, 2015 John Williams and Christian Heiter with Hitachi Data Systems Federal Corporation join host John Gilroy to discuss how their company can help with with your data storage and data management needs. August 4, 2015
August 03, 2015-
Karen Evans, former OMB administrator for e-government and IT, encourages federal executives to understand how this case could affect the public sector “Bring Your Own Device” space.
August 03, 2015 -
The departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs are about to undergo a quantum leap in their ability to exchange patient medical records between doctors in the two health systems – and it’s got nothing to do with the $9 billion electronic health record DoD announced it was buying this week. More from Federal News Radio’s DoD reporter Jared Serbu.
July 31, 2015 The Office of Management and Budget is working on new cybersecurity guidelines for contractors in the wake of two major breaches. Contractors already have five major expectations for their own cyber programs from the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Larry Allen is president of Allen Federal Business Partners and writes the Week Ahead newsletter. He tells In Depth with Francis Rose that your company can't get into the cybersecurity game without perfecting and securing its own network first.
July 30, 2015