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Sylvia Burns, the Interior Department CIO since 2014, is taking a new position in government.

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.

Howard Whyte, FDIC CIO, says IT departments need the right HR capabilities for new operational environments post-modernization.

Howard Whyte, the FDIC chief information officer, said a third-party assessment set the cyber roadmap for the future.

In today’s Federal Newscast, an audit by NASA’s Office of Inspector General says the agency’s Office of the Chief Information Officer may be unable to manage it’s IT assets.

Howard Whyte, FDIC’s chief information security officer (CISO), will serve as acting CIO starting Oct. 1.

Trade groups representing banks and credit unions say they haven’t had enough time to study the DoD’s rules to protect servicemembers from predatory loans.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation is taking a range of steps to strengthen its cybersecurity posture, including an end-to-assessment and limiting employees’ ability to copy information to removable hardware.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Chairman Martin Gruenberg defended his CIO Larry Gross and his initiatives to improve the agency’s cybersecurity posture. But members of a congressional committee warned some of those plans might do more harm than good.

In today’s Top Federal headlines, a new bill gives agencies more options to hire new talent, and another major IT contract is stalled by protests.