National Security Agency

• NSA’s cyber directorate marks a year in operation

  The NSA's Cybersecurity Directorate has marked a full year of operations. For details on what it's managed to get done, deputy director Dave Luber spoke to Tom Temin.

  Cybersecurity

  February 03, 2021
• GAO: Though improved, DHS employee engagement still needs a lot of work

  In today's Federal Newscast, the Government Accountability Office sees some progress in the efforts from the Department of Homeland Security to improve employee engagement.

  Federal Newscast

  January 18, 2021
• Agencies scrambling to get a grip after SolarWinds hack

  For more likely scenarios, Federal Drive with Tom Temin turned to the former National Security Agency chief information security officer, now with Fidelis Cybersecurity, Chris Kubic.

  Cybersecurity

  December 29, 2020
• NSA’s National Cryptologic Museum gets new director

  The popular National Cryptologic Museum has been closed to the public, but it hasn't been static. It's acquired new exhibits and is planning to relocate into a new National Security Agency location.

  Facilities/Construction

  December 03, 2020
• Defending against the cryptographic risk posed by quantum computing

  Now is the time to prepare for the complex transition to post-quantum algorithms well before the advent of a quantum computer.

  Commentary

  November 13, 2020
• Less money from intelligence contracts to go around

  Contractors doing business with the intelligence agencies must deal with a 2021 budget request that's hundreds of millions of dollars lower than the fiscal year that just ended.

  Contracting

  November 05, 2020
• DoD study suggests it’s very hard to contract COVID-19 on an airplane

  According to the study, under normal conditions on a commercial jetliner, it would take several consecutive days onboard an aircraft for one COVID-infected passenger to infect another.

  DoD Reporter's Notebook

  October 19, 2020
• USPS weathering the storm through 2020 election

  In today's Federal Newscast, the Postal Service reports an uptick in mail volume a few weeks ahead of Election Day, but on-time delivery is also on the rise.

  Federal Newscast

  October 16, 2020
• How to choose the right multifactor authentication program

  Many agencies have turned to commercial multifactor authentication solutions as an alternative to PIV cards with a huge chunk of the federal workforce still working remotely. But some of those solutions are more secure than others.

  Cybersecurity

  October 09, 2020
• Move over COVID, IC says influence operations will be next big disrupter

  The intelligence community expects information warfare to be the next big disrupter as the cyber domain becomes more contested, and industry becomes part of the national security attack surface.

  Defense

  September 17, 2020
• Pentagon names new chief data officer

  The department created the data management position within the office of the Chief Management Officer in 2018. But as part of the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act, Congress moved the CDO job to the CIO’s office.

  DoD Reporter's Notebook

  June 22, 2020
• Choosing a safe conferencing tool in the era of mass telework

  Like other agencies, the National Security Agency is doing more online collaboration these days.

  Cybersecurity

  June 01, 2020
• CIOs, CISO navigate management, culture barriers to telework amid coronavirus

  Aside from technical issues like capacity, federal IT and cybersecurity officials say management and workplace culture issues remain a persistent challenge in maintaining regular operations through telework.  

  Technology

  March 24, 2020
• 2 major cloud procurements will define intelligence community modernization in 2020

  The intelligence community and the Defense Logistics Agency have their eyes set on emerging technology this year, but they're focused first on improving some of the basics.

  Technology

  February 20, 2020