Renee Wynn

Congress wants to overhaul FISMA. Agencies are already measuring security differently

The White House revised cybersecurity metrics for agencies this year, with a major focus on multifactor authentication, security testing, and cyber workforce.

Cybersecurity

The end of an era: BlackBerry’s impact on feds, industry endures

Reporter's Notebook

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Former NASA CIO explains how adversity makes strong leaders

Leaders and Legends

ACT-IAC Accelerating Government Episode 3: Innovation

Accelerating Government

(AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Sen. Hassan’s technical fix of MGT Act is a major step to overhaul latest IT modernization challenges

Reporter's Notebook

From NASA to NAPA: Former CIO Wynn finds new home

Technology

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Senator Gary Peters, D-Mich., questions Department of Homeland Security Acting Secretary Chad Wolf during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing to examine Department of Homeland Security personnel deployments to recent protests on Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020, in Washington. (Toni Sandys/The Washington Post via AP, Pool)

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New data proves some federal management laws do work

Reporter's Notebook

Federal CIO Kent brought vision, energy, leaves legacy of accomplishments

Reporter's Notebook

In this Oct. 13, 2016, photo provided by the U.S. Air Force, Air Force Col. Todd Hohn, foreground, and pilots assigned to the 97th Air Mobility Wing are briefed on an exercise at Altus Air Force Base, Okla. Hohn, now a pilot for FedEx, was detained in Guangzhou, China, on Sept. 12, 2019, before boarding a commercial flight. The company said Thursday, Sept. 19, that he was later released, and it's working with Chinese authorities to understand what happened. (Airman 1st Class Kirby Turbak/U.S. Air Force via AP)

Pilots will still get incentive payments, even if they’re grounded during the pandemic

Federal Newscast

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For some CIOs, the decision to limit the use of Zoom isn’t a big deal

Cybersecurity

Before she leaves, Wynn setting NASA up for a reorganized, consolidated IT future

Ask the CIO

Space Force has officially started posting job openings

In today’s Federal Newscast, search space-force on USAJobs.gov, and you’ll come up with 39 jobs, and not clerks or mail room staff, either.

Federal Newscast

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NASA CIO Wynn to retire after 30 years in government

Renee Wynn, NASA’s CIO since 2015, announced she is leaving federal service on March 31st.

CIO News

After six years, OMB, GAO still at odds over data center initiative

Reporter's Notebook

The House Oversight and Reform Subcommittee on Government Operations hearing on the 9th version of the Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act (FITARA) scorecard provided some interesting insights beyond the grades for each agency.