Terry Halvorsen

The head of federal at IBM has a multi-sided view of federal digital transformation

IBM federal has been many things over the years. Lately, it’s been headed by a man with a unique perspective, an Army career officer, then chief information…

Contracting

Biden says defense, intel agencies have to follow cyber EO requirements, too

Defense News

NIST launches supply chain security framework effort with top tech firms

Cybersecurity

In quest to replace Common Access Card, DoD starts testing behavior-based authentication

DoD Reporter's Notebook

DISA putting big focus on mobility, continues prioritizing identity assurance

Defense News

Efficiency and effectiveness, being risk aware part of DoD acting CIO’s cyber priorities

Defense

Administration’s vague push to ‘Buy American’ a worry for federal technology procurement

DoD Reporter's Notebook

DISA’s plan to replace CAC to come together this year

Reporter's Notebook

Halvorsen ‘broke a lot of stuff’ so DoD could respond to threats with agility

Ask the CIO

As CIO exits, DoD’s direction for IT has distinct commercial flavor

Reporter's Notebook

OPM’s cleared up some IT rough spots, but encryption still unfinished

Workforce

DoD CIO Terry Halvorsen to retire at end of February

Terry Halvorsen, who has been the Defense Department’s chief information officer since the summer of 2014, said Wednesday that he will retire from government…

Defense

Major problems continue in DHS Green Card process

In today’s Top Federal Headlines, the Homeland Security Department’s inspector General points out many glaring problems with the agency’s process in distributing…

Federal Newscast

DoD to begin piloting replacement for Common Access Card after Christmas

Defense

The Defense Department expects to begin pilot programs to test out new IT authentication mechanisms shortly after the Christmas holiday, an early step toward eliminating the Common Access Card within the next two years.