Cybersecurity
DNI: Improvement needed tracking cyberattacks
Dennis Blair, the Director of National Intelligence, said today intelligence agencies are working to improve their ability to accurately and quickly attribute the sources of cyber attacks.
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White House to coordinate cybersecurity efforts
Obama's senior cyber official tells a House caucus that OMB could expand its staff to conduct more oversight of agencies' security initiatives.
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IG: TSA database behind schedule
The Transportation Security Administration has fallen behind schedule and had higher costs because of technical problems in developing its Known Shipper Management System database, according to a new report.
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Senator says his office computers were hacked
Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) said his office's computers were recently multiple times. He and two other senators are crafting a cybersecurity bill.
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GAO: DHS has mixed record on FOIA
Some DHS agencies are falling behind on their Freedom of Information Act requests, while others saw improvement in the past two years, GAO says.
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Federal 100 winner: Robert Childs
Childs, senior director of the Information Resources Management College at the National Defense University, has led several innovative IT teaching programs.
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Federal 100 winner: Luke McCormack
As chief information officer, McCormack directed a comprehensive IT modernization strategy for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and partnered with other Homeland Security Department components and state and local law enforcement to develop the Law Enforcement Information-Sharing Program ahead of schedule.
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Federal 100 winner: Richard Boe
Boe, manager of the operations group in the Information Technology Directorate of the Federal Aviation Administration's Air Traffic Organization, led the consolidation of the organization’s IT infrastructure management functions.
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Federal 100 winner: David Ausefski
Ausefski, associate director of shared services at CDC's Information Technology Office, led the implementation of the Federal Desktop Core Configuration, which involved setting security controls on more than 23,000 computers, including those vital to CDC scientific laboratories.
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Federal 100 winner: Richard W. Etter
Etter used Lean Six Sigma processes to streamline the accreditation and certification process of cyber assets in the Navy.
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Federal 100 winner: Dan Green
Green was instrumental in implementing the Universal Core data exchange system between the Defense Department and other agencies.
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Federal 100 winner: Karen Scarfone
Scarfone’s prolific output of easy-to-understand technical security manuals has helped numerous government organizations make their Web servers and mobile devices more secure.
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Federal 100 winner: Carlos M. Segarra Sr.
Segarra, deputy director and program executive for the National Nuclear Security Administration’s Diskless Operations program, created a robust, scalable and secure thin client that eliminated the security risk posed by removable media in a classified environment.
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Federal 100 winner: Kimberly J. Del Greco
Del Greco has the respect of her peers for her subject-matter knowledge, but what sets her apart is her ability to forge agreement among diverse stakeholders.
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Federal 100 winner: Leslie Steele
Leslie Steele, founder and CEO of InterImage, has led the company from a start-up to a $15 million IT provider in just 12 years. At the same time, she has been a thought leader and strong voice at IAC for industry/government cooperation.
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Federal 100 winner: Paul A. Ricketts
Ricketts, a senior-level IT security officer, is credited with eliminating material weaknesses in the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s compliance with the requirements of the Federal Information Security Management Act.
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Federal 100 winner: Matthew P. Barrett
Matthew Barrett leads the NIST team that operates SCAP, the National Vulnerability Database, the National Checklist Program and the SCAP Laboratory Accreditation program.
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