Cybersecurity
Federal 100 winner: Jaren Doherty
Doherty, associate deputy assistant secretary for cybersecurity at the Veterans Affairs Department, has led an extensive, multifaceted computer security campaign that accomplished a tremendous amount in a matter of months.
Cybersecurity
Federal 100 winner: Margaret Patton
Margaret Patton helps deliver biometric capabilities to soldiers in the field while managing costs, schedules and performance.
Cybersecurity
Federal 100 winner: Rear Adm. Michael Brown
Brown brought a personal touch when building the teams that are entrusted with securing the government’s most critical networks and emergency communications systems.
Cybersecurity
Pentagon should establish fourth military service to wage cyberwars
'Inhospitable cultures' in the Army, Navy and Air Force push out personnel with technical expertise, which a cyber branch would foster, authors contend.
Cybersecurity
Number of infected Web sites sharply increases in 2008
Agencies should protect their Web sites from infection and take measures to keep employees from being tricked into visiting sites that contain malware.
Cybersecurity
Obama picks Guthrie for ODNI CIO
Priscilla Guthrie served as the Defense Department's deputy chief information officer from 2001 to 2006.
Cybersecurity
R&D work vulnerable to cyber threats
A group of experts urged action to stop the effects cyber attacks could have on research and the economy.
Cybersecurity
Local police want better sharing of intelligence
Law enforcement officials and civil liberties advocates today asked for improved sharing of terrorism-related information.
Cybersecurity
FAA picks Raytheon for national airspace contract
A team led by Raytheon wins the contract to update situational awareness software for the national airspace system.
Cybersecurity
GAO: Fake IDs yield passports
GAO investigators had no problems getting genuine United States passports by using false documents.
Cybersecurity
Public to get peek inside DISA, NSA
A technology-focused event will highlight partnerships between those agencies.
Cybersecurity
Wagner, Thompson receive 2009 Azimuth Awards
The CIO Council gives awards for lifetime achievements in the government IT community.
Cybersecurity
Kwon: More collaboration needed
The director of US-CERT urged more collaboration today between policy-makers and those who respond to cyber incidents.
Cybersecurity
DHS appoints cybersecurity official
Philip Reitinger will be the new deputy undersecretary of DHS' National Protection and Programs Directorate.
Cybersecurity
Officials urge civilian cybersecurity role
The outgoing director of DHS' National Cybersecurity Center and others say civilian agencies should play an independent and significant role in securing unclassified networks.
Cybersecurity