Cybersecurity

Warner: No red or blue cybersecurity teams

One of the Senate's most tech-savvy members sees some common ground on cybersecurity in the post-election environment.

Cybersecurity

White House tweaks incident reporting in FISMA memo

Agencies get an updated definition of a cyber incident in a recent Federal Information Security Modernization Act memo.

Cybersecurity

What to look for in cyber policy during Trump's first 100 days

As the new administration comes on board, leaders must understand the cybersecurity relationships protecting critical infrastructure, according to one expert.

Digital Government

OMB updates 12-year-old federal website policy

The Office of Management and Budget is looking for more functionality, security, privacy and oversight of agencies' public-facing websites.

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Michael Skorny

Contracting Officer, Federal Systems Integration and Management Center, General Services Administration

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Kathryn Palmer

Application Rationalization Lead, General Services Administration

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Gabrielle G. Gallegos

Director of IT Acquisition and Policy Office of the CIO, Department of Homeland Security

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Veretta 'Tia' Loftin

Agile Program Manager, Department of Homeland Security

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Allison Buchinski

IT Project Manager for the DHS Homeland Security Information Network Program, Java Productions Inc.

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Walter Maikish

Federal Regional Sales Manager, Cisco

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Hillary Lewis

Information Security Branch Chief and Senior Privacy Official, Office of Inspector General, Department of Health and Human Services

Digital Government

DOJ seeks digital services director

The Justice Department is looking for a senior executive to manage analytics, agile processes and more cutting edge tech development.

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CTOs can't agree on what CTOs do

What does a federal chief technology officer do? It depends.

Acquisition

GAO sustains protest in National Guard IT contract

The government watchdog upheld the protest of a 2015 IT services contract, because the contracting agency failed to consider a conflict of interest and pricing problems.

Modernization

ISPs can help thwart DDoS attacks, but authorities may be lacking

As the recent attack on a key internet support company shut down other major online companies, telecom providers were ready to help but faced a legal obstacle.

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Rudolph exits OMB cyber post

The Office of Management and Budget's Cyber and National Security Unit chief is leaving government service on Nov. 10.

Cybersecurity

Scouting new vistas in mind-machine connections

IARPA and Sandia National Labs have joined forces to reverse-engineer the algorithms of the human mind.

Cybersecurity

IRS reports ID theft complaints are down

A raft of public/private initiatives to combat online tax fraud are beginning to show results, according to the IRS.

Cybersecurity

FBI warns of continuing botnet strikes

FBI cautioned private industry that the immense DDOS attack that brought down internet services across a wide swath of the U.S. in October will persist.

Cybersecurity

SSA looks for cyber risk help

The Social Security Administration holds highly sensitive data on nearly all Americans and is looking for ideas on how to keep it safe.