Cybersecurity
Cyber executive order close, Napolitano says
DHS head defends the need for executive action on cybersecurity, but says it won't include some things that 'only legislation can do.'
Cybersecurity
Agile development faces entrenched resistance
Policies and guidance help move agile development along, but agencies are struggling with challenges rooted in cultural issues.
Cybersecurity
DHS seeks future all-stars from program manager ranks
DHS official sees managers toiling in obscurity as a farm team, people to train and mentor so that they can step in larger leadership roles in the future.
Cybersecurity
DHS’ IT overhaul is paying off, but challenges lie ahead
GAO finds some shortcomings in DHS's information sharing efforts, alomg with budget challenges, that could hamper further progress on the ambitious undertaking.
Cybersecurity
Rising Star: Benjamin Black
Benjamin Black, an enterprise architect at DHS, lead an analysis of systems, data and policies to support budget decisions.
Cybersecurity
Data-sharing is good ... when agencies do it right
Agencies understand the importance of sharing information, but it still can be difficult to do well. Two new reports document some of the reasons.
Cybersecurity
Found in translation: How one person unites a leadership team
An agency's business leaders speak a different language than its technology heads, but to accomplish the agency's mission goals they must communicate. At the intersection of these contentious constituents there is often one person providing translation.
Cybersecurity
Former DHS privacy head moves to law firm
Mary Ellen Callahan headed up the first statutorily required privacy office while at Homeland Security Department and now takes that experience to the private sector.
Modernization
Technology to clear FOIA backlog underused, GAO finds
Releasing documents under Freedom of Information Act requests is part of an agency's mission, but some agencies are not making the most of tools that could help do it faster.
Cybersecurity
DHS considers rule change to protect subcontractors
The Homeland Security Department is suggesting changes to the Homeland Security Acquisition Regulation designed to prevent 'windfalls' for contractors.
Cybersecurity
How DHS is tackling the Digital Government Strategy
The "workplace as a service" program that DHS will debut this fall is just one of several innovative forays into digital government at the department.
Cybersecurity
DHS officials drop new questionnaire
Homeland Security Department officials opt for the existing vendor communications plan rather than one that would have put more scrutiny on agency/vendor communications.
Cybersecurity
VA fails to communicate clearly; who gets a better grade?
A new report finds few agencies have made progress in meeting the requirements of the 2010 Plain Writing Act.
Modernization
7 challenges to 'cloud first'
Agencies are well on their way to the cloud but better planning is needed to fully realize the cloud-first policy.
Cybersecurity
Cyber incident reports skyrocket over three-year period
Cyber incidents reported by critical infrastructure managers jumped by more than 2,000 percent between 2009 and 2011, according to a new report.
Modernization
DHS claims strides in cloud, enterprise initiatives
At DHS, progress is being made in cloud offerings and enterprise services, according to CIO Richard Spires.
Cybersecurity
DHS struggles with mobile device management
IG finds the agency's biggest challenge is ensuring the security of portable devices and information stored on them.
Cybersecurity
DHS could provide 'security in a box'
A DHS proposal would potentially help agencies solve their cybersecurity challenges.
Cybersecurity
IG: DHS needs protection from employees' portable devices
Primarily for consumers, portable devices lack security features needed survive in a government environment.
Cybersecurity
DOD cyber expert heads to DHS
Rosemary Wenchel will help bridge the cyber gap between DOD and DHS.
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