Cybersecurity
Behind clearance reform, a struggle in data collection
Readers weigh in with real-life experience from both sides of the vetting process.
People
Agencies launch online complaint system for veteran education
The effort involves a half-dozen federal agencies and is intended to smooth the GI Bill process for veterans and dependents.
Cybersecurity
Turnover at top DOD, DHS S&T posts
Longtime Pentagon Comptroller Bob Hale is among those heading out the door, to be replaced by Mike McCord, now the principal deputy undersecretary of Defense.
Cybersecurity
Mobile malware meets BYOD
Infections of malicious software in mobile devices surged by 20 percent in 2013, just as bring-your-own-device strategies are gaining greater acceptance in government.
Modernization
What federal agencies can learn from the Super Bowl
The public safety cloud that supports security at the event serves as a case study in connecting numerous disparate groups and people to identify and mitigate risks.
Cybersecurity
The economics of a national cyber immune system
Inexpensive attacks can yield great returns for the bad guys, while the defenders work with limited budgets and have to be right every time.
Cybersecurity
Security clearance reform: more questions than answers
Many of the proposed solutions rely on the use of IT – automation, continuous evaluation and shared data banks between agencies.
Cybersecurity
Obama greenlights next NSA/CyberCom chief
As expected, Michael Rogers will succeed Keith Alexander.
Cybersecurity
What does NSA fallout mean for cyber?
Aside from addressing immediate privacy concerns, the president’s overhaul plan will set precedents to be applied to future cybersecurity operations.
Cybersecurity
Review board to Obama: Shut down NSA program
The recommendations would represent a more decisive step than reform efforts outlined by the president earlier this week.
Cybersecurity
Is cybersecurity the right job for you?
As cyber staffing shortages put pressure on the public and private sectors, many employers are showing little patience for job seekers with entry-level skills.
Cybersecurity
Herding the stray cats of federal IT ambitions
The upcoming NIST cyber framework will provide some structure, but a new report says additional measures will be needed to implement a comprehensive management plan for federal IT security.
Cybersecurity
Gates: NSA ‘primary weapon in this conflict’
The former Pentagon chief decried Obama administration leaks and privacy advocates who downplay the need for security.
People
Army looks to virtual training, shared intell amid budget cuts
The Army is planning to combine multiple training programs into a single environment to cut overhead costs.
Cybersecurity
Obama trims intelligence gathering
The presidential directive places new limits on the collection of data on Americans' communications, but the gathering of data will continue.
People
DARPA in 2014: Director Arati Prabhakar looks ahead
The specific technologies change, but the research agency's director asserts that the "mission has been unchanged in 55 years."
Cybersecurity
Cyber Command, network defenses bolstered in spending bill
Spending on cybersecurity will be dramatically higher in 2014 -- and so will reporting requirements for the agencies getting the money.
People
GSA, OMB credit IT for conference savings
Online tracking tools, virtual and videoconferencing, webinars and other digital options have saved billions in travel costs, OMB and GSA say.
Digital Government
Defense Health Agency focusing on IT for savings, efficiencies
Beyond migrating to a new electronic health records system, the agency is consolidating IT infrastructure, moving to DOD enterprise email and boosting R&D.
People
Former DOD official to lead industrial base review
One of Brett Lambert’s duties at the Pentagon was to lead efforts to improve communication between the department and the defense industrial base.
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