DHS piloting agile cyber acquisition, CDM for cloud, CISO says

It's all about doing more with mission-critical data, executives told FedScoop.

It's a chance to build a tool that'll help Americans make sense of the wealth of legislative data available on congress.gov.

The acting federal chief information officer also said the White House is preparing to implement the MGT Act as soon as it becomes law.

"It’s not something where we just see this is the United States and Russia and China. It’s all over the world and we are seeing billions of dollars being invested."

The agency needs to update performance metrics for the new Agile strategy, for example.

DOD cyber officials want to pass along good cyber hygiene to their families departmentwide too.

In this contributed post, CloudApp's Sophia Sithole discusses the power of communication in DevOps.

Some key takeaways from a D.C. CyberWeek panel at Georgetown University on Tuesday.

New virtualization tools can improve workforce productivity while providing better security controls in data centers and on devices.

ONC officials have launched a challenge to industry stakeholders to build FHIR-based servers and then see if they can be hacked.

Tackling the real cyber threat to your business.

The IRS is clear to begin working with Experian under the $795,000 contract for a year of taxpayer identification and verification services.

The Department of Homeland Security issued an order Monday for federal agencies to adopt a form of email security that guards against spam and phishing.

Build an algorithm that can find and label buildings for this new Challenge.gov challenge.

Properly configured, mobile can be safer than on-prem devices.

The agency suspended a $7.25 million contract with Equifax following news that one of its webpages exposed users to potential malware attacks.

More and more agencies are interested in up-skilling their employees with data science, and Data Society is here to help.

A new report outlining SBA's performance and management challenges found that the agency has made strides in its technology oversight, but issues remain.

Trump administration tech advisers are looking for a cybersecurity "moonshot," CyberScoop's Shaun Waterman reported Thursday.

Brett Hansen, VP of data security at Dell, recommends new approaches to securing endpoints, data and users from ever-evolving cybersecurity threats.

A House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform hearing on Thursday got a little heated.

The federal government is awash in more data than it can process, and while AI could be the answer, when it will be adopted is the question.

Rep. Darrell Issa said that with the bill, "we’re coming back and making real changes" to FITARA.

Kapoor has been at AT&T since 2013, earning the telecommunications company several government contracts, including EIS.

Rod Rosenstein is calling for Silicon Valley to provide an avenue for law enforcement to access encrypted digital evidence that is stored and transferred by private technology companies.

Oracle claims the government doesn't need too much in-house tech talent, but many beg to differ.

Nielsen served at DHS chief of staff to former Secretary John Kelly until he was moved to the White House in July to be President Trump's chief of staff.

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The State Department is bullish about its potential to revolutionize its many mission areas.

A new inspector general report urges the agency to "stay informed and continue to explore the technology."

West will be appointed to a limited term senior executive service position as senior adviser and deputy CIO.

The services will "make it easier for Army personnel to connect, collaborate and share information in support of daily operations globally," an AT&T release says.

This month the agency will launch the pilot edition of CoLab, an eight-week data science training course.

The report found that the agency has not fully implemented a program designed to protect its national security data from insider attacks.

Increasing volume of mobile devices and malicious cybersecurity attacks are forcing federal CIOs and CISOs to rethink investments in cybersecurity.

Boxley has been serving as the agency's acting CIO since November 2016.

The new nominee to oversee the Army’s technology procurement operations help set up a rapid acquisition program.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services signed a memorandum of understanding this week to utilize one of the General Services Administration’s larger contract vehicles.

The federal government stands primed to take advantage of blockchain, but can it be a leader in its adoption?

The agency took more than 9 months in most cases to notify victims they may be affected.

The plan is slated to be released later this month.

ONC hosted two panel discussions to talk about the challenges and successes of the adoption and sharing of electronic health records.

A hearing Tuesday continued a drumbeat of congressional criticism during the last several months that the Trump administration has neglected the importance of cybersecurity

This is about more than just the CASTLE Guide.

The committee cleared the way for multiple technology and cyber-based bills to move to the Senate floor.

Agency officials explained Wednesday that their hand was forced by a procurement protest.

Lira said that modernizing the federal government will have to transcend administrations if it is to succeed.

"Everybody's talking about shared services, and everybody has identified this as what I think is a key tool to being able to achieve this outcome of a more efficient government. But it's hard," said Beth Angerman.

The move allows Compusearch to extend into the purchasing realm of federal procurement.

SeedUp's Dave Sweeny explains how new developer tools can boost agency output.

"CBP’s IT systems and infrastructure did not fully support its border security objective of preventing the entry of inadmissible aliens to the country," the report states.

The agency will build on its continuous diagnostics and mitigation program with a new dashboard that can provide a full view of federal network activity.

Garcia steps into the role less just than a month since Dave DeVries retired from federal service, moving to Michigan as the state's CIO.

CIGIE's new website, Oversight.gov, collects and aggregates IG reports examining waste, fraud and abuse from across the government.

The Treasury Department’s Office of the Comptroller of the Currency's top priority for 2018 will be cybersecurity.

The IT modernization bill is on the cusp of passage, but if it does, will a dearth of agency CIOs hurt its implementation?

The agency wants support managing its IT spend and investments.

“This is an important step forward in making the FITARA Enhancement Act reality and in our efforts to realize the full potential of FITARA," Rep. Gerry Connolly, the bill's lead sponsor, told FedScoop.

The vast majority of the 24 Chief Financial Officer Act agencies struggle in five key control areas.

The new cloud adoption baseline spotlights low-impact Software-as-a-Service systems to make the ATO process faster and more flexible.