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IT & Networks

Inside the NSA’s plan to lure cyber talent

The defensive and espionage missions undertaken by the National Security Agency require efforts from some of the top tech operators in the world, and these operators must come from somewhere. Enter the NSA’s partner institutions — designated Centers of Academic Excellence.
The White House wants new research to ‘deter’ cyberattacks

The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy released an federal cybersecurity research and development plan.
Homeland Security cyber ‘hunt’ teams are coming to help

A massive spending package included a provision that directs the Department of Homeland Security to maintain its cyber hunt and incident response teams.
How to score A+ on the federal IT report card

The CIOs leading the highest-rated IT shops in the federal government talked with Federal Times about how they’ve taken their agencies to the top.