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Reported plan for government wireless network gets panned
Telecom regulators and industry groups voiced opposition Monday, Jan. 29, 2018, to a government-built wireless network that the Trump administration is reportedly considering.
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White House nominates federal CIO
Suzette Kent has been tapped to take over a position that has heavy influence over the government’s IT management policy and strategy.
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Report: Dutch spies caught Russian hackers on tape
The Netherlands’ spy service is said to have penetrated the computers of Russian hacking group Cozy Bear, and may be sitting on evidence relating to the breach of the U.S. Democratic National Committee.
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The (battlefield) doctor is in … your phone
The Air Force Research Laboratory has high hopes for a new, smartphone-based medical information software tool that can ingest sensor data for real-time health status monitoring for multiple patients.
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GAO seeks extra input on tech modernization contract
Prospective vendors will have just over an extra week to submit insights on GAO’s planned IT acquisition.
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Congressional budget skirmishes won’t pause cyber issues
Worries that the government may shut down Friday at midnight have dominated the airwaves, but federal cyber policies and posture have seen a lot of activity in the past week. Here’s a roundup of the biggest stories.
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Shutdown could make it harder to prevent cyberattacks
Prolonged budget debates in Congress can inhibit federal agencies’ ability to effectively implement phases of the DHS Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation program, which helps monitor and protect government networks.
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Nearly half of federal agencies miss DHS email security deadline
The day after a Department of Homeland Security deadline for all federal agencies to implement a basic policy to protect email servers against malicious messages, just over half have actually done so, leaving the remainder still vulnerable.
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How this military transportation unit avoids writing the same piece of code 72 times
U.S. Transportation Command is using a cloud strategy called Platform as a Service as a way to avoid repetitive work.
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Agencies failed to identify over a quarter of IT contracts in 2016
A recent GAO report has found that within 22 federal agencies reviewed, 31,493 IT contracts accounting for $4.5 billion went unidentified by those agencies in 2016.
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Reported plan for government wireless network gets panned
Telecom regulators and industry groups voiced opposition Monday, Jan. 29, 2018, to a government-built wireless network that the Trump administration is reportedly considering.
-
White House nominates federal CIO
Suzette Kent has been tapped to take over a position that has heavy influence over the government’s IT management policy and strategy.
-
Report: Dutch spies caught Russian hackers on tape
The Netherlands’ spy service is said to have penetrated the computers of Russian hacking group Cozy Bear, and may be sitting on evidence relating to the breach of the U.S. Democratic National Committee.
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The (battlefield) doctor is in … your phone
The Air Force Research Laboratory has high hopes for a new, smartphone-based medical information software tool that can ingest sensor data for real-time health status monitoring for multiple patients.
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GAO seeks extra input on tech modernization contract
Prospective vendors will have just over an extra week to submit insights on GAO’s planned IT acquisition.
-
Congressional budget skirmishes won’t pause cyber issues
Worries that the government may shut down Friday at midnight have dominated the airwaves, but federal cyber policies and posture have seen a lot of activity in the past week. Here’s a roundup of the biggest stories.
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Shutdown could make it harder to prevent cyberattacks
Prolonged budget debates in Congress can inhibit federal agencies’ ability to effectively implement phases of the DHS Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation program, which helps monitor and protect government networks.
-
Nearly half of federal agencies miss DHS email security deadline
The day after a Department of Homeland Security deadline for all federal agencies to implement a basic policy to protect email servers against malicious messages, just over half have actually done so, leaving the remainder still vulnerable.
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How this military transportation unit avoids writing the same piece of code 72 times
U.S. Transportation Command is using a cloud strategy called Platform as a Service as a way to avoid repetitive work.
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Agencies failed to identify over a quarter of IT contracts in 2016
A recent GAO report has found that within 22 federal agencies reviewed, 31,493 IT contracts accounting for $4.5 billion went unidentified by those agencies in 2016.
-
Reported plan for government wireless network gets panned
Telecom regulators and industry groups voiced opposition Monday, Jan. 29, 2018, to a government-built wireless network that the Trump administration is reportedly considering.
-
White House nominates federal CIO
Suzette Kent has been tapped to take over a position that has heavy influence over the government’s IT management policy and strategy.
-
Report: Dutch spies caught Russian hackers on tape
The Netherlands’ spy service is said to have penetrated the computers of Russian hacking group Cozy Bear, and may be sitting on evidence relating to the breach of the U.S. Democratic National Committee.
-
The (battlefield) doctor is in … your phone
The Air Force Research Laboratory has high hopes for a new, smartphone-based medical information software tool that can ingest sensor data for real-time health status monitoring for multiple patients.
-
GAO seeks extra input on tech modernization contract
Prospective vendors will have just over an extra week to submit insights on GAO’s planned IT acquisition.
-
Congressional budget skirmishes won’t pause cyber issues
Worries that the government may shut down Friday at midnight have dominated the airwaves, but federal cyber policies and posture have seen a lot of activity in the past week. Here’s a roundup of the biggest stories.
-
Shutdown could make it harder to prevent cyberattacks
Prolonged budget debates in Congress can inhibit federal agencies’ ability to effectively implement phases of the DHS Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation program, which helps monitor and protect government networks.
-
Nearly half of federal agencies miss DHS email security deadline
The day after a Department of Homeland Security deadline for all federal agencies to implement a basic policy to protect email servers against malicious messages, just over half have actually done so, leaving the remainder still vulnerable.
-
How this military transportation unit avoids writing the same piece of code 72 times
U.S. Transportation Command is using a cloud strategy called Platform as a Service as a way to avoid repetitive work.
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Agencies failed to identify over a quarter of IT contracts in 2016
A recent GAO report has found that within 22 federal agencies reviewed, 31,493 IT contracts accounting for $4.5 billion went unidentified by those agencies in 2016.



