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Reporters’ Roundup: Cyber security at the forefront

Here\'s what Federal News Radio\'s reporters worked on today

Federal News Network Staff

June 10, 2011 7:43 pm

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wfedstaff | June 4, 2015 7:08 am

You’re probably sick of hearing about “more with less”. So Federal News Radio Senior Correspondent Mike Causey is proposing “LOTS more with LOTS less.” That’s part of the title of his column today.
The Commerce Department wants to take on a larger role to help all businesses secure their computers. The White House has focused on federal government systems and critical infrastructure such as power plants in recent strategies or legislation. But now Commerce’s Internet Policy Task Force offers a strategy to help other businesses tackle cybersecurity. Ari Schwartz is the Internet Policy Advisor for the National Institute of Standards and Technology. He tells Federal News Radio’s Jason Miller about what this new strategy calls for.
Naval personnel have long been used to getting inspected on physical security, training, safety and many other issues. Now, the Navy is ramping up a new regime of inspections to gauge its commands’ cyber security measures. Federal News Radio’s Jared Serbu has more information