Cybersecurity

• Justin Herman, Social Media Program Lead, GSA

  Cyber-vandalism presents a serious threat to agencies. Just ask U.S. Central Command. As several attacks over the past year proved, users need ways to prevent or at least counter intrusions of social media accounts. That's where the Social Media Cyber-Vandalism Toolkit comes in. It's a new "living document" from the General Services Administration. Justin Herman, the Social Media Program Lead in the Office of Innovative Technologies at GSA, joined Tom Temin on the Federal Drive to explain what's in the guide.

  Federal Drive

  February 11, 2015
• New cyber threat center to fill gaps in information sharing

  The White House announced Tuesday the creation of the Cyber Threat Intelligence Center to improve coordination and collaboration of information about computer network security. The Director of National Intelligence will oversee the CTIC, and it will be modeled after the National Counterterrorism Center.

  Technology

  February 11, 2015
• What can Amazon do for your agency?

  Mark Ryland, chief solutions architect at Amazon Web Services, joins host John Gilroy to discuss how his company can help federal agencies achieve their IT objectives. February 10, 2015

  Federal Tech Talk

  February 10, 2015
• Robert Goldenkoff, Director of Strategic Issues, GAO

  Good help is hard to find. That's especially true at federal agencies looking for smarts in cybersecurity and financial auditing. The latest look-see by the Government Accountability Office shows a number of mission-critical skills gaps in federal agencies. What can agencies do to fill the gaps? Robert Goldenkoff, the director of Strategic Issues at GAO, joined Tom Temin on the Federal Drive to offer some answers.

  Federal Drive

  February 10, 2015
• Q&A with Washington Technology’s Nick Wakeman

  Washington Technology Editor in Chief Nick Wakeman joins host Mark Amtower to discuss the top contracting stories in 2014, and what's ahead for contractors in 2015. February 9, 2015

  Amtower Off-Center

  February 09, 2015
• Karen Evans, Director, U.S. Cyber Challenge

  The new federal chief information officer, Tony Scott, inherits a governmentwide IT budget of about $81 billion. He also takes over at a time when federal agencies are ramping up their cybersecurity spending. Karen Evans is executive director of the U.S. Cyber Challenge, and former e-Government administrator at the Office of Management and Budget. On In Depth with Francis Rose, she broke down his top priorities as the new federal CIO.

  All News

  February 09, 2015
• For Army, upgraded IT networks might mean fewer deployed soldiers

  The Army is revisiting its approach to mission command and leaning on improved IT networks as one way to make its forces more flexible.

  Defense

  February 06, 2015
• Katz: Academia can’t take same cyber steps as government

  A hacker group called Lizard Squad finds a backdoor into federal computer networks. It's leveraging university supercomputers that also have access to government data. Jonathan Katz is director of the Maryland Cybersecurity Center at the University of Maryland. On In Depth with Francis Rose, be broke down the different ways hackers like Lizard Squad can penetrate your agency's network.

  All News

  February 05, 2015
• The “cloud” from a contracting perspective

  Alexander Major, an attorney at Sheppard Mullin, joins host Roger Waldron to discuss the state of the cloud market and what cloud providers should consider when working with the federal government. February 3, 2015

  Off the Shelf

  February 03, 2015
• 3 incentives to encourage the adoption of the cyber framework

  Michael Daniel, the White House cyber coordinator, said to encourage adoption of the critical infrastructure cyber framework, the government would focus on streamlining regulations, cybersecurity research and development and federal procurement policies and practice.

  Technology

  February 03, 2015
• IT budget request rises to $86B, including $105M for digital services

  President Barack Obama is asking Congress for additional funding to set up digital services offices in the 25 largest agencies and create idea labs to promote employee innovation.

  Budget

  February 02, 2015
• DoD likely to lean on overseas accounts for sequestration safety valve

  The Obama administration already has made clear that it will request a budget Monday which violates the automatic spending caps in existing law. But for DoD, the war accounts, which are exempt from the caps, may serve as a backup plan.

  Budget

  February 02, 2015
• Trends in the clearance jobs market

  Evan Lesser, founder and director for ClearanceJobs.com, will discuss the state of hiring in the clear community in 2015. January 30, 2015

  Fed Access

  January 30, 2015
• In Pentagon’s belated march to the cloud, DoD CIO looks to spark ‘national dialogue’ on cloud security

  Pentagon CIO sees renewed vigor in DoD's cloud migration path as an opportunity to raise the bar for the nation's overall cybersecurity, telling vendors he wants a much closer partnership with commercial cloud providers.

  Defense

  January 30, 2015