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The United States Federal government is massive and doesn't typically make big changes with great speed, except in extreme situations. The fact that President Biden issued an Executive Order (EO) with specific timelines related to modernizing cybersecurity is an indication of just how critical changing and evolving the Federal Government's security posture has become.
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The executive order, which President Joe Biden signed Friday, addresses everything from unpaid federal internships and pay equity for members of underserved communities to diversity and inclusion training and gender-neutral pronouns.
Chris Kubic, the former chief information security officer at the National Security Agency, said a shared or a centralized cyber service could help get this job done faster.
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President Joe Biden mandated dozens of new steps to address long-standing cybersecurity challenges in a new executive order signed Wednesday.
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In today's Federal Newscast, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency wants to make sure agencies don't let down their guard on Russian cyber threats.
Katy Kale, the acting GSA administrator, said the Federal Green Advisory Committee stepped out in front soon after the EO and created two new task forces—the federal building decarbonization task group and the environmental justice and equity task group.
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The National Treasury Employees Union said agencies are responding to the Biden's administration's call to restore labor relations in a variety of ways. Some agencies are making plans to return to the bargaining table, while others haven't responded to requests to revisit previous contracts.
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