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Can Micro Certifications Match Government’s Real-World Needs?
Certifications have become the standard to prove one’s knowledge of a set of skills. According to the 2017 Global Information Security Workforce Study, 73 percent of federal agencies require their IT staff members to hold information security certifications. To stay abreast of rapid technological change, micro certifications, which provide shorter, more focused specialized training on a specific skill set needed for a given job, might be as just effective but less costly and time-consuming.
Citizens Expect a Consumer-Quality Customer Experience
Citizens expect government interactions to be just as smooth as those of the best consumer service providers. Here’s how some leading federal agencies are answering that call.
How New Cyber Executive Order Could Change Federal IT
President Trump’s cybersecurity executive order paves the way for a revolution in federal information technology, where all agencies operate inside a single, consolidated network and draw on a common core of shared, cloud-based services.
20 Minutes to Impress: Inside DIA’s Innovation Hub
The Defense Intelligence Agency’s reinvigorated Innovation Office aims to use rapid development and acquisition to identify promising technologies and put them to the test. Turns out that’s not so easy.
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Proactive Resilience: The Future of Cybersecurity
Today’s state of the art in cybersecurity is operational resilience – the ability to keep operating in the midst of a disruptive attack. Tomorrow’s state of the art is what Carnegie Mellon CERT’s Summer Fowler calls “prosillience” – the ability to anticipate and adapt before disruptions strike. Here’s how we’ll get from now to then.
OneNet vs. IC ITE vs. JIE: 3 Ways to Consolidate Fed Networks
President Trump’s Cyber Executive Order calls for consolidating federal networks into a single architecture. Here’s how three parts of government are already doing just that.
Border Security Concerns Aren’t Limited to the South
Solving the southern border will affect security in other parts of the country, as well. Re-Locatable Video Surveillance Systems offer the kind of flexibility the U.S. Border Patrol needs to put resources wherever they’re most needed.
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Without Latest Version of WIN-T, Army Commanders Will Be Easy Targets in Next War
For the U.S. Army, the global war on terror is beginning to look like the good old days. It was a long fight that is not yet over, and as usual, the Army has suffered most of the joint-force casualties, but at least terrorists don’t have long-range fires, tactical aircraft, heavy armor, sophisticated cyber weapons or electronic-warfare capabilities.
Lawmakers: How Many Cyber Threat Centers Does the Government Need?
The Health and Human Services Department’s cyber threat sharing center hasn’t reached initial operating capacity yet, but a pair of senators already wonder if it’s a redundant effort.
Trump: ‘Bold thinking’ Is Needed To Solve Federal IT Challenges
President Donald Trump is calling for agencies to embrace big change, bold thinking and outsider perspectives to transform government technology. The White House kicked off tech week by hosting 18 private sector technology leaders from companies such as Amazon, Apple and Google at the American Technology Council meeting on June 19.
Cyber Protection Teams Need More Intelligence, Say Officials
Intelligence drives operations. The same can be said for quick-reaction cyber forces when responding to an incident.
HHS warns of fresh WannaCry-like attacks after Microsoft, DHS reports
Microsoft has released new patches for Microsoft XP and Server 2003 systems while DHS pointed to an increase in North Korean cyber activity.
DoD’s Acting Acquisition Chief Looks To Purge ‘The Stupid’ From IT Procurement
The new administration’s extended transition process has led to an unusual circumstance in which there are literally zero politically-appointed acquisition officials anywhere in the Defense Department. Such a scenario might seem like an unlikely time for DoD to make major changes to the way it buys information technology, but that’s exactly what the career civil servant who’s currently leading the department’s vast acquisition apparatus hopes to do over the next year.
DISA Director Discusses Priorities and Challenges for Agency
Lt. Gen. Alan Lynn took over as director of the Defense Information Systems Agency in July 2015, assuming leadership of the agency after previously serving as vice director and as chief of staff. He’s also spent time leading Army Network Enterprise Technology Command and Army Signal Center of Excellence, priming him to lead the Defense Department’s mission-critical IT agency.
DISA Updates Network Defense
The Defense Information Systems Agency is undertaking a comprehensive modernization effort for endpoint security.
Veterans Affairs To Adopt Same Commercial Health Records Platform As Dod
The Veterans Affairs Department will implement the same electronic health records platform as the Defense Department, according to an announcement today from Secretary David Shulkin.