The cyber threat is real, said Vice Commander of the Air Force Space Command Maj. Gen. Michael J. Basla. And the military services, aided by new cybersecurity training programs, must be ready to defend the United States on the digital battlefield. Basla, who operates out of Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado spoke at a [...]

Ordinarily, job seekers browse job site Monster.com to search for the latest job postings. Now, they can use it to give the White House a piece of their minds. And with the unemployment rate mired in the mud at 9.6 percent, it’s likely that more than a few people would like to ask some questions [...]

Once the final frontier, space has become “congested, contested and competitive,” Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn III said at the U.S. Strategic Command space symposium in Omaha, Neb. But the United States isn’t ready to get out of the space game just yet, he said, only that we must change the way we think [...]

An official in the Transportation Department’s Office of Inspector General says DOT websites launched to provide the public with information about Recovery Act funding and projects are vulnerable to cyber attacks. DOT officials launched an audit from December 2009 to July 2010 to examine if DOT’s recovery websites, which track and disseminate the $48 billion [...]

A majority of Americans believe the president should have the authority to shut down parts of the Internet in the event of a coordinated cyber attack, according to a report by the Unisys Corporation. The results come as a cybersecurity bill, which would give the president broader authority to handle cyber threats, remains stalled in [...]

Calling it an essential step in energy efficiency and cost savings for federal travel, the General Services Administration announced it would establish virtual meeting centers in federal buildings across the United States. The video-conferencing system will be available at GSA’s 11 regional headquarters, in cities such Boston, New York City, Atlanta and four locations in [...]

It’s a scary scenario in today’s cyber world, where all kinds of transactions are made with the click of a mouse. The site you think you’re on — where perhaps you have entered bank account information or a Social Security number — is not actually what it claims to be. They’re known as fake secure [...]

Navy Chief Information Officer Robert Carey announced he will replace David Wennergren as the Defense Department’s deputy CIO and deputy assistant secretary of defense for information management, Washington Technology reports. The website reports Carey will assume his new position starting Monday, Oct. 25. As CIO of the Navy, Carey oversaw efforts to use new technologies to realize innovation [...]

Government contractors are looking to beef up their cybersecurity outfits. And Deloitte proved itself ahead of the pack as it announced the hiring of former Federal Aviation Administration Chief Information Security Officer Col. Michael F. Brown to head a division in its cyber operations Oct. 4, according to Nextgov. Brown, whose resume in addition to [...]

A commission created by Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell is recommending many state agencies operate on a four-day work week to save money, a proposal unanimously supported by the Reform and Restructuring Commission. The commission said a shorter week would cut energy and custodial costs and improve employee morale. Employees would work four 10-hour days rather [...]