Jonathan Greenert: DoD Supports Cybersecurity Investments Amid Sequestration
Adm. Jonathan Greenert
The U.S. Defense Department is allocating significant investments for cybersecurity as one of its primary concerns despite across-the-board budget cuts in government, ...
Arati Prabhakar: DARPA Delays Some Cyber Contracts Under Sequestration
Arati Prabhakar
Sequestration cuts have delayed the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency‘s efforts to build cybersecurity capabilities with private firms and academic institutions, ...
House Unanimously Passes Updated FISMA Bill
The House of Representatives unanimously approved a bill that is meant to update existing cybersecurity law used by federal agencies, according to a Federal Times article.
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John Kerry: China, US Form Cyber Working Group
John Kerry
Secretary of State John Kerry announced Saturday that China and the U.S. will create a cybersecurity working group amid calls for dialogue and cooperation between the two ...
WH Budget Proposal Includes $13B for Cybersecurity; Robert Hale Comments
The White House has released its budget proposal for fiscal 2014 which includes $13 billion of a total $3.8 trillion in spending for cybersecurity programs, according to a Bloomberg ...
House Panel Moves Foward Cyber Info Legislation
The House Intelligence Committee voted 18-2 Wednesday to approve legislation that would encourage the private sector and the government to share cybersecurity intelligence in real time.
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Jane Holl Lute Leaving DHS Deputy Secretary Post
Jane Holl Lute
Jane Holl Lute, deputy secretary of homeland security, will step down from her position after four years and leave the Department of Homeland Security to pursue a position ...
Report: The Federal Cyber Workforce is Aging
A report has just come out detailing the advanced age of the majority of cyber workers in the U.S. Federal government.
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was released on Wednesday which found that nearly 80 percent ...
NIST and Industry Begin Dialogue on Cybersecurity Standards
Representatives from critical infrastructure providers and employees at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, spoke at an event at the Department of Commerce in Washington, ...
OMB: 19% of 2012 Cyber Incidents From Internal Violations
The Office of Management and Budget has found that 19 percent of reported cybersecurity incidents in fiscal year 2012 agencies came from internal policy violations, GovWin reports.
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