Richard Spires Resigns from DHS CIO Role
Department of Homeland Security chief information officer Richard Spires announced that he will leave his position, effective Tuesday.
FCW reports that Spires’ resignation has ...
NASA Ranks 1st on ‘Innovative Large Agencies’ List
NASA has topped the Partnership for Public Service’s list of the most innovative federal agencies based on impressions of federal employees in a survey, Federal Times reported Monday.
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DHS St Elizabeth HQ Project Gets $261M in White House Budget; Dan Tangherlini Comments
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The General Services Administration would receive $261.5 million under the White House’s budget proposal to consolidate the Department of Homeland Security‘s ...
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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IG: DHS Gave $389M In Noncompetitive FY 2012 Contracts
The Department of Homeland Security has reduced spending on noncompetitive contracts each year since fiscal year 2008, going from $3.5 billion in that year to $389 million in fiscal ...
DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano Staying For 2nd Term
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Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano will remain in her post for President Barack Obama’s second term, the Washington Post reports.
Citing a White House ...
Eric Rosenbach: Legislation Would Standardize Public-Private Info Sharing
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Legislation would help standardize the policy process between the Defense Department and private industry on sharing cybersecurity information, a top Pentagon official ...
Tom Sisti: Budget Cuts Mean Less Contract Duplication
Federal budget cuts will lead agencies to become more cautious about creating and awarding duplicate contracts, a former federal contracting official said, according to Federal Times.
Tom ...
DHS Cyber Lead Plans to Hire ‘All-Star’ Staff
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Mark Weatherford, former chief security officer at North American Electric Reliability Corp., joined the Department of Homeland Security as deputy cybersecurity undersecretary ...
OMB: 78% of Agencies Gave DHS Cyber Data
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The Office of Management and Budget found nearly 78 percent of all major agencies have directly submitted cybersecurity data to the Department of Homeland Security, Federal ...
