President Barack Obama signed a widely-anticipated executive order Tuesday aimed at facilitating cybersecurity information sharing between the government and the private sector, Reuters reports. Obama announced the order in his State of
MoreIn an interview with The Hill newspaper, Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.) said he expects President Barack Obama to issue a cybersecurity executive order after the State of the Union address. Carper, chairman
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Michael Locatis, assistant secretary for cybersecurity and communications at Department of Homeland Security, is stepping down from his position as of Friday, GovInfoSecurity reports. Locatis, a former Energy Department chief information officer,
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Rep. John Mica (R-Fla.) will chair a new House subcommittee overseeing procurement and technology functions at agencies, Federal News Radio reports. Jason Miller writes the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee merged
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Manpower is exempt from sequestration cuts to the Defense Department‘s budget, but the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Thursday the military’s readiness is in jeopardy if the sequester kicks
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Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has appointed Randall Conway, a management and program analyst in the office of the chief information officer, to the Senior Executive Service. The Defense Department said Conway is
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The White House is seeking approval from agencies for a draft executive order on responsibilities for cybersecurity management and enforcement, AOL Government reports. According to Colin Clark and Henry Kenyon, the executive
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National water resources infrastructure will continue to decline if program funding for the Army Corps of Engineers continues to decline, a National Research Council report says. According to Fierce Government, the corps
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During a roundtable discussion with the Time magazine editorial board, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta echoed his belief that the U.S. is facing threats in cyber warfare he thinks could be as destructive
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