Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn took home top honors among government cybersecurity leaders at a Washington, D.C., IT-award event this week. Lynn, who was recognized for his efforts to defend military
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ExecutiveGov’s round-up of news you need to read to stay up to speed on federal policy impacting the government-contracting community. GEOINT Speakers Announced The United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation recently announced
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After the high-profile cancellation of the over-budget and behind-schedule SBInet border surveillance program, the Customs and Border Protection agency is taking a different tack. Mark Borkowski, assistant commissioner of the agency’s Office
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The key to successful IT management — a hot topic even before the Office of Management and Budget released a door-stopper of a report on the issue in December — is maintaining
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The Department of Homeland Security has put out the word: It’s looking for private-sector executives to fill two key positions, including a cybersecurity post, for an exchange program that links DHS with
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The Department of Homeland Security will begin testing a portable, rapid DNA scanner this summer, according to a report on Nextgov. The scanner, about the size of a laser printer, will return
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Don’t call the Department of Homeland Security’s workforce initiatives in-sourcing. While Nextgov reports the agency has been chipping away at its contractor workforce over the past couple of years, DHS prefers to
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Federal Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra provided the first public glimpse into a classified cybersecurity oversight program, designed to make sure federal agencies are making the proper headway in shoring up the
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The Department of Homeland Security’s U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services has made progress securing its cyber networks from potential insider threats. However, gaps in security still remain, including one that could allow
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