Jeff Wagner, information security director at the Office of Personnel Management, has authored a white paper that proposes a “security through visibility” method to safeguard federal cyber networks, Fedscoop reported Thursday. Dan
MoreRep. Michael Burgess (R-Texas) is proposing new measures for vendors to comply with systems interoperability standards for electronic health records as he pointed to concerns over the progress of interoperability efforts, GovInfoSecurity reported Thursday. Marianne Kolbasuk McGee
MoreThe Senate Intelligence Committee has passed legislation that authorizes the government to share cyber intelligence with the private sector, National Journal reported Thursday. Dustin Volz writes lawmakers voted 14-1 to advance the
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Amias Gerety, acting assistant secretary for financial institutions at the Treasury Department, has said collaboration between the department and other government agencies as well as the financial industry is key to bolster
MoreThe Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has launched a new program for research and development work on online privacy tools as technology advancements also present new dangers to sensitive data. “Democracy and innovation
MoreThe Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program has launched a redesigned website that aims to boost user experience based on customer feedback from interviews conducted by the program, said FedRAMP Director Matt Goodrich. Goodrich
MoreSen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) said he believes that Congress can help strengthen U.S. cybersecurity efforts if it pushes for public-private information sharing with liability protections and notification procedures for data breach incidents. Johnson, chairman of
MoreThe Accelerating Medicines Partnership between the National Institutes of Health, U.S. Food and Drug Administration and private-sector partners has launched a big data portal for the sharing and analysis of research on Alzheimer’s
MoreNewly appointed Defense Chief Information Officer Terry Halvorsen plans to implement a pilot project on public-private partnerships for data distribution services as well as push forward DoD’s commercial cloud adoption, FCW reported Monday.
MoreU.S. Army Lt. Gen. Edward Cardon has highlighted the continued growth of the service’s cyber mission force and cyber capabilities in his recent testimony to the House Armed Services Committee’s emerging threats and capabilities panel.
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