A bill that seeks to open public-private communication on cyber threat intelligence has passed the scrutiny of the Senate Intelligence Committee, GovInfo Security reported Tuesday. Eric Chabrow writes the panel approved the
MoreRichard McKinney, the Transportation Department‘s chief information officer, has pinpointed cybersecurity as his main focus for the agency in an interview with FCW published Tuesday. In the interview with Colby Hochmuth, McKinney spoke about
MoreThe cybersecurity framework issued earlier this year is expected to guide companies to assess and manage their risk against evolving cyber threats as organizations adopt cloud computing, mobile and other emerging technologies, FCW
MoreThe Department of Health and Human Services has kicked off a challenge in search of health information technology tools from healthcare professionals as HHS seeks to address heart disease through electronic health records. HHS’ Office of
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The Food and Drug Administration‘s new framework on medical device regulations deems health information technology products as different from medical devices and not subject to regulatory compliance, Federal Times reported Thursday. Adam Stone writes the move was
MoreThe National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace is set to kick off a $2.6 million identity-based authentication program for healthcare system users to access their electronic health records, FCW reported Thursday.
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The Energy Department has launched a $4 billion loan guarantee solicitation for renewable energy projects in the U.S. in an effort to further the governmentâs push to reduce greenhouse gases. The department
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Bill Huggins, associate vice president at Ambit Group, proposed several strategies to help government chief information technology officers align IT programs with their agencies’ goals in a GovernmentCIO Magazine article published Tuesday.
MoreDan Chenok and John Lainhart, both executives at IBM Corp., believe applications for monitoring network threats and vulnerabilities are central to the Department of Homeland Securityâs Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation program, they
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The Department of Homeland Security and the General Services Administration plan to award six contracts under phase two of a government-wide continuous monitoring and diagnostics initiative, Federal News Radio reported Wednesday. Jason
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