The Federal Aviation Administration has issued a supplemental notice of a proposed role for safety management systems in an effort to integrate proactive hazard identification and risk-management based principles on day-to-day operations at airports. The FAA said
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The Government Accountability Office has urged agency chief information officers to frequently update their ratings for agency information technology investments on the web-based Federal IT Dashboard system. GAO said Thursday it conducted a performance audit
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A survey from Iron Mountain says 46 percent of information management professionals in the federal government have cited management of all types of data as their top priority over the next three
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The Department of Homeland Security has identified five priority research areas intended to guide future efforts of government, academic and commercial organizations to secure critical infrastructure assets throughout the U.S. DHS’ National
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A report by Energy Department acting Inspector General Rickey Hass says DOE has made progress on its efforts to transition from a compliance-based information technology security management strategy to a risk-based method. Hass said Nov.
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The Government Accountability Office has called on federal agencies to implement the provisions of a law that seeks to improve the acquisition and operations of information technology systems and services. GAO said
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The Defense Department’s inspector general has released a new summary report on cyber vulnerabilities it found in DoD’s information networks and systems. DoD’s IG said in a Sept. 25 report it identified vulnerabilities in
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A senior official at the Treasury Department has discussed ways for the insurance sector to help enterprises bolster their measures against potential cyber attacks, the Washington Post reported Thursday. Sarah Bloom Raskin, deputy treasury
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Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe has issued an executive directive to expand the state’s cyber-related risk management activities in support of efforts to strengthen cybersecurity measures. The governor’s office said in an announcement posted Aug.
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White House Cybersecurity Coordinator Michael Daniel believes that cyber defenses at many government agencies still have room for improvement amid an increase in awareness of potential threats, FierceGovernmentIT reported Thursday. Dibya Sarkar writes that Daniel
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