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- 5 percent of federal workers to be furloughed Friday
- Congress pressures agencies to speed up office consolidations
- Katherine Archuleta chosen as next OPM director
- Data breach puts DHS workers at risk of identity theft
- DoD chooses interoperability over integration for new e-health record system
- House GOP panel moves on deep budget cuts
- OMB fuels synergy between mobile, open data
- IRS official Lerner: 'I did nothing wrong'
- Accountability breakdown leading factor in DoD sexual assaults
- OMB reworking financial system requirements
- Federal retirement funds temporarily tapped
- VanRoekel to lead OMB management team
- Meet the 2013 Service to America Medal finalists
- Thursday federal headlines - May 23, 2013
Intel CIOs finding common ground in shared services
Chief information officers in the intelligence community said despite cultural challenges, it makes sense to treat the IC as one IT enterprise. They owe an implementation plan to IC agency heads by the end of this year.
Intelligence agencies to squeeze savings from IT, contractors
After a decade of uninterrupted spending growth, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence has submitted budget cutting plans for intelligence agencies to the White House. The intelligence community will try to save money mostly through IT efficiencies, and will try to protect its civilian workforce while drawing down on its reliance upon contractors.
NSA kicks in scholarship funds to boost cyber challenge
The National Security Agency will contribute the prize money for Maryland's first cyber competition. The agency says it wants to raise interest in cyber education and help ensure its future workforce.
Feds On Lifeguard Duty
Even though it's a federal holiday, the one when working folks are supposed to rest, Uncle Sam has millions of lifeguards — civilian and military — on duty today. For obvious reasons. And even if you can't see them, they are there, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says.
Cyber recruits key part of NSA hiring blitz
Dickie George, the technical director of the Information Assurance Directorate at the National Security Agency, joined the Federal Drive to discuss the agency's robust hiring efforts, including in the cyber realm.
Feds grooming next generation of benevolent hackers
Computer-savvy kids at the Defcon Kids convention will hear from the Army's computer crime investigative unit, the Department of Homeland Security and the National Security Agency, which is the Pentagon's code-cracking division.
NSA looks for new hires at hacker convention
Increasingly federal agencies are looking for computer hacking skills. The National Security Agency is one of those agencies that will attend an annual hacker convention this week.
Tuesday morning federal headlines - August 2
On today's Federal Drive, more updates on how the debt-limit deal will affect agency budgets. Plus, NASA's green mission to Jupiter and why the National Security Administration is looking for new hires at a hacker convention.
Harris data link recieves NSA approval
A secure data link gets a stamp of approval from the National Security Agency. Learn more in today's Cybersecurity Update.
NSA wants bulletproof smartphones
The National Security Agency wants to be able to outfit military personnel with commercial smartphones and tablets -- but based on a NSA security design.
Lockheed attack highlights rise in cyber espionage
This cyber attack didn't go after people playing war games on their PlayStations. It targeted a company that helps the U.S. military do the real thing.
NSA partners with small biz for big results
Heather McColl is NSA's small business advocate. She tells Federal News Radio how NSA engages small businesses and the benefits both get from working together.
DISA cuts ribbon on new headquarters
The Defense Information Systems Agency celebrated the ceremonial opening of its new 95-acre headquarters campus on Friday. Less than half of the 4,600 employees already work at its new headquarters at Fort Meade, Md. The agency expects the rest of its staff to move there from several northern Virginia locations by late August.
NSA creating culture of leaders, managers
Agency deputy director said leadership and management take different skill sets, but every organization needs both. NSA uses training, mentoring and other resources to ensure its managers and leaders can succeed.
NSA: cyber leadership trumps management
Every agency is in search of good leaders and good managers. But it is important to recognize the distinction.
Cyber Command, NSA tout benefits of cloud computing
The head of U.S. Cyber Command says cloud computing is part of his plan for staying ahead of the cyber threats that face the Defense Department. “A year from now we should be well on our way to having a hardened architecture proven and in place, which provides a new level of cybersecurity,” said General [...]
NSA to test mobile device security
The National Security Agency is testing a new IT architecture for securing data on mobile devices.
NSA tests mobile security of top secret info
The National Security Agency tests a new IT architecture for securing data on mobile devices.
Former NSA head says too much info is classified
General Michael Hayden, the director of NSA from 1999 to 2005, says in order to protect people from vulnerabilities we need to first educate them of the risks, Wired Magazine reports.
