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- FedRAMP achieves another cloud security milestone
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- OMB reworking financial system requirements
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- Friday federal headlines - May 24, 2013
US-CERT warns of email scams about Japan earthquake
US-CERT is warning of potential emails scams requesting donations for the Japan earthquake and tsunami.
Reporters' Roundup: OMB 25-point pressures, DoD testimony on WikiLeaks
These are the stories Federal News Radio reporters are working on today.
GAO: State could get more bang out of training buck
Jess Ford, the director of International Affairs and Trade Issues at the GAO, explains how State can better invest in training.
Changes to come in making IT business plans
Ben Marglin, principal at Booz Allen Hamilton, explains changes coming to the way agencies make business cases for IT projects.
Why public-private partnerships needed in cybersecurity
A report by TechAmerica shows that with the interconnected nature of the Internet and the ever evolving sophisticated threats, a public-private partnership is not just a good idea but a necessity.
Paradigm to provide DoD disaster recovery software
The contract is a blanket purchase agreement worth a maximum $49 billion.
Bill would strengthen online privacy rights
A new bill would require that companies tracking consumer data seek permission before sharing information about a person with other companies.
Former DoD contractor charged for taking data to China
A former Defense contractor is facing 20 years in prison for taking information on military technology to China.
Reporters' Roundup: pay debate, DoD vendor relations, cloud computing best practices
These are the stories Federal News Radio reporters are working on today.
Have a crisis? There's an app for that.
Alex Howard, Government 2.0 Washington Correspondent for O'Reilly Media, explains some of the ways government departments are taking advantage of collaborative tools to meet their missions.
How to bring diversity to military leadership
Greg Jacob, policy director at the Service Women Action Network, says to create a level playing field in the military women need to be in combat.
Pay debate turns to state, local employees
Karen Tumulty, national political correspondent at The Washington Post, discussed some of the proposals to cut state and local government workers.
Obama makes about-face on Gitmo
Yochi Dreazen, a senior national security correspondent at the National Journal, says the President has come almost 180 degrees from his original position on Guantanamo.
Hacker group may target military sites for treatment of WikiLeaks suspect
U.S. law enforcement authorities are currently investigating plans by the "Anonymous" international hacking group to attack Quantico's networks.
Average data breach costs $7.2M
On average, a single data breach cost organizations last year cost $7.2 million.
Industry urges gov incentives for cyber practices
Instead of government mandates, industry groups are calling for government incentives to spur better cybersecurity practices.
In uncertain budget, government 'muddling along'
WFED's Mike Causey and Government Executive's Tom Shoop describe the state of federal morale as the budget battle wages on.
