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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
CDT's Schwartz explains his NIST jump
Ari Schwartz is leaving the Center for Democracy and Technology after 13 years to join the National Institute of Standards and Technology as a senior Internet policy advisor. He explains the decision to become a fed.
Agencies make the iPad telework connection
It's a saying many of us have grown to hate, but Apple's iPad really is being tested to see if it's "good enough for government work."
Labor grants will help states secure unemployment insurance info
Learn more in today's cybersecurity update.
CDT's Schwartz takes job at NIST
Long-time privacy and cybersecurity expert to join the government to work on similar issues. EPA's Lisa Schlosser also takes on a new role at her agency.
Is Trust the next "Killer App"?
August 12th, 2010 at 11 AM
How does one assure trust in Cyberspace? As citizens, government, and business enterprise increase the amount of information that is shared online, fundamental questions arise around security requirements, data and identity management, and infrastructure. Trusted online environments can reduce costs, expand services, and are critical to protecting how, and to whom, information is shared. Securing identities in transactions is an essential component to building trusted online systems and a critical priority for both business and government. As online information sharing and collaborative services evolve between people and technologies, will trust emerge as the next "Killer App"?
Feds seek right role for protecting .com domain
With so much at stake, what role, if any does the federal government play in protecting the .com Internet domain? Several experts offer some candid observations on what the government's role should be.
Cybersecurity and fighting the insider-threat
Our Federal News Radio Discussion this month explores cybersecurity and the insider-threat with Jerry Davis of NASA, NIST's Elaine Newton, and Bobbie Stempfley from DHS.
NIST is epicenter for cybersecurity
Learn more in today's cybersecurity update.
NIST seen as epicenter for cybersecurity
A provision in the Commerce, Justice, State appropriations bill could give NIST a larger role in protecting federal and civilian computer networks. The plan is from one influential Maryland lawmaker, who believes the battle for cybersecurity needs to be fought in the Free State.
Commerce solidifies security of Internet
Commerce and several partners are ready to launch the Domain Name System Security Extensions that is expected to enhance Internet security and stability.
NIST replaces translators with smart phones
NIST scientists are currently testing smart phone-based technology to translate information between English and key languages that are short on human translators.
$45M for cyber contests vanish
Senate Panel Tells NSF to Train More Cyber-Security Personnel
NIST recommends new approach to cybersecurity
Ron Ross of the National Institute of Standards and Technology tells Federal News Radio's Jason Miller that NIST and other agencies are working together to develop more comprehensive risk management plans. NIST and OMB are set to release documents in the coming months.
NIST recommends new approach to cybersecurity
Ron Ross of the National Institute of Standards and Technology tells Federal News Radio's Jason Miller that NIST and other agencies are working together to develop more comprehensive risk management plans. NIST and OMB are set to release documents in the coming months.
Cool Jobs: NIST scientists deal with weighty issues daily
Most of us take for granted that medicines are usually dispensed in pills or capsules by the milligram and that a sack of flour or sugar is usually dispensed by the pound. But who determines officially just what a milligram or a pound actually is? As part of our "Cool Jobs in Government" series, Federal News Radio's Max Cacas takes us to the National Institute of Standards and Technology in Gaithersburg, Maryland.
Cool Jobs: Fed holds weight of world on shoulders
Federal News Radio continues to highlight unorthodox ways that some feds spend their days with a visit to the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
A NICE approach to furthering the nation's cyber security
This week Federal Security Spotlight checks in with Ernest McDuffie, the leader for the National Initiative on Cyber Security Education.
July 14, 2010
Watch out for fake Adobe Flash updates
Learn more in today's cybersecurity update.
Advice about continuous network monitoring from MOC
This week, the show features two speakers from the Management of Change conference, which took place in Philadelphia earlier this year.
Encore Presentation
