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Cybersecurity fails to live up to expectations, reflect reality

The administration has struggled to fulfill its promise to take enough concrete steps to make cybersecurity a national security priority. Experts say the White House fell short in several areas, most notably in getting comprehensive cyber legislation passed.

Tags: technology , cybersecurity , Obama Impact , David Smith , Potomac Institute , Juniper Networks , Patrick Howard , SecureInfo Corp. , Phyllis Schneck , McAfee , Information Security and Privacy Advisory Board , White House , Congress , Larry Clinton , Internet Security Alliance , Jason Miller

Tuesday - 09/18/2012, 03:07am EDT

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Analysis: Competing bills offer different approaches to cybersecurity

Bob Dix, vice president for government affairs and critical infrastructure for Juniper Networks, joined The Federal Drive with Tom Temin to talk about the new cyber bill introduced by Senate Republicans.

Tags: cybersecurity , technology , Juniper Networks , John McCain , Joseph Lieberman , Susan Collins , Congress , Senate , Michael OConnell , Federal Drive

Friday - 03/02/2012, 09:12am EST

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Draft cyber bill gives DHS controversial authorities

The Senate is set to take up comprehensive cyber legislation in January that already is causing experts heartburn. Provisions to give the Homeland Security Department more authorities, including taking "any lawful action" to stop cyber attacks against systems holding federal data, are coming under fire. Industry experts are optimistic Congress will pass major cyber reform.

Tags: technology , cybersecurity , Alan Paller , James Lewis , SANS Institute , CSIS , Juniper Networks , FISMA , critical infrastructure , DHS , White House , Congress , industry , Jason Miller

Friday - 01/13/2012, 07:24am EST

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What challenges will new Cyber Coordinator face?

Analysis from Juniper's Bob Dix.

Tags: technology , cybersecurity , cybersecurity coordinator , Howard Schmidt , Juniper

Monday - 10/17/2011, 01:09pm EDT

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Identity Management-"Progress & Best Practices"

October 27th Program discusses the progress report on Identity Management efforts in the Federal Government, best practices, challenges, lessons learned, and visions for the future.

Tags: technology , Federal Executive Forum , identity , Bob Mocny , DHS , Stephen Morris , FBI , Thomas Dee , OSD , Michael Donovan , EDS , Juniper , SafeNet

Monday - 10/17/2011, 01:09pm EDT

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OMB plans to bust IT contracting myths

The Office of Management and Budget said many feds responsible for IT acquisition are so cautious about running afoul of ethics rules that they're passing up what could be productive interactions with the industry. The administration plans to start an awareness campaign to improve communication between agencies and vendors.

Tags: technology , management , contracting , OMB , OFPP , ethics , Vivek Kundra , Dan Gordon , Paul Brub

Friday - 12/10/2010, 07:33pm EST

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Industry, feds react with optimism to OMB's IT reforms

The administration detailed a 25-point plan to improve the way agencies buy and manage technology. Current and former government officials say OMB is using lessons learned from the past to set the agencies up for success.

Tags: technology , management , Vivek Kundra , Teri Takai , Jeff Zients , OMB , DoD , Tim Young , Mark Forman , Deloitte Consulting , KPMG , Juniper Networks , IT reforms , cloud computing , agile development , cybersecurity , Jason Miller

Friday - 12/10/2010, 07:18am EST

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Senate's newest cyber bill on fast track to passage

Senate leaders pledge to pass a comprehensive cybersecurity bill this year. Sen. Lieberman promises a hearing and markup of the legislation before the end of June. Industry experts are concerned over the role DHS will play in regulating critical infrastructure.

Tags: technology , White House , DHS , OMB , Joseph Lieberman , Joy Fox , Jim Langevin , Phil Bond , Juniper Networks , TechAmerica , cybersecurity , FISMA , Jason Miller