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Physical and Cyber Infrastructure Protection Working Together
Can a "whole of nation" approach be the answer to the increasing connectivity of physical and cyber infrastructure protection? Hear insights from DHS experts Suzanne Spaulding, Deputy Under Secretary, National Protection and Programs Directorate and Mark Weatherford, Deputy Under Secretary for Cybersecurity, National Protection and Programs Directorate as they discuss DHS programs in recognition of National Critical Infrastructure and Protection Resilience Month.
Tags: management , FedCentral , Deloitte , Physical and Cyber Infrastructure , Suzanne Spaulding , Mark Weatherford , Harry Raduege Jr , Jane Norris , Shamyra Edmonds , Critical Infrastructure Protection and Resilience Month , NPPD , cybersecurity , workforce
Homeland Security grant spending questioned
Tags: Tom Coburn , Matt Chandler , Joe Lieberman
ICE agent settles harassment lawsuit
A senior agent for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the government have agreed to settle a discrimination lawsuit, according a court record filed Thursday.
Tags: Suzanne Barr , ICE , James Hayes , discrimination
Border Patrol under scrutiny for deadly force
Tags: CBP , inspector general
FEMA pays initial costs of Sandy-related power, transportation operations
The federal government is picking up the tab to restore power and provide transportation in the areas hardest hit by Post- tropical Cyclone Sandy.
Tags: FEMA , Sandy , disaster relief , Craig Fugate , Jolie Lee , budget , Andrew Cuomo , New York , New Jersey , Barack Obama
Who will stay and who will go in Obama's second term?
President Barack Obama is gearing up for a second term in office, but some members of his Cabinet are on their way out, experts tell Federal News Radio. The legwork for these top- tier changes and others is already in motion behind-the-scenes.
Tags: Election 2012 , Barack Obama , Mitt Romney , Cabinet , Robert Hess , Brookings Institution , Martha Joynt Kumar , Towson University , Jolie Lee , State , DoD , OMB , Justice , Treasury
On cyber defense, U.S. ‘stuck at the starting line'
NSA, DHS taking steps to improve information sharing by creating a set of standardized technical specifications that let machines detect cyber threats and communicate them to one another in real-time. Whole of government approach is starting to take shape when it comes to cybersecurity.
Tags: cybersecurity , National Security Agency , U.S. Cyber Command , Keith Alexander , Robert Joyce , Larry Zelvin , Jared Serbu , Symantec Government Symposium , information sharing
New group strives to clarify, simplify cyber basics for agencies
The Consortium for Cybersecurity Action, a newly-formed international group of government agencies and private organizations from around the world, today will release an updated baseline of the 20 most important cyber controls. The group wants to become a resource to help agencies implement those security checks. DHS already is developing a solicitation to make it easier for agencies to buy tools and services to implement several of the security checks.
Tags: technology , cybersecurity , Tony Sager , SANS Institute , 20 critical controls , The Consortium for Cybersecurity Action , Jason Miller
Federal Drive interviews - Nov. 2
Justice IG Michael Horowitz shares findings about what happens to illegal immigrants before they go to immigration court. Plus, how are postal employees faring on the East Coast after superstorm Sandy?
Tags: Federal Drive , Michael Horowitz , DoJ , Douglas Maughan , cybersecurity , technology , Tom Boyatt , DoD , State , Maureen Marion , USPS
After Sandy, feds deploy all-hands-on-deck approach
After superstorm Sandy, the government is putting all hands on deck response to the storm, providing on-the-ground assistance, federal funding and coordinating rescue and clean-up efforts.
Tags: FEMA , GSA , Sandy , Dan Tangherlini , Craig Fugate , Janet Napolitano , Transportation , Ray Lahood , Julius Genachowski , FCC , EPA , Energy Department , management , U.S. Coast Guard , DoD , Jack Moore
