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Agencies likely to miss network upgrade deadline
OMB sent a Sept. 30 target date for departments to implement IPv6. NIST statistics show a majority of the government's networks will not change over from the older IPv4 in the next week.
Tags: technology , OMB , CIO Council , NIST , IPv6 , cybersecurity , Jason Miller
CIO Council unveils draft strategy for securing email
A special committee of the federal Chief Information Officers Council has publicly unveiled a draft strategy for better securing email. The Information Security and Identity Management Committee of the Chief Information Officers Council first issued the draft report in November, but made it available to the public for the first time last week. The report garnered comments on how agencies can secure their email systems using DNS Security Extensions.
Tags: Federal CIO Council , cybersecurity , In Depth , Francis Rose , Cybersecurity Update
Exclusive: Schmidt says cyber progress being made quietly behind the scenes
The White House cybersecurity advisor said many of his office's initiatives are in the operational stages and are making a difference. But some in industry and government say there is a vacuum in leadership from his office and OMB. Howard Schmidt says it's clear what role his office, OMB and DHS play.
Tags: technology , management , Howard Schmidt , Vivek Kundra , White House , OMB , DHS , NIST , cybersecurity , TIC , FISMA , IT reforms , Jason Miller , Cybersecurity Update
