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DHS, military face cyber expert shortage
Last year, the Department of Homeland Security set out to hire 1,000 cyber experts and could only bring in roughly 300.
Tags: Cybersecurity Update , technology , DHS , cyber experts , hiring , In Depth
White House draft bill expands DHS cyber responsibilities
Federal News Radio viewed a copy of the proposal that would codify DHS's role in overseeing civilian agency networks. The draft legislation would expand DHS's authorities to those that are similar to what DoD already has around cyber. It also would include new roles around acquisition, personnel and FISMA implementation.
Tags: technology , management , Joseph Lieberman , Susan Collins , Tom Carper , DHS , White House , cybersecurity , FISMA , direct hirer authority , Jason Miller
More DoD cuts called for in Obama's deficit plan
President Obama said Wednesday that a plan to cut $4 trillion in the deficit over 12 years will include spending cuts at the Defense Department.
Tags: Barack Obama , budget , deficit , Robert Gates , DoD Report
Tips to brace for budget cuts
Gene Procknow is Managing Director of US Federal Government Services at Deloitte. His company works with a number of agencies, and he joins me with tips on what you can do no matter what happens with your bottom line.
Tags: Gene Procknow , Deloitte , budget , contracting , In Depth
DoD doesn’t rule out commercial cloud vendors
When it comes to using the cloud, Defense Department chief information officer Teri Takai says a private cloud will help her department achieve the highest level of security. But she didn’t rule out using commercial cloud services completely. During a House Armed Services Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities hearing last week, NextGov reports Takai [...]
Tags: cloud computing , Congress , Teri Takai
Defense Acquisition University accepts accreditation from private sector training
John Thomas, Senior Vice President and Chief Systems Engineer at Booz Allen Hamilton, describes the company's training partnership with DAU.
Tags: John Thomas , Booz Allen , Defense Acquisition University , contracting
TRICARE is more than healthcare
DOD's Tricare Management Activity is not only one of the world's biggest health care providers. It is also a big acquisition organization. We learn more from TMA's Michael Fischetti.
Tags: FedSMC , Federal Drive , Michael Fischetti , DoD Report , Defense , acquisition , Tricare Management Activity , TRICARE , procurement
Senator optimistic about major cyber bill this year
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), who led a Senate Intelligence Committee review of cybersecurity policy last year, said he is hopeful that Congress will be able to pass an overhaul of cyber laws this year. Whitehouse has been critical of the pace at which the Obama Administration has moved to propose such changes to lawmakers.
Tags: Congress , cybersecurity , Sheldon Whitehouse , James Langevin , Keith Alexander , U.S. Cyber Command , DHS , James Baker , Douglas Maughan , Jared Serbu
TRICARE sustains protest in $17 billion service contract
TRICARE, the Defense Department's managed healthcare organization, said Thursday that it will reevaluate a multibillion dollar award to administer health insurance services for military members in one of its three U.S. regions.
Tags: TRICARE , Humana , UnitedHealthcare , Health Net , industry , contracting , Jared Serbu , DoD Report
OMB to flesh out details of civilian BRAC effort
The administration expects to submit a legislative proposal to Congress by the end of April outlining how they will create a board to improve the process to dispose of excess property. OMB controller Danny Werfel said the White House will follow DoD's BRAC effort in many ways. Some lawmakers question OMB's leadership in this effort.
Tags: management , Danny Werfel , Eleanor Holmes-Norton , Jeff Denham , OMB , GSA , House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee , Anthony Principi , BRAC , real property , Civilian Property Realignment Act , Jason Miller
