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Cybersecurity gets nice NICE baby!
Also in the cybersecurity headlines: Navy CIO Carey moving to Fleet Cyber Command, Study Reveals DHS Does Not Dominate the Homeland Security Market
Tags: cybersecurity , Cybersecurity Update , NICE , Ernest McDuffie , NIST
Thursday Morning Federal Newscast - July 1st
CBP HQ to move next year; Report confirms USPS should pay less into pension; Living soldier in line for Medal of Honor; Flying Car Approved by FAA, Will Be Available Next Year
Tags: newscast
GPO joins libraries to collect and preserve
The U.S. Government Printing Office has joined a worldwide digital preservation alliance to collaborate with organizations on preservation initiatives. Acting Superintendent of Documents, Ric Davis, explains how it will work.
Tags: GPO , Ric Davis , LOCKSS , technology , management , content management
Coast Guard commandant on Gulf Coast response
President Barack Obama's pick to lead the Coast Guard proposed major cuts to the agency's counterterrorism mission. You can imagine how that's being received. Commandant Robert Papp explains.
Tags: USCG , management , Robert Papp , commandant , Dorothy Ramienski
Pentagon looks for fat to trim
Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Monday he wants to trim some of the billions of dollars the Pentagon spends on weapons systems and contractor services, part of a Pentagon-wide effort to find $100 billion in savings in the next five years. Todd Harrison with the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments has suggestions for starting points.
Tags: management , contracting , Pentagon , DoD , defense spending , Todd Harrison , Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments
Petraeus takes the Hill
Beneath bipartisan rounds of praise for Petraeus lay fault lines over the nearly nine-year war. A make-or-break military push across southern Afghanistan is stuck in neutral, though U.S. officials insist there are signs of progress and reason for hope. The Hill's Ian Swanson breaks it down for us.
Tags: Congress , The Hill , Ian Swanson , David Petraeus
Wednesday Morning Federal Newscast - June 30th
Hoyer: Votes on wartime supplemental by Friday, Arlington Cemetery contractors investigated, VA hospital may have infected 1,800 veterans with HIV
Tags: newscast
Who is spying on your cell phone?
Lockheed Martin beefs up network security threats protection, Security glitch exposes WellPoint customer data
Tags: Cybersecurity Update , cybersecurity , spyware , Lockheed Martin , Ironkey , Blue Cross Blue Shield , WellPoint
Improvements suggested for federal hiring
Competitive hiring for government jobs leaves recent college graduates behind. The Partnership for Public Service's John Palguta says it doesn't have to be that way. He explains.
Tags: management , hiring practices , Partnership for Public Service , John Palguta
When contractors are unsavory not unsuitable
CIA Director Leon Panetta says the agency has hired Xe Services - the company once known as Blackwater - for a $100 million contract to provide security in Afghanistan. As you can imagine, some are outraged. Steve Ryan explains the issues.
Tags: contracting , ethics , Blackwater , Xe , Steve Ryan , McDermott, Will & Emory , Dorothy Ramienski
