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New cyber strategy coordinates $1B in R&D efforts

The White House released the new plan to focus on four broad areas to improve cybersecurity in the government and in the private sector. Howard Schmidt, the White House cyber coordinator, said agencies will issue RFPs and RFIs to meet the strategy's goals.

Tags: technology , cybersecuirty , Howard Schmidt , research and development , Jason Miller

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GSA's Heffner on detail at White House

Multiple sources confirm that Michele Heffner will help implement President Barack Obama's executive order on open and transparent government.

Tags: technology , Michele Heffner , Beth Noveck , Bev Godwin , GSA , CTO , Online Resources and Interagency Development , Office of New Media , executive order , Open and transparent government

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Federal CTO issues mandate for innovation

White House chief technology officer Aneesh Chopra says directive will increase agency efficiency and improve the lives of citizens.

Tags: management , technology , innovation , Aneesh Chopra , Mark Udall , Mark Warner , Meg Beasley

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Kundra talks to CIOs

If you liked what Vivek Kundra did as the chief technology officer for Washington D.C., then the plans he laid out before the Federal Chief Information Officer's Council Feb. 6 would suit you well.

Tags: mngt , OMB , management , technology , tech , e-government , Vivek Kundra , Federal CIO Council ,

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House bill calls for cyber workforce report

Lawmakers expected to vote on Cybersecurity Enhancement Act that would give NIST more authority. Bill also focuses on research and development around cybersecurity.

Tags: technology , Daniel Lipinski , NIST , NSFWhite House , cybersecurity , FDCC , workforce

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CRS finds federal CTO role remains undefined

The research service finds that - without a statutory definition of the federal chief technology officer's exact responsibilities - the position could have a tougher time affecting "change in individual federal agencies or systemically throughout the federal government."

Tags: technology , management , Aneesh Chopra , White House , Congressional Research Service , Chief technology officer

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OSTP's role expanding under new law

The White House agency will help coordinate the process around prize competitions, science and technology education efforts and online access to government data. The America Competes law details several news policy directives for OSTP and other federal scientific agencies.

Tags: technology , management , Tom Kalil , Barack Obama , White House , NSF , NIST , NIH , America Competes Act , State of the Union , competitions , transparency , Jason Miller

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NIST, DHS to partner with financial industry on cybersecurity

The agencies sign a MOU to work more closely on research and development on new technologies to protect the financial services sector's critical infrastructure. This agreement follows a pilot DHS and DoD have been working on to share threat information.

Tags: technology , industry , Aneesh Chopra , Howard Schimdt , White House , DHS , DoD , NIST , financial services sector , cybersecurity , Jason Miller

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NIST to coordinate interagency cyber effort

Computer breaches starting to level off, GISLA awards open for nominations

Tags: Federal Drive , Cybersecurity Update , cybersecurity , NIST , OPM , DHS , Education , Commerce , National Initiative for Cyber Education , White House ,

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White House wants 2011 budgets to reflect science and tech priorities

The White House wants agencies to shift priorities as they develop their fiscal 2011 budget submissions to focus more on the administration's science and technology priorities.

Tags: technology , mngt , Peter Orszag , John Holdren , White House , OMB , budget

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