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DHS cyber executive Weatherford leaving
Mark Weatherford, the National Protection and Programs Directorate (NPPD) deputy undersecretary for cybersecurity, will leave the agency on April 12 after accepting a job in the private sector.
Tags: Mark Weatherford , NPPD , DHS , cybersecurity , people , exclusive
DHS's Locatis leaving after only 9 months
Mike Locatis, the DHS Assistant Secretary for the Office of Cybersecurity and Communications, is returning to Colorado after serving in the federal government for more than two years.
Tags: exclusive , people , technology , DHS , Mike Locatis , Bobbie Stempfley , Jeff Eisensmith , ICE , cybersecurity
DHS appoints Weatherford deputy undersecretary for cybersecurity
The Homeland Security Department announced Mark Weatherford has been appointed deputy under secretary for cybersecurity for the National Protection and Programs Directorate.
Tags: cybersecurity , DHS , Mark Weatherford , NERC , NPDD , technology
Obama nominates Beers to lead DHS directorate
Tags: management , Mary Smith , Peter Rogoff , Jane Oates , Jane Holl Lute , Robert Jamison , DHS , DoJ , Federal Transit Administration , DoL , cybersecurity , US Visit
NIAC tries to understand resilience and homeland security
A Presidential commission tasked with providing the White House and DHS with advice on protecting the nation's infrastructure has embarked on a quest to understand "resilience": the ability of disparate sectors of the nation's infrastructure to handle disruption, and to bounce back from adversity.
Tags: management , homeland security , DHS , NIAC , Richard Reed , Alfred Berkley , Max Cacas
Rank-and-file FPS officers speak out on federal facility security woes
Studies by the Government Accountability Office have uncovered serious shortcomings in security provided at the nation's federal office buildings. But what do Federal security officials and the contract security companies they employ think about solutions to the long-festering problem of building security? Here's Part Two of our coverage of recent House Homeland Security oversight hearings on the Federal Protective Service.
Tags: newsstand , Federal Protective Service , Bennie Thompson , House Homeland Security Committee , Department of Homeland Security , David Wright , American Federation of Government Employees , Steve Amitay , National Association of Security Companies , Max Cacas
DHS creates new senior cyber position in NPPD
Suzanne Spaulding will replace Phil Reitinger as the deputy under secretary. She worked as a consultant and on Capitol Hill previously. DHS also created a deputy under secretary for cyber security.
Tags: management , workforce , DHS , NPPD , Suzanne Spaulding , Greg Schaffer , Phil Reitinger , cybersecurity , Jason Miller
Rand Beers: making progress on cybersecurity at DHS
Undersecretary for the National Protection and Programs Directorate at the Department of Homeland Security has a lot on his mind.
Tags: In Depth , Francis Rose , DHS , cybersecurity , technology , INSA , National Protection and Programs Directorate , Einstein 3 , Cyberstorm III
DHS outlines cybersecurity planning
The government's cybersecurity experts will be busy beefing up the government's IT security in coming months -- including the latest version of a well-known test of federal and private sector preparedness. Their boss says it's part of the never-ending quest to safeguard cyberspace.
Tags: technology , cybersecurity , INSA , DHS , National Protection and Programs Directorate , Max Cacas , Einstein 3 , Cyberstorm III
TSA debating next steps with Registered Traveler program
Lawmakers question TSA, NPPD on 2010 budget proposals. Rep. Jackson-Lee says NPPD may need to be reorganized.
Tags: mngt , technology , Phil Reitinger , Gail Rossides , Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee , Rep. Dan Lungren , DHS , TSA , National Protection and Programs Directorate , House Homeland Security Committee , Registered Traveler , Secure Flight , cybersecurity , risk management
