Search Tags:  Symantec Government Symposium

USDA laying the groundwork for BYOD

Deputy CIO Charles McClam said the Department of Agriculture is developing a policy and has awarded a mobile device management contract to figure out how best to let employees use their own smartphones and tablet devices on the agency's computer network. NASA Goddard also is creating a BYOD policy that depends on its virtual desktop infrastructure.

Tags: technology , Charles McClam , USDA , Adrian Gardner , NASA Goddard Space Flight Center , mobile computing , Bring your own device , Jason Miller

Comment

On cyber defense, U.S. ‘stuck at the starting line'

NSA, DHS taking steps to improve information sharing by creating a set of standardized technical specifications that let machines detect cyber threats and communicate them to one another in real-time. Whole of government approach is starting to take shape when it comes to cybersecurity.

Tags: cybersecurity , National Security Agency , U.S. Cyber Command , DHS , Keith Alexander , Robert Joyce , Larry Zelvin , Jared Serbu , information sharing

2