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Agencies get better at 'whole of government' info sharing
The head of the federal government's information sharing initiative says agencies are doing a better job in a post-9/11 environment. Kshemendra Paul is the program manager for the Information Sharing Environment.
Tags: Kshemendra Paul , ISE , DHS , FBI , DoJ , technology , NIEM , Federal Drive
State's Swart reflects on 23 years in federal IT
Susan Swart left the State Department for the International Monetary Fund CIO. She reflects on her successes and the change in federal technology.
Tags: technology , State Department , Susan Swart , IMF , Stephen Taylor , social media , Ask the CIO , Jason Miller
The BlueButton Initiative: What is it and how does it work?
Damon Davis, special assistant at HHS' Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, talks about how the BlueButton Initiative is improving healthcare IT at his agency.
August 21, 2012
Tags: technology , Healthcare IT , Blue Button initiative , electronic health records , Damon Davis , HHS , HHS Office of Health Information Technology , records management , John Gilroy , Federal Tech Talk
FERC goes back to Congress again for more cyber oversight
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission said it needs authority to enforce cybersecurity standards. The agency also wants Congress to expand its jurisdiction over electric grid operators.
Tags: cybersecurity , Smart Grid , electric grid , Joseph McClelland , Greg Wilshusen , Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee , Congress , GAO , FERC , Ruben Gomez , technology
House bill extends TSA intel sharing to mass transit
The Transportation Security Administration already shares intelligence it collects with airports. Now a House bill would expand TSA's intel sharing to local mass transit systems as well.
Tags: Jackie Speier , TSA , DHS , Federal Drive , terrorism , intelligence , mass transit , Jolie Lee
DoD, VA building on early success of joint e-health record
Secretary Leon Panetta and Secretary Eric Shinseki announce an expansion in 2014 of initial capability of the joint electronic health record to two more sites.
Tags: technology , Leon Panetta , DoD , Eric Shinseki , VA , health IT , electronic health record , Jason Miller
McCain again makes his case to increase DoD's cyber role
The Arizona senator sent the third in a series of letters to Gen. Keith Alexander trying to explain why DoD, not DHS, should be in charge of defending critical infrastructure from cyber attacks. He said the administration's approach would create another layer of bureaucracy and slow down responses to threats.
Tags: technology , John McCain , Keith Alexander , cybersecurity , DoD , Congress , Jason Miller , Cybersecurity Update
DoD using cyber teams like aircraft - for offense and defense
Gen. Keith Alexander said a recent cyber exercise is the first time the military showed it can do offensive and defensive capabilities at the same time, by the same team. This was part of Alexander's answers to questions from Sen. John McCain.
Tags: technology , cybersecurity , DoD , Keith Alexander , John McCain , Senate , NSA , U.S. Cyber Command , Congress , critical infrastructure , Jason Miller
DoD, DHS officials keep pressure on Congress for new cyber laws
The government is working with a cobbled-together set of authorities and responsibilities when it comes to protecting networks from cyber threats, a top Homeland Security Department cyber official said Wednesday. Congress needs to act soon to update the nation's cybersecurity posture, he said.
Tags: cybersecurity , DoD , DHS , critical infrastructure , University of Rhode Island , ODNI , DIA , U.S. Cyber Command , James Langevin , Michael Flynn , Mark Weatherford , Jared Serbu
DATA aims to save money by making spending easier to track
The House is expected to vote on — and pass — the bipartisan Digital Accountability and Transparency Act, which aims to save taxpayer money by tracking spending by federal agencies.
Tags: Brendan Sasso , The Hill , Federal Drive , Darrell Issa , Digital Accountability and Transparency Act , Congress , House , contracting , Michael OConnell ,
