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The Federal Shared Services Strategy, Potential Staffing and Support Cuts,...
By AlexOlesker Here is today’s federal cybersecurity and information technology news round-up: Federal Chief Information Officer Steven VanRoekel released the Shared Services Strategy on Wednesday...
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New year, new Congress: What’s next for DATA?
By HudsonHollister [This post by Hudson Hollister is cross-posted on the Data Transparency Coalition's blog.] Tomorrow a new U.S. Congress – the 113th, elected last November – will be sworn in. The...
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Fed IT Watchers: You need to know sequestration isn’t over yet
By ChrisScott Surely you didn’t think sequestration was over did you? But just in case you crossed this off your worry list we are here to remind you, the impacts of current delays are going to be...
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Love and Empathy for the DoD Technologist
By BobGourley IT professionals in the Department of Defense have always faced unique challenges. They serve missions of global importance, in the face of full spectrum threats (with many in war zones...
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Sequestration and DoD: Watching that old pendulum swing!
By ChrisScott Watching that old pendulum swing! Nothing puts me to sleep faster than the tick-tock of a clock. Better yet: a grandfather clock! I love sitting there watching the pendulum swing back and...
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IT Acquisition, Staffing Cuts, and More
By AlexOlesker Here are today’s federal IT and cybersecurity stories and links: Tami Johnson, program manager for Army’s Rapid Equipping Force, explains that a fast acquisition of information...
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First, Do No Harm
By AlexOlesker Last week, I had the chance to listen to and speak with Representative Adam Smith of Washington state about cybersecurity legislation at a reception. This year has been pivotal for...
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Have You Ever Had A Complaint/Suggestion About How The Federal Government...
By Bob Gourley Everyone with any history in or around government has stories they can tell about federal government procurements. It really is a different beast. There are many reasons why. Perhaps the...
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Bob Gourley Cyber practitioners have long wondered when this would happen. Now it has. The President of the United States has finally realized that the threat from malicious actors in cyberspace has...
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