When FITARA was first launched in November 2015, the Department of Education received a big fat “F” on its scorecard – denoting that the agency was failing across its IT and cyber categories. […]
The Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics component is driving hard this year toward further adoption of cloud services and automation of security processes, the bureau’s chief information security officer (CISO) said during a Jan. 25 webinar organized by ATARC. […]
Keith Busby has been tapped as the new deputy chief information security officer (CISO) at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), part of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), according to his LinkedIn profile. […]
With software supply chains becoming an essential piece of Federal agencies’ cybersecurity plans, the General Services Administration (GSA) is planning to take big steps next year to improve its cybersecurity software supply chains. […]
Mario Ventura-Reyes has taken on a new role as the co-acting chief information security officer (CISO) at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), a part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), according to his LinkedIn profile. […]
The House of Representatives is in the market for a new chief information security officer (CISO) to lead the legislative chamber’s cybersecurity efforts on behalf of its 10,000 members, staff, and officers. […]
The Treasury Department has appointed Christopher Adams as the agency’s chief information security officer (CISO), according to Adams’ LinkedIn page. […]
Scott Davis has been promoted to Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at the Office of Information and Technology (OIT), United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP), according to a CBP spokesperson. […]
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has named Lynette Sherrill as the agency’s permanent chief information security officer (CISO) and deputy assistant secretary for information security, according to VA CIO Kurt DelBene. […]
The Department of Transportation (DoT) has appointed Jay Ribeiro as the agency’s new chief information security officer (CISO) and associate chief information officer (CIO), according to Ribeiro’s LinkedIn page. […]
Nancy Rainosek, chief information security officer for the state of Texas, explained how her office has been providing secure technical infrastructure to employees executing their duties in a hybrid work environment, during an August 17 event entitled Stuck in Neutral: How to Jumpstart Change in Government, hosted by GovLoop. […]
The Central Intelligence Agency has named Joseph “Rich” Baich as the agency’s new chief information security officer (CISO). […]
JaNelle DeVore has been selected to serve as the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) for the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), bringing to the role over 30 years of professional experience in Federal continuity programs, various cybersecurity work roles, the private sector, and the intelligence community. […]
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) named Gregory Edwards to a new position as chief information security officer (CISO). […]
The Department of Energy (DoE) has appointed Greg Sisson the agency’s permanent chief information security officer (CISO). […]
Two intelligence agency deputy chief information security officers (CISO) agreed Feb. 19 at an event organized by AFCEA NOVA that cyber threat data sharing between agencies is a virtue that needs to happen more often and more quickly. […]
For Federal agencies, a zero-trust model means not only knowing who might be on their networks accessing data and information, but making sure a user has an authorized reason to access that information. […]
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is seeking a contractor to assist IT support services for the Office of the CIO’s Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and to provide support for OPM’s Cybersecurity Program (CSP). […]
The U.S. Census Bureau has named Beau Houser chief information security officer (CISO). […]
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking Federal employees to apply for a new program the department is launching to train new CIOs and CISOs. […]
Cybersecurity professionals polled indicated that the most prevalent types of threat actors and attack vectors of recent years will remain consistent but increase in attack volume in 2019. […]
Federal Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) Grant Schneider said today that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is continually working towards developing standards and accountability for supply chain security and cybersecurity. […]
The National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) previewed the results of its biannual state CISO survey during a webinar on Tuesday, revealing the continued growth of cybersecurity staff among the states, and continuing resource challenges. […]
As government cyber warriors recover from their red-eye journey back from the RSA conference, there’s news on the leadership progression at the top cyber operational position in government. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) named Paul Beckman as the DHS HQ CISO. Formerly deputy CISO for DHS HQ, Beckman replaces, who recently retired from government service. […]
MeriTalk has confirmed ringside rumors that Jeff Eisensmith is looking to hang up his gloves at DHS. After more than five years going toe-to-toe with America’s cyber adversaries, we’d like to wish America’s leading CISO the very best as he punches out. […]
Less than six months into her tenure as the Department of Veterans Affairs’ chief information security officer, Roopangi Kadakia has been tasked to lead the agency’s cloud efforts. Dominic Cussatt will take over as acting CISO, according to an internal agency memo obtained by MeriTalk. […]
Despite the short amount of time guaranteed to him as the Federal Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), Brig. Gen. Gregory Touhill is optimistic about his ability to remain in his position through the presidential transition and has many plans that he hopes to carry through that transition. […]
The Situation Report has the benefit of an intelligence collection network that is reporting some interesting twists and turns in the White House’s finally completed search for the government’s first Federal CISO. […]
Chief information security officers (CISOs) and other IT executives have become more proactive in their approach to cybersecurity investment and risk management, according to a new study. “Over the past couple of years the landscape has changed dramatically,” researchers at Southern Methodist University’s Darwin Deason Institute for Cyber Security found. “Cyber risk is now a […]