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DOD needs better process improvement management
The Defense Department isn't meeting all of its statutory requirements for improving processes related to the development, acquisition, and engineering of software and systems, investigators find.
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White House cyber adviser Melissa Hathaway resigns
Melissa Hathaway, who led the administration's 60-day review of cyber policy and was considered a candidate for the new White House cyber coordinator position, will resign later this month, according to an article on The Wall Street Journal's Web site.
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DOD helps nurture students’ interest in cybersecurity
A new program tries to find young people that could meet the government's need for more highly skilled cybersecurity professionals.
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Cyberattacks could have been mitigated
Agency responses to cyberattacks on U.S. government sites demonstrates a need for better coordination between agency security officials and the companies that provide Internet services, experts say.
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How would new cybersecurity training proposal work?
Here's how a Senate proposal to require certification or even licensing for cybersecurity professionals would work.
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DOD Directive 8570 requires all personnel be qualified
DOD published a manual describing various job categories, including technical and management positions, and the different certifications that meet the training requirement. Here are a few examples.
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New proposal would require cybersecurity workers be certified
A debate rages over a Senate proposal to require certification or licensing for all cybersecurity professionals who work on government information systems.
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Obama unveils new cybersecurity strategy
President Obama today said his administration would take “a new comprehensive approach” to cybersecurity and establish a new office in the White House to coordinate government efforts.
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Researchers: DOD needs social-networking plan
The Defense Department needs to develop a strategy for using social-networking software to achieve its mission goals and encourage further use, according to a paper written by security researchers at the DOD-funded National Defense University.
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Administration backs spy satellite modernization
The Obama administration supports a plan from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and the Defense Department to modernize the country's electro-optical satellites.
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Cyber wargame highlights security challenges
Senior-level government and industry officials in a two-day cybersecurity simulation exercise that concluded December 18 said it demonstrated the importance of a cross-sector, integrated approach to cybersecurity. The simulation also illustrated some challenges the Obama administration and next Congress will face in terms of cybersecurity, they said.
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