Top 50 Government CIOs Announced

U.S. Cyber Command and NSA head Keith B. Alexander and White House cyber coordinator Howard A. Schmidt have been chosen among the top 50 government CIOs on InformationWeek Government’s compilation of technology leaders across federal, state and local agencies.

But what exactly makes a top government CIO? Although there is no…

Kelly Collins of Fortify Software: Possible Creation of Cyber Weapon ‘Significant Concern’

President of Fortify Software Public Sector, an HP company, Kelly Collins has a mantra for software security: Find, fix and (from the title of her firm) fortify.

For too long, software security assurance has slipped under the radar. But now, Collins said the government is beginning to move to patch up “gaping holes…

Government, Finance Industry Team Up to Promote Cybersecurity Innovation

Federal agencies and the financial services industry will work together to speed the commercialization of cybersecurity research innovations and establish a framework for collaboration between the public and private sectors as directed by President Barack Obama in his cybersecurity policy address.

The National Institute of Standards and Technology, the Science and…

Schmidt Wants to Change Federal Cybersecurity Game

Yesterday, White House Cybersecurity Coordinator Howard Schmidt and federal CTO Aneesh Chopra wrote a blog post about the launch of a web forum that is designed to allow individuals to discuss their research and development ideas to “change the game” in cybersecurity.

The web forum looks to promote information exchange on…

FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski Backs Net Neutrality

During a speech at the Brookings Institute on Monday,…

President Nearing End of Search for Cybersecurity Coordinator

It is estimated that President Obama will announce the appointee to the cybersecurity coordinator position within the next two weeks. A source disclosed that the current front-runner for the position is Frank Kramer who served as assistant defense secretary under the Clinton Administration, although the source wished to remain anonymous at this time.

Aneesh Chopra, U.S. CTO, confirmed to reporters he has been interviewing potential candidates and a decision…

Vinton Cerf, Internet Father: Outer-Space Tech Will Solve Cyberspace Problems

Google executive Vinton Cerf says a tool for securing warfighting networks is ”waiting in the interplanetary Internet,” which he and NASA have been developing for a decade and are now testing.

The outer-space Internet is designed to regulate data transmission among outer-space devices, and he said, “We will be applying alien technology to our…