The Department of Homeland Security is planning to amp up its cybersecurity workforce by more than 50 percent in efforts to spearhead governmentwide efforts to secure federal networks against cyber attacks as detailed in the Obama administration’s recent cybersecurity proposal. Testifying before a Senate committee on Monday, Phillip Reitinger, deputy undersecretary of the DHS’ National [...]
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Phil Reitinger, deputy undersecretary for Department of Homeland Security’s National Protection and Programs Directorate, announced his resignation yesterday. According to the National Journal, Reitinger will leave his post June 3. In an email to DHS employees obtained by the National Journal, Reitinger states his reasons for leaving are personal, and he remains on good terms [...]
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U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano are this week making a transatlantic trip to Hungary to attend a forum on cyber crime, UPI reported. While in Budapest for the European cyber crime forum Wednesday and Thursday, the two also will attend the biannual U.S-European Union Justice and Home Affairs Ministerial [...]
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Amid concerns and the likelihood of a government shutdown, Homeland Security officials told Nextgov those who perform cybersecurity functions will not be furloughed if the shutdown happens. The lack of a budget deal by midnight tonight increases the chances of a government shutdown and would affect government agencies nationwide. With the clock ticking closer to [...]
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Raytheon Hosts Event to Bring Awareness of Cyber Threats to Utilities Industry
April 1, 2011 No CommentRaytheon, in partnership with the Texas A&M Energy Engineering Institute and the Energy Institute of the University of Texas at Austin, hosted a Cybersecurity Utilities Symposium this week. With public utilities increasing their Internet presence, the industry is now also experiencing the threat of cyber attacks. The symposium aimed to raise awareness of the threat. [...]
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The Pentagon’s second-in-charge was recognized Monday as a leader in IT at an awards event held in Washington, D.C. Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn, III accepted the “Eagle Award” during a banquet attended by roughly 1,000 participants, according to the American Forces Press Service. He reiterated a theme he has emphasized during his tenure [...]
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Every summer, high school and college students flock to the nation’s capital to advance their forthcoming careers by interning at nonprofits, federal agencies and news outlets. For aspiring cyber warriors desiring a career in government, the options have been few — until now. The National Protection and Programs Directorate, part of the Department of Homeland [...]
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The Department of Homeland Security is ramping up efforts to counter various cyber threats and will invest $40 million in research to support the Comprehensive National Cyber Initiative, according to a report on InformationWeek. The DHS Science and Technology Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency is seeking proposals on 14 areas of cybersecurity research it [...]
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The Department of Homeland Security is in the final stages of deploying version 2 of Einstein, across the government, and already is planning for version 3, according to Federal News Radio. During yesterday’s speech at the George Washington University’s Homeland Security Policy Institute in Washington, DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano said her department would finish development [...]
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Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and her Qatari counterpart Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al-Thani have signed a bilateral security accord to better fight terrorism and threats in cyberspace. “Homeland security does not begin at America’s borders — it starts with our international partnerships to detect and deter terrorists and other individuals [...]
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