President Barack Obama has signed an executive order creating the Management Advisory Board, which will be compromised of private sector chief executive officers who will provide advice on best practices relating to technology, customer service and productivity. President Obama hopes to harness the expertise of the private sector because “the private sector has leapfrogged ahead [...]
President Obama has nominated Robert A. Harding, a retired Army Major General and founder of Harding Security Associates, to lead the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). President Obama said of Harding in a press release, “I am confident that Bob’s talent and expertise will make him a tremendous asset in our ongoing efforts to bolster security [...]
You may recall that back on May 29, a report summarizing the findings of a cybersecurity review was released to the public. Soon after, President Obama offered this declaration: He would appoint a cybersecurity coordinator — or what many have been calling a cyber czar — to help set cybersecurity policy alongside Federal CIO Vivek [...]
Back in April, when President Obama announced that Aneesh Chopra would become the nation’s first-ever chief technology officer, a key question swirled among many in the government contracting community: How would the private sector be called upon by Chopra to help pursue Obama’s call for greater efficiency and transparency in government? Recently, Chopra sat down [...]
After a long, anticipated wait, it finally arrived: Details of the White House’s cyber security plans. Calling efforts to prevent cyber attacks one of national priority, President Barack Obama today stated he would appoint a cyber czar to implement a five-point initiative for strengthening the country’s cyber security infrastructure. At the same time, Obama offered [...]
Last we blogged about it, the results of Melissa Hathaway’s 60-day cybersecurity review had yet to be released. Meanwhile, attention has shifted to discussion of whom Obama might pick as cyber czar. The Washington Post reports that news on both fronts may be imminent — the news may be released later this week. Stay tuned.
With the results of Melissa Hathaway’s 60-day cybersecurity review set for release any moment now, questions are swirling as to its specific findings — and recommendations. Hathaway provided a few clues — or what she called “the 60-day movie trailer” — the other day at the RSA Conference, an annual gathering of internet security experts [...]
