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The recently launched fifth generation (5G) cellular networks will deliver enhanced wireless communications capabilities to consumers and government alike. Among the most anticipated improvements that have federal agencies racing to adopt 5G technologies are 100 times faster download speeds, a 10-times decrease in latency, increased network capacity, and spectrum access...
Tags: Cybersecurity; 2020 This year has brought cybersecurity to the forefront of everyone’s mind. As a community, we had to come together and found ourselves thrust into an environment facing challenges which not only affected our agencies, but our community as a whole. We pivoted to an increased telework environment...
FMG Offers Mobile Security Advice for National Cybersecurity Awareness Month Introduction It’s National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, meaning there’s no better time for agency CIOs and CISOs to reexamine the cybersecurity and cyber hygiene of their agency’s mobile devices. As this year’s NCSAM theme states: “Do Your Part. #BeCyberSmart!” Agency-managed mobile...
NCSAM CISO Council Blog Post As it happens, National Cybersecurity Month is in October, when tricks and treats abound, and people are searching for safe ways to enjoy Halloween. Although I can’t help with your Halloween celebrations, I can talk about cybersecurity and ways to avoid falling prey to social...
Introduction (James Saunders, CISO) Social media enables people to communicate, share, and seek information at an accelerated rate. In recent years, social media became the pinnacle of news consumption through its rapid dissemination, low costs, and its accessibility to consumers worldwide.[1] Often breaking and sensitive news is first made available...
National Cybersecurity Awareness Month is an opportunity for the Federal Chief Information Security Officers (CISO) Council to share, with all federal employees and contractors, tips and information to combat malicious cyber actors seeking to compromise federal information systems and data. Last year, when I said that the CISO Council was...
The CIO Council's Federal Technology Investment Management (FTIM) Community of Practice (CoP) and the ACT-IAC IT Management and Modernization (ITMM) Community of Interest (CoI) have collaborated to deliver an IT spending transparency maturity model. This model supports the IT Spending Transparency Maturity Model milestone in action #9 of the Federal Data...
Over the summer, the CIO Council hosted the third annual Women in Federal IT and Cyber Conference. As in the past, this event brought together the nation’s top federal IT executives to celebrate the success of women thriving in today’s federal technology careers. These events aimed to inspire and motivate...
Cybersecurity Experts Provide Remote Work Best Practices Millions of federal workers are now working from their homes because of the Coronavirus pandemic. This expansive telecommuting activity has increased the potential of sensitive government projects and information being exposed to unauthorized individuals. The CIO Council’s Federal Mobility Group recognizes the importance...
Technology Business Management (TBM) aligns cost to IT services to improve delivery and efficiency, meaning this framework can be leveraged successfully amongst Executive Leadership across agencies. TBM will ultimately empower agency CIOs to better understand and communicate the business and mission value of IT spending to senior executives, mission support...
Over the past nine months, the Federal Chief Information Officers Council (CIOC) worked to author an update that analyzed the major challenges affecting the Federal IT workforce. This update – the Future of the Federal IT Workforce – is a follow-up to the State of Federal Information Technology (SOFIT) Report...
As I think about Public Service Recognition Week, I always reflect on the most frequently asked question I receive – “What is the difference between public sector and private sector in doing transformational work?” I usually answer this question with an analogy: Major initiatives in the private sector feel like...
This blog was first posted on Performance.gov on May 7th, 2020. Successfully transitioning a workforce as large as the Federal Government’s to telework while maintaining a high level of service continuity is no easy task. In response to the Coronavirus global pandemic, many Federal Government services have utilized capabilities included...
The Federal Chief Information Officers (CIO) Council recently named David Shive, CIO at GSA, the Vice-Chair of the Chief Information Officers Council. David replaces Joe Klimavicz, CIO at DOJ, who retired in February. David has been a member of the Council for 5 years and also the Services, Strategy and...
This proclamation was first posted on White House.gov on April 15th, 2020. While there is no shortage of coronavirus content on the internet, the American people need access to the most up-to-date public health guidance and most relevant information on Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) testing facilities in their communities. The...
THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 11, 2020 Administration Announces Cybersecurity Developmental Detail Opportunities Washington, D.C. – Today, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the Chief Information Officers Council, and the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) are pleased to announce the availability of temporary detail...
By: CIO Council Support On January 15th, The Federal RPA Community of Practice released version 1.0 of the Federal RPA playbook highlighting 6 themes as a primer to the world of RPA. These themes include getting started; ensuring collaboration; establishing goals; investing in process and improvement; balancing governance and productivity;...