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Customer Experience EO- A more simple, seamless, and secure customer experience for the American public

By: Clare Martorana | 13 Dec 2021

The Customer Experience Executive Order calls the Federal IT Community into action since it is technology that underpins the Government’s ability to deliver a more simple, seamless, and secure customer experience for the American public.

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  • customer-experience
  • customer-service
  • executive-order
  • it-modernization

  • Cybersecurity Awareness Month Round Up

    By: Chris DeRusha, Federal CISO and Steven Hernandez, CISO at Education | 10 Nov 2021

    Federal agencies did it again! CIOs, CISOs, and their staff pulled together for another successful Cybersecurity Awareness Month. With this year’s overarching theme of “Do Your Part. #Becybersmart”, agency CIOs and CISOs did a great job educating, bringing awareness, and emphasizing the importance of cybersecurity.

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  • Cybersecurity
  • #Becybersmart
  • ncsam

  • Is Your TV Listening to You? Cyber Tips from a Chief Information Security Officer

    By: Paul Cunningham, Chief Information Security Officer, Department of Veterans Affairs | 25 Oct 2021

    The Nation’s response to the pandemic has highlighted that our society not only uses technology but is also profoundly reliant on technology in our daily lives.When new technology becomes available, we are often amazed and excited to incorporate it into our lives. However, that amazement quickly becomes an expectation for...

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  • cybersecurity
  • #Becybersmart
  • cam

  • FMG Publishes International Travel Guidance for Mobile Devices

    By: The Federal Mobility Group | 19 Oct 2021

    The Federal CIO Council’s Federal Mobility Group (FMG) announces release of a draft report that presents in a handy reference guide the best practices and lessons-learned for the use of government-furnished equipment (GFE) such as mobile devices by federal employees on international travel. The public comment period extends to the...

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  • cybersecurity
  • mobility

  • We Need You – For Cybersecurity!

    By: Paul E. Blahusch, Chief Information Security Officer, U.S. Department of Labor | 18 Oct 2021

    If you’re looking for meaningful IT work, cybersecurity is the place to be. Cybersecurity professionals help protect peoples’ finances, clean drinking water, traffic control systems, food supply chains, health information, and more. If you have the interest and aptitudes needed for a career in cybersecurity, I highly encourage you to...

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  • cybersecurity
  • #Becybersmart
  • #cybercareerweek
  • cam

  • National Cybersecurity Awareness Month : Phishing Attacks

    By: Greg Sisson, Chief Information Security Officer, Department of Energy | 12 Oct 2021

    October 1st marks the beginning of the 18th annual Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Once again, the Federal Cybersecurity Information Security Officer (CISO) Council is proud to reinforce its commitment to safe and secure online behavior. Remote work continues to be the ‘new normal’, and cybercriminals are ramping up their focus on...

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  • cybersecurity
  • #Becybersmart
  • phishing

  • National Cybersecurity Awareness Month Kick-Off

    By: Steven Hernandez, Co-Chair Federal Chief Information Security Officer Council, Chief Information Security Officer, U.S. Department of Education | 04 Oct 2021

    As we welcome the Fall season, we also welcome National Cybersecurity Awareness Month (NCSAM.) As the Co-Chair of the Federal CISO council I find NCSAM to be a time of reflection over the past year and what we have accomplished and how we have grown as a Council and a...

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  • cybersecurity
  • #Becybersmart

  • The NICE Framework and TBM

    By: The Federal Technology Investment Management (FTIM) Community of Practice | 13 Sep 2021

    The National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) framework is a cybersecurity workforce framework that categorizes and describes the cybersecurity workforce. The 2017 OPM memo directing agencies to assign cybersecurity codes to IT, Cybersecurity, and Cyber-Related functions led to the development of the NICE framework. The Federal Technology Investment Management (FTIM)...

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  • cybersecurity
  • workforce

  • Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions

    By: Federal Technology Investment Management CoP | 22 Jul 2021

    Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions (EIS) is a comprehensive solution-based contract vehicle to address all federal agency IT telecommunications and infrastructure requirements. It reduces agency costs and acquisition time by leveraging an existing contract and allows agencies to focus on missions. EIS is required for GSA to fulfill its Congressional mandate to...

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  • acquisition

  • April is Supply Chain Awareness Month

    By: Christopher DeRusha, Federal Chief Information Security Office | 26 Apr 2021

    Federal Chief Information Security Officer, Christopher DeRusha, wraps up Supply Chain Awareness month.

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  • cybersecurity

  • Technology Modernization Fund at Three Years : The Modernization of USDA’s Specialty Crops Program

    By: The GSA Blog Team | 08 Mar 2021

    Read about how the USDA will replace two aging legacy systems and provide a modernized holistic tool to manage business operations and provide an excellent user experience in the near future using TMF loan funding.

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  • it-modernization
  • tmf

  • Technology Modernization Fund 3rd Anniversary

    By: Maria Roat, Deputy Federal CIO | 08 Mar 2021

    We're celebrating the three-year anniversary of the Technology Modernization Fund (TMF), a funding vehicle that gives Federal agencies additional ways to deliver services to the public, better secure sensitive systems and data, and use taxpayer dollars more efficiently.

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  • it-modernization
  • tmf

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