Aaron Boyd
Federal Times
Washington, DC, United States
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The changing cybersecurity market [Live]
Federal Times editor Aaron Boyd and Symantec VP of Federal Chris Townsend talk about how the cybersecurity ecosystem has changed and what this means for government and the private sector. → Read More
Census CIO Kevin Smith: How IT is changing the bureau and the count
Census CIO Kevin Smith sat down with Federal Times to talk about the new technologies Census will be fielding in the 2020 count and what this means for the rest of the bureau. → Read More
2017 CFC charity drive features new, simpler ways to give
The 2017 Combined Federal Campaign got a late start, but the annual charitable donation drive for federal employees will hit the ground running in October. → Read More
Rep. Hurd talks MGT Act, Cyber National Guard and future of federal IT
Rep. Will Hurd, R-Texas, who shepherded the House version of the bill, spoke with Federal Times about its chances in conference, what it means for federal CIOs and what’s next for government IT legislation. → Read More
DHS gives agencies 90 days to purge all Kaspersky products
After months of current and former U.S. government officials warning against using cybersecurity products developed and sold by Russia-based Kaspersky Lab, acting Homeland Security Secretary Elaine Duke issued a binding operational directive on Wednesday telling all federal agencies to get Kaspersky software off their systems within 90 days. → Read More
DARPA DSO director: Pitch us problems, not solutions
The Defense Sciences Office (DSO) – one of the six program areas – is reaching out to these sectors in an effort to solicit more ideas and develop them on a track that will benefit national security and society writ large. → Read More
Trump proposing biggest cut of ‘any president in a budget’ for 2018
President Trump will release the administration’s 2018 budget proposal on Tuesday, which promises to be a significant overhaul of the federal budget. → Read More
Enterprise View: How Army HQ is going paperless in under a year
When the new Army Chief of Staff wanted the mountains of paper off his desk, it was up to Lt. Col. (P) Michael Gilligan to find a way to automate headquarters’ systems. → Read More
Navy: Cyber resilience also means having a plan to operate without a network
Defending the Navy’s networks in cyberspace isn’t always about leveraging the latest innovative technology. → Read More
Marine Corps ‘owes the nation’ 4 more cyber teams
The Marine Corps has nine fully operational cyber teams defending networks and conducting operations in cyberspace, but it’s not done building. → Read More
DNC email hack under FBI investigation; Chair to resign
The FBI said it's looking into the hack and dump of thousands of emails between top Democratic National Committee officials. → Read More
Report: 57M fed, military Social Security numbers stolen since 2005
Government and military have been hard hit but not as badly as other major sectors. → Read More
The virtues of phishing your own employees
Civilian and defense cybersecurity officials tout the many benefits — some not so obvious — of training employees to spot phishing attempts. → Read More
Draft encryption bill puts rule of law above privacy concerns
The discussion draft of a Senate bill on encryption starts and ends with meeting the needs of law enforcement. → Read More