PERSPECTIVE: At Long Last, an Administration Taking Action on EMP Threat
I naively assumed that in fairly short order the government would finally address the issue at a national level as public awareness increased. Keep Reading
Trump Signs Executive Order on Maintaining American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence
The initiative focuses federal government resources toward developing AI technology and ensuring that the next great AI inventions are made in the United States. Keep Reading
DHS, State Dept. Report Progress on Implementing Cyber Executive Order
"One of DHS’s core missions is to protect our nation against cyber threats and we are committed to achieving, with the help of our partners in the public and private sectors, a secure and resilient cyberspace," says Nielsen. Keep Reading
PERSPECTIVE: Leadership Role Suits DHS in Cybersecurity Evolution
DHS has had to step up assessing situational awareness, information sharing and resilience research and development plans. Keep Reading
Executive Order Aims to Breathe Life Into Stagnant CIO Authorities
Twenty-two years after the Clinger-Cohen Act, almost 16 years after the E-Government Act, and two-plus years after the Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act, the Trump administration believes it can solve the chief information officer authority challenge. Keep Reading
ICE Offers Pay-Per-Hire Contract to Add 16,000 Employees
Agency says there is intense competition for a shrinking pool of candidates for law enforcement officers. Keep Reading
Trump Keeping Guantanamo Open, Orders Review on Sending More Detainees There
President during State of the Union: "Terrorists are not merely criminals. They are unlawful enemy combatants." Keep Reading
