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To find cyber, data science workers, agencies should explore non-traditional disciplines, like musicians Jan 17, 2019

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Margie Graves, the deputy chief information officer of the government at the Office of Management and Budget, said the administration is trying to identify innovative approaches for recruiting and training IT workers.

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Six ways the CIO is supporting the Army’s new AI task force Jan 11, 2019

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Lt. Gen. Bruce Crawford, the Army’s chief information officer, said the service’s new artificial intelligence task force will focus on tasks ranging from automating cybersecurity to identity management.

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Former OMB cyber chief explains why federal cyber is better today than 3 years ago Dec 21, 2018

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Josh Moses, the former Office of Management and Budget’s chief of the cyber and national security branch in the office of Federal CIO, said agencies are in better shape to defend against cyber attacks because of a combination of policy, people and programs.

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AI, cyber workforce at the top of House IT subcommittee priorities for 2019 Dec 17, 2018

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Artificial intelligence and the cyber workforce will be front and center when the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on IT comes back for the 116th Congress. Both Reps. Will Hurd (R-Texas) and Robin Kelly (D-Ill.), currently the chairman and ranking member of the subcommittee, respectively, said they want to see progress across the government in both of these areas. House Information Technology subcommittee Chairman Rep. Will Hurd, R-Texas, talks with Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Ill. on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 18, 2015, before the start of the subcommittee's hearing on Cybersecurity. While it’s still unclear what the shape of the committee and subcommittees will look like and whether Hurd and Kelly will switch roles both say they plan to remain involved in federal IT and management issues. They spoke with Federal News Network Executive Editor Jason Miller on Ask the CIO.

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Here is how Commerce is making shared services work Dec 10, 2018

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Glenn Davidson, the former executive director of enterprise services at the Commerce, said after three years the agency is seeing better services and cost avoidance from consolidating IT, acquisition and HR services. He joined Federal News Network's Jason Miller on Ask the CIO.

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For NIH’s Dugar, like minds really do think differently around cybersecurity Nov 29, 2018

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Jothi Dugar, the NIH’s clinical center’s chief information security officer, said she is using the agency’s Diversity of Science effort to increase the number of women in cybersecurity.

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Mobile apps, services have changed so the government’s approach is too Nov 16, 2018

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The General Services Administration is creating new special item numbers under its IT schedule to make it easier for agencies to buy mobile computing services.

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Air Force restructures CIO to bring business, IT and data closer together Nov 09, 2018

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The Air Force is the second military service to restructure its chief information officer’s role by moving it to a higher level in the organization. The service named Undersecretary Matt Donovan as its new CIO to go along with his current role as the chief management officer. And while there is more to finalize around the Air Force’s restructuring efforts, Bill Marion, the Air Force’s deputy CIO, said the work continues to modernize its network and systems. Hear more on Ask the CIO with host Jason Miller.

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HHS remakes cyber threat center to have external focus Nov 02, 2018

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Janet Vogel, the acting chief information security officer at HHS, said the Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) replaces the Healthcare Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center (HCCIC).

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For 2019, DHS, OMB to begin next chapter of CDM program Oct 26, 2018

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Jeanette Manfra, the assistant secretary for the Office of Cybersecurity and Communications at DHS, said her office will focus on helping agencies manage and mitigate vulnerabilities through the CDM program.

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