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• FBI DCIO on Building a Mobile Workforce (VIDEO)

  

  Federal Bureau of Investigation Deputy Chief Information Officer and Associate Executive Assistant Director Dean E. Hall discusses his work, including safeguarding and sharing information, securing data in a mobile environment and the agency’s efforts to “untether the workforce from the keyboard” with FedScoopTV.

• Navy Developing Laser Weaponry (VIDEO)

  

  The Office of Naval Research wants to develop a solid-state laser weapon prototype that will demonstrate multi-mission capabilities aboard a Navy ship.

• DHS Seeks CISO Executive Director

  

  The Department of Homeland Security is looking for an executive director for its chief information security office. The job pays between $119,554 and $179,700 per year and is open for applications until June 4.

• Navy Names Deputy Commander of Fleet Cyber Command

  

  Rear Admiral Diane E. H. Webber will be assigned as deputy commander of the Navy’s Fleet Cyber Command at Fort Meade, Md., the Department of Defense announced Monday.

• BLM Director to Retire

  

  Bureau of Land Management Director Robert Abbey will retire at the end of May, the Department of Interior announced. Abbey will return to his family in Mississippi after three years leading the agency, ending a 34-year career of state and federal service.

• Navy’s Sonya Smith on Security (VIDEO)

  

  Department of the Navy Deputy Director for Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Sonya Smith discusses security as it relates to user education, cloud computing, data and mobility with FedScoopTV.

• FedMentor of the Week: Darren Ash

  

  Darren Ash, Deputy Executive Director for Corporate Management in the Executive Director’s Office of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, is our FedMentor of the week!

• FBI Names Assistant Director of IT Services Division

  

  The Federal Bureau of Investigation named Jennifer Sanchez as the assistant director of the Information Technology Services Division.

• OMB Issues More Guidance to Cut Waste

  

  The Office of Management and Budget issued guidance on Friday to federal agencies to take additional actions to increase efficiency and strengthen accountability in the areas of travel, conferences, real estate and fleet management.

• DOD, DHS Expanding Cyber Info Sharing Program

  

  The Departments of Defense and Homeland Security are expanding a program where government shares cybersecurity information with members of the Defense Industrial Base handling sensitive government information.

• Air Force Updates Social Media Guide

  

  The Air Force Public Affairs Agency has updated and revised its social media guide that focuses on all force members and their families.

• USDA’s Approach to Social Media, Web Content (VIDEO)

  

  U.S. Department of Agriculture Director of Web Communications Amanda Eamich shares what she’s working on with respect to open government, social media and developing a USDA.gov content management strategy with FedScoopTV.