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State Department head of cloud programs Brian Merrick to leave post

The technology leader departs but will remain in federal government service.

Aug 12, 2022 By John Hewitt Jones

The United States Department of State is pictured in Washington, DC on August 6, 2021. (Photo by DANIEL SLIM/AFP via Getty Images)

Information security a ‘major management challenge’ at the State Department

Configuration management of products and systems, in particular, had gone unaddressed, prompting OIG to recommend the under secretary for management get involved.

Dec 27, 2021 By Dave Nyczepir

State Department, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo participates in a question and answer session at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia in July 2020. (State Department / Freddie Everett)

State Department IT investments lack central oversight, IG report finds

The chief information officer doesn't approve all IT purchases, one of several shortcomings that allows duplication.

Aug 13, 2021 By Dave Nyczepir

DevSecOps is fueling agencies’ cloud migrations

The embrace of cloud as an enabler of DevSecOps and cybersecurity more broadly represents an evolution in agencies' approach to the technology.

Jul 16, 2021 By Dave Nyczepir

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State Department shifts focus to aligning IT and bureau governance

Now that they've moved to an agile model, bureaus are expected to adopt enterprise technical capabilities or develop new ones they share with ITEC.

Nov 13, 2020 By Dave Nyczepir

State Department to launch IT Acquisitions Office

The new office will establish service contracts agencies can buy technology and services off of and be staffed by 40 to 50 federal employees across four divisions.

Nov 21, 2019 By Dave Nyczepir

CISA Assistant Director for Cybersecurity Jeanette Manfra (second from right) speaks on a zero trust panel with IRM CIO Stuart McGuigan (second from left) and NIST Chief Cybersecurity Advisor Donna Dodson (far right) on Oct. 10, 2019. (Dave Nyczepir / FedScoop)

NIST to test federal ‘zero trust’ security architectures

Some agencies have elements of zero-trust frameworks in place, but NIST will explore the proper way to use them, according to its chief cybersecurity adviser.

Oct 11, 2019 By Dave Nyczepir

State Department wants IT and security arms to better work together

Schedule consolidation should help, said the division chief of contracting and procurement for the Bureau of Diplomatic Security.

Jun 26, 2019 By Dave Nyczepir

State Department’s IRM looking for small biz IT data center operations

The request calls for industry input on how to provide a suite of IT services for the Bureau of Information Resource Management's data centers.

Nov 3, 2017

FedBrief: State Department IT Best Practices

Below is an overview of the State Department’s IT best practices case study posted today on CIO.gov (complete report below). The problem In 2007 each of the…

Apr 13, 2011

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