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Department of Homeland Security Chief Information Officer Eric Hysen speaks at FedTalks 2022. (Image credit: Pepe Gomez / Pixelme Studio)

DHS likely needs more funding for IT modernization, says watchdog official

GAO Director of IT and Cybersecurity Kevin Walsh told lawmakers on Wednesday that IT modernization "may not be a cost saving endeavor".

3 days ago By Nihal Krishan

Watchdog calls on DHS to clarify when tech acquisitions require cyber risk assessments

GAO says seven programs assessed did not provide a memo detailing potential cyber risk.

Apr 20, 2023 By John Hewitt Jones

Giant shovel being hoisted inside large bulk carrier to help unloading the ship, Port of Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

Cyber experts call for CISA to establish maritime equipment test bed

The proposals follow several cyberattacks on vulnerable European maritime infrastructure targets last year.

Mar 28, 2023 By John Hewitt Jones

WASHINGTON, DC – SEPTEMBER 28: Screens display information on Hurricane Ian inside the National Response Coordination Center at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) headquarters. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images).

Charles Armstrong joins FEMA as chief information officer

He has three decades of tech experience in IT operations including seven years as CIO of U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

Jan 30, 2023 By Nihal Krishan

Director of U.S. Office of Personnel Management Kiran Ahuja speaks during a roundtable with U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, Labor Secretary Marty Walsh, and federal workers on Oct. 20, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images).

Kiran Ahuja: OPM working to address ‘true angst’ over federal IT hiring inequities

The Office of Personnel Management director says her agency is launching a governmentwide pay band for federal cyber and IT staff and will set up a new…

Oct 26, 2022 By John Hewitt Jones

Small Business Administration headquarters. (Tajha Chappellet-Lanier)

Small Business Administration installs Stephen Kucharski as acting CIO

He takes over from Luis Campudoni who has moved into the post of deputy chief information officer.

Aug 9, 2022 By John Hewitt Jones

WASHINGTON, DC – JULY 12: U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS), Chair of the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol, takes questions from the media after the committee’s seventh hearing. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

Lawmakers call on DHS watchdog to step aside from Jan. 6 Secret Service investigation

Carolyn Maloney, D-NY and Bennie Thompson, D-MS, say Joseph Cuffari failed to notify Congress that the Secret Service had refused for months to comply with the watchdog’s…

Jul 26, 2022 By John Hewitt Jones Nihal Krishan

Jose Arrieta, HHS — Jose Arrieta delivers a keynote Oct. 10, 2018, at the African Development Bank Group’s Global Public Procurement Conference in Washington D.C. (Global Public Procurement Conference / YouTube)

Former HHS CIO Jose Arrieta takes up new private sector role

Jose Arrieta has joined Dalrada Financial Corporation as chief strategy officer.

Jul 18, 2022 By John Hewitt Jones

The General Services Administration (GSA) Headquarters building. (SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

ACT-IAC names three new acquisition program leaders

Scott Simpson, Sandy Barsky and Terrell Russell take up roles on the advisory board.

Jul 6, 2022 By Dave Nyczepir

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CBP looking to boost bot deployments by end of calendar year

Chief technology officer Sunil Madhugiri says the agency is already using 150 bots to streamline operations in the back office and on the front line.

Jun 14, 2022 By John Hewitt Jones