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Interior Department hires Darren Ash as chief information officer

He started in the top federal IT leadership role on Monday.

Sep 12, 2022 By John Hewitt Jones

Davis Besse Nuclear Power Plant along Lake Erie in Ohio (Getty Images)

Nuclear energy regulator wants to use AI to detect cyberattacks on power plants

The agency seeks a vendor to evaluate existing technologies and approaches and select one for a test case.

Feb 15, 2022 By Dave Nyczepir

SAN CLEMENTE, CA – MARCH 15: Ocean waves come ashore near the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station along San Onofre State Beach on March 15, 2012 south of San Clemente, California. Three steam generator tubes in Unit 3 of the nuclear reaction facility failed pressure stress tests by Southern California Edison (SCE), prompting the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission to begin assembling a team of nuclear energy inspection experts who will try to determine why the level of wear on the tubes is unusually high. The unit has been shut down since the detection of a leak in one of the steam generator tubes on January 31. Unit 2 is also off line, for routine inspections, and Unit 1 has been decommissioned. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)

Nuclear Regulatory Commission on track to complete EIS transition by year end

The agency expects to complete the contract switchover nine months ahead of the federal deadline.

Sep 15, 2021 By Dave Nyczepir

VPNs pose challenges for agencies sustaining remote work

Some agencies lacked enough licenses early in the pandemic, and now they're looking to segment data as cybercriminals exploit the network access the afford.

Feb 23, 2021 By Dave Nyczepir

FITARA grades mostly hold, improve amid agencies shift to remote work

IT modernization scores were generally strong as agencies accelerate, but cybersecurity remains a gap area.

Aug 3, 2020 By Dave Nyczepir

Telework boom expanded an existing headache: keeping track of software licenses

More mobile devices, more updates to apps — agencies like the USDA and the Air Force are confronting how to keep track of what software is on…

Jul 17, 2020 By Dave Nyczepir

Federal CIO Suzette Kent delivers a keynote at the 2020 IT Modernization Summit. (FedScoop)

For federal CIOs, telework boom shows how existing IT investments pay off in new ways

It's no secret: IT modernization investments are paying off in a big way, say tech leaders at federal agencies.

Apr 22, 2020 By Billy Mitchell

CIO Council reinvigorates IT workforce discussion

Transportation CIO Richard McKinney and Nuclear Regulatory Commission CIO Darren Ash assumed roles as co-chairs of the committee early last year. In 2015, the two have big…

Mar 5, 2015

Best places to work: Top 10 midsized federal agencies

For the fourth year in a row, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. was named the “Best Place to Work in the Federal Government” among medium-sized agencies. The rankings…

Dec 9, 2014

NRC struggles with continuous monitoring, recurring security weaknesses

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is failing to perform required continuous monitoring measures and update other security weaknesses it’s known about for years, a new report from NRC’s Office…

Nov 25, 2014

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