The CIO responded to criticism her department's priorities aren't in order and leave it vulnerable to attack.

The 2015 "Best Places to Work in the Federal Government" rankings released this week further cemented a worrisome fact: Federal IT personnel are less satisfied with their…

The Office of Management and Budget is requiring agencies to submit Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act self-assessments by Aug. 15. But before then, a volunteer group…

FedScoop rounds up the top 5 must-reads of the past week. FedScoop Guide: White House open data policy Cyber, big data and cloud spark dialogue at FedScoop’s…

Locatis has a long history in the cybersecurity space. At DOE, he led the development of the department’s Joint Cybersecurity Coordination Center, which applies a proactive approach to…

Former DHS CIO Richard Spires. (File photo: FedScoop) Resilient Network Systems, a San Francisco-based cloud security firm, announced today Richard Spires, former chief information officer at the…

The complexity of federal IT networks, along with the unprecedented pace of emerging threats and the lack of leadership continuity, are among the biggest challenges facing the…

Richard Spires, the recently retired Department of Homeland Security chief information officer, addressed the crowd as if it was all in on the joke. “I left on…

Richard Spires (Photo: FedScoop) A Department of Homeland Security Official confirmed to FedScoop that Chief Information Officer Richard Spires is on elected leave, but could not discuss…

Richard Spires (Photo: FedScoop) FedScoop has learned that Department of Homeland Security’s Chief Information Officer Richard Spires has been put on immediate “on leave” status with no…