January
17
The Department of Homeland Security’s Cyber security saw the retirement of one of its leaders on Jan. 13, but also the appointment of a new director on the same day....
Posts Tagged: Deputy Secretary
July
09
via gov info security Deputy Secretary William Lynn III, the Defense Department‘s point man on cybersecurity, says he will leave his job as the No. 2 DoD executive when a replacement is in place. Lynn helped create DoD’s strategy to protect the military’s and nation’s digital...
June
17
via American Forces Press Service The world is at a crossroads in the development of threats in the cyber realm, Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn III said here today. More destructive attack capabilities are being developed but haven’t yet been used, Lynn told participants in the Cente...
June
14
via Federal Times Few executives in government likely have as challenging a job as Elizabeth McGrath. As the Defense Department’s first deputy chief management officer, her task is to harmonize and consolidate the department’s thousands of business systems. And that means getting organiz...
May
06
via Nextgov The Veterans Affairs Department must find a way to allow VA doctors and other field employees to use iPads and other popular electronic devices or those employees will use the devices anyway and find a way to work around VA procedures, the department’s chief information officer tol...
April
29
via Federal Times The Obama administration expects to save $3 billion over the next four years by consolidating 800 data centers, including 137 this year. Of the data centers slated to close this year, most – 52 – are run by the Defense Department. Other agencies shutting down large numb...