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Welcome to the Public Sector Group. This is an area for users to exchange information and ideas relating to the Federal Government, State & Local Government, Defense & Intelligence, and Education.

 

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New blog entry 23 Jan 2012
Marty Jost posted: Symantec Simplifies Process for JPAS Members to Acquire External Certificate Authority Certificates for New DoD Requirements
The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) maintains a centralized system that tracks users authorized to access DoD websites through a program called the Joint Personnel Adjudication System (JPAS). The JPAS program helps protect the DoD against unauthorized access to its networks and applications, comply with data protection regulations, and enforce security best practices.
New blog entry 15 Dec 2011
tiffany_jones posted: The Consumerization of IT
With the significant increase over the last few years in new smart phones, smart devices, and tablets, the demand by government employees to utilize these devices for work and home use is growing.
New blog entry 15 Dec 2011
Jen Nowell posted: Mid-December, 2011…
Arriving again on New York Ave. 1100 NW to be exact.  I love this city.  In Washington old man winter has arrived. 
New blog entry 30 Oct 2011
Dean Turner posted: What a Difference a Year Makes: Changing Attitudes and Participation in Government Critical Infrastructure Protection Programs
Sometimes a little paranoia can be a good thing. Especially if a little worry helps motivate critical infrastructure providers to implement safeguards to protect their information and systems from potentially devastating cyberattacks.
New blog entry 13 Oct 2011
Jen Nowell posted: Federal CIO Spotlight: Can VanRoekel Close the Modernization Gap?
It’s exciting to think how far we’ve come since Vivek Kundra’s Federal CIO appointment in 2009. In an August MeriTalk poll of 1,000 government IT professionals, nearly three quarters agreed that Federal information technology has improved under Kundra’s tenure—with most citing “vision” as his greatest strength.
New blog entry 16 Sep 2011
Mike Maxwell posted: Back-to-School Cyber Security Checklist
With the new semester upon us, it’s a good time to reevaluate the way colleges and universities are securing and managing the digital information of their students, faculty, and administrators online. For starters, we’ve noticed a few mega-trends in the higher education space with major security implications.
New blog entry 09 Sep 2011
Jen Nowell posted: Earthquakes, CIO’s, Future Technology and Other Things
After my maternity leave, I found myself coming back to work just in time for the Great Earthquake in Washington, D.C.
New blog entry 02 Sep 2011
JBordwine posted: VA Bringing Tablets, New Security Challenges to the Federal Enterprise
When the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs recently announced it would become the first Federal agency to add tablet computers to its official technology procurement list, I’ll bet there were some mixed reactions in the room: Mostly cheers from the end-users, and perhaps a few groans from the information security team.  
New blog entry 03 Aug 2011
JBordwine posted: Federal Mobile Security Health Check – The News Isn’t Good
One of the benefits to bringing together nearly all of the public sector’s top influencers at the Symantec Government Symposium each year is the opportunity to take a unified snapshot of the federal IT security landscape, and to gauge precisely how perceptions (and realities) have shifted over the past 12 months.
blog entry comment 30 Aug 2011
asm.ile.3c commented on: DoD’s Cyber Strat – So Far, So Good
There is a skill gap between US students and those of other countries that threatens to have a long-term impact on US national security. Those in education and business began identifying the gap years ago, but it is only recently receiving ...

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