From: LearnAtChina.com
The unexpected departure of Steven VanRoekel as the federal chief information officer likely will have little direct impact on the Obama administration’s cybersecurity initiatives.
VanRoekel is leaving the White House to become the chief innovation officer at the United States Agency for International Development, working with the agency’s Ebola response team. In his new job, VanRoekel will advise the agency’s senior leaders on using technology and data to help ensure the U.S. government’s response to the Ebola outbreak is coordinated most effectively and efficiently.
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For instance, DHS is shepherding civilian agencies’ rollout of continuous monitoring, known in government lingo as continuous diagnostics and mitigation (see Continuous Diagnostics: Getting Started). In addition, the White House cybersecurity coordinator, Michael Daniel, helps synchronize administration initiatives regarding implementation of cybersecurity programs in the federal government.
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