<p>Accelerating Government is a production of the American Council for Technology and Industry Advisory Council (ACT-IAC) and Federal News Network. Host Dave Wennergren is the CEO of ACT-IAC, a nonprofit organization which has worked for more than 40 years to bring together government and industry leaders to accelerate government mission outcomes through collaboration, leadership and education. Dave has served in a number of senior positions in government, including as the Department of the Navy’s chief information officer and vice chairman of the Federal CIO Council. He’s also a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration and a CIO-SAGE at the Partnership for Public Service.</p>
In this episode, we have a timely conversation on a true national imperative--cybersecurity. First we talk with John Gilligan and Luke McCormack about the US Cyber Challenge program, the upcoming awards ceremony and a discussion of top cyber issues. Then we do a deep dive on federal cybersecurity priorities with Steven Hernandez, Department of Education CISO and Vice Chair of the Federal CISO Council.
Guests:
John Gilligan, President and Chief Executive Officer, Center for Internet Security, longtime industry executive and former CIO at the Department of the Air Force and Department of Energy. https://www.linkedin.com/in/jogilligan/
Luke McCormack, National Director for the US Cyber Challenge, former DHS CIO and former Vice Chair of the Federal CIO Council. https://www.linkedin.com/in/luke-mccormack-698a087/
Steven Hernandez, Chief Information Security Officer, Department of Education, Vice-Chair of the Federal CISO Council and Government Chair of the ACT-IAC Cybersecurity Community of Interest. https://www.linkedin.com/in/sthernandez/
Additional Resources:
To register for the ACT-IAC Cybersecurity Summit and US Cyber Challenge Awards Program on Wednesday, October 6th, go to the ACT-IAC website: www.actiac.org
Moving the US Government Towards Zero Trust Cybersecurity Principles: https://zerotrust.cyber.gov/
ACT-IAC Report: Zero Trust Report: Lessons Learned from Vendor and Partner Research: https://www.actiac.org/documents/zero-trust-report-lessons-learned-vendor-and-partner-research
ACT-IAC Report: Zero Trust Cybersecurity Current Trends: https://www.actiac.org/documents/zero-trust-cybersecurity-current-trends
To learn more about the ACT-IAC Cybersecurity Community of Interest (COI): https://www.actiac.org/groups/cybersecurity-community-interest
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