Digital Government
OMB Nominee to Prioritize Efficient, Tech-Savvy Government
Neera Tanden cited cybersecurity as one of her top priorities and pushed for Congress to add to the Technology Modernization Fund.
Cybersecurity
Warner, Rubio seek single top official for SolarWinds response
The two leaders of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence say the government's response to the hack so far has been "disjointed and disorganized."
Cybersecurity
House Dems look to expand TSA screeners' workplace protections
The bill would move all TSA employees into Title 5 of the U.S. Code, with pay conforming to the general schedule and collective bargaining rights.
Cybersecurity
FTC Approves Settlement with Travel Company that Exposed Database of Customers’ Information
The agency ordered SkyMed International to shore up its information security practices.
Digital Government
Pentagon Leaders Discuss Challenges of Moving Data To and From the Tactical Edge
Officials described their goals as they begin implementing the DOD’s enterprisewide data strategy.
Cybersecurity
NIST offers tools to defend against nation state cyber threats
The National Institute of Standards and Technology cites a 2018 hack of a Navy contractor as inspiration for a new publication on cyber defense, but security analysts say the tools are just as relevant to SolarWinds Orion.
Cybersecurity
Sen. Peters takes over HSGAC
The Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee will be faced with oversight responsibilities over the SolarWinds hack, the federal government's response to the pandemic and with legislation to implement the Biden administration's priorities for the federal workforce.
Cybersecurity
Space Force begins onboarding cyber specialists
The U.S. Space Force has begun transferring more than a thousand cyber professionals into its ranks as of Feb. 1 with plans to start recruiting talent for multiple career fields from across the military branches this year.
Digital Government
House Armed Services Reorg Looks to Increase Focus on Cybersecurity, Intelligence
Seven subcommittees will help oversee the vast Defense Department.
Cybersecurity
Foster plans push for digital ID legislation
Rep. Bill Foster (D-Ill.) said today he will likely reintroduce a bipartisan bill to improve the country's fragmentary digital identity verification systems.
Digital Government
Two GSA Contract Management Sites Will Be Down For Two Days
Contractor portals eOffer and eMod will be offline for two days in March as the General Services Administration switches to a new log-in method with added security.
Cybersecurity
The Hack Roundup: USDA Denies Data Breach at Payroll Facility
Here are the news and updates you may have missed.
Digital Government
Industry Group Gives Defense Contractors ‘C’ Health Grade in Annual Report
The report found weak industrial security scores driven by increases in cyber vulnerabilities negatively impacted the health of the defense industrial base in 2020.
Cybersecurity
HASC adds cybersecurity subcommittee
Rep. Jim Langevin (D-R.I.) will chair a new subcommittee of the House Armed Services Committee focused on cybersecurity, emerging tech and information systems.
Cybersecurity
DOD to Try Out Its Vulnerability Disclosure Program with Contractors
The Defense Cyber Crime Center will launch the program on April 5 in collaboration with the Defense Counterintelligence Security Agency.
Ideas
The Transition to TIC 3.0: Ensuring Agency Readiness for Network Modernization
IT and security teams will need the right building blocks to accommodate a range of use cases.
Cybersecurity
State’s New Cyber Office Brings Up Questions About Agency Roles
The House Homeland Security Chair and new Cybersecurity subcommittee leader say any cyber diplomacy should also tap CISA’s expertise.
Emerging Tech
Republican Senators Question Commerce Nominee’s Commitment to Keep Up Huawei Pressure
In a letter, senators hinted at political trouble if department nominees don’t maintain trade policies restricting Huawei.
Cybersecurity
Does Einstein need a post-SolarWinds makeover?
A marquee program designed to protect the government against cybersecurity threats is facing new scrutiny in the wake of Solar Winds Orion breach, but analysts say the program was unlikely to have ever stopped the hacking campaign.
Ideas