Cybersecurity
Congressman floats 'FITARA-like' scorecard to measure security clearance process
A significant reduction in the backlog of security clearance investigations over the past two years has contractors feeling more optimistic, but concerns about lengthy adjudications and reciprocity between federal agencies still linger.
Ideas
Keeping Up with Compliance in the Digital Age
Late adopters to the Homeland Security Department’s Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation program can still benefit.
Cybersecurity
Schumer to TSA: Delete your (TikTok) account
The Pentagon and the Department of Homeland Security, TSA's parent agency, have already banned the video-sharing app from federally owned devices, citing risks associated with TikTok's Chinese ownership.
Cybersecurity
Industry: Include Agencies’ Approval of Cloud Service Providers in FISMA Metrics
GSA is working to measure timeline for agencies getting through the FedRAMP process, according to an official.
Digital Government
NIST Expects to Create Privacy Guidelines for Smaller Organizations
National Institute of Standards and Technology Director Walter Copan offered insights in how the agency’s privacy framework came together and its future.
Cybersecurity
DISA Confirms Data Breach Affecting 200,000 People
Defense officials provided few details but said the affected systems have since been secured.
Cybersecurity
Presidential Advisers Set Timeline for Report on Options to Secure 5G Networks
Officials reaffirmed the administration’s view that software-defined networking is the best way to secure next-gen telecommunications.
Cybersecurity
MITRE Piloting Evaluations to Validate Cybersecurity Firms’ Protection Claims
The group will assess which firms can best detect and defend from adversaries that target banking transfers and ATMs.
Cybersecurity
TIC 3.0 and zero-trust networking
Commentators on the new Trusted Internet Connection policy have noted that "zero-trust" strategies might not be a perfect fit.
Cybersecurity
House Subcommittee Knocking at Amazon’s Door Over Ring Data
The chairman of a House Oversight panel wants a briefing with Amazon officials about the consumer security tool.
Cybersecurity
Navy 2021 budget shows IT, cyber adjustments
The Navy has realigned cyber spending into a new category that includes the Joint Regional Security Stacks program.
Cybersecurity
TSA to roll out strategic plan for insider threats next month
Acting Deputy TSA Administrator Patricia Cogswell said that as screening tech has improved, insider threats have become an increasingly attractive attack vector for bad actors.
Cybersecurity
CISA Shares Details About Ransomware that Shut Down Pipeline Operator
One cybersecurity firm links the incident to a December attack on the Coast Guard.
Digital Government
One Month Out, Watchdog Warns About Census IT and Cybersecurity Challenges
The Census Bureau this month switched the internet response system that respondents will use to complete the 2020 census questionnaire. The last-minute change worries the Government Accountability Office.
Emerging Tech
Border Patrol Needs Automated Sensors to Cover Watery Blindspots
Homeland Security is looking for a technical solution to give border agents situational awareness about illegal watercraft and the potential risks of interdiction.
Cybersecurity
Air Force touts Digital U tech reskilling effort
Micro-credentialing and new data projects are being used to reward airmen, the Air Force's deputy CIO says.
Modernization
TIC 3 Commenters Put Faith in Zero Trust over CISA’s Trust Zones
The draft policy creates a new framework for secure network boundaries at a time when the tech sector is moving away from boundaries altogether.
Cybersecurity
DHS waives contracting rules for border wall
Acting Secretary Chad Wolf announced plans to use special authority to build sections of the planned border wall without the use of competitive bidding.
Ideas
To Protect Data, Organizations Must Stop Being ‘Cloud Dumb’
The first thing executives need to understand is that the cloud providers aren’t responsible for protecting data.
Cybersecurity