Cybersecurity
CIA Report Prompts Call for DHS Cyber Authority Over Intelligence Agencies
Senator asks the director of national intelligence why his office hasn’t implemented a basic anti-phishing tool like the rest of the government.
Cybersecurity
Commerce to Allow Sharing Certain Technology with Huawei
The move aims to facilitate full U.S. participation in international standards-setting bodies.
Data
Census Established a Governance Group on Data Quality Amid COVID-19 Worries
A new GAO report shows the bureau continuing to struggle with privacy and data security issues.
Cybersecurity
Social Security Wants a New Way to Manage Access for 330 Million Americans
The agency is considering overhauling its identity credential and access management, or ICAM, system to manage secure access for all users.
Emerging Tech
Justice Gets 15 Guilty Pleas for International Crime Ring that Laundered Money Through Cryptocurrency Exchanges
The case demonstrates law enforcement could be up to the challenge of tackling the anonymity tool, one expert says.
Ideas
Preparing for the Coming Quantum World (Pragmatically)
Waiting around for quantum tech to mature could mean organizational change occurs too late.
Policy
Senate Committee Passes Defense Policy Bill with Tech Investments to Counter China
Lawmakers call for research into artificial intelligence, quantum computing and 5G networks to counter near-peer adversaries.
CIO Briefing
Federal Tech Leaders Outline How Agencies Need to Adapt to the Changing Workforce
Old hiring methods and assumptions won’t hold up in the future, according to a new report from the Federal CIO Council.
Ideas
3 Ways Agencies Can Improve Cloud Security and Performance
It’s imperative agencies ensure their websites and hosted applications are secure and working at the expected performance levels.
IT Modernization
DOD, GSA to Rethink $8B DEOS Cloud Contract—Again
In the works since 2018, the Pentagon’s Defense Enterprise Office Solutions contract remains on hold.
Cybersecurity
Senators Call for Legislation to Ensure Security Reviews of Foreign Telecoms
The bipartisan report says a recent executive order on the issue doesn’t go far enough.
Ideas
Managing User Access Is a Crucial Step in Securing Federal Organizations
Agencies must make sure they leave no security gaps when employees join or leave.
Cybersecurity
DOD Officials, Cybersecurity Accreditation Partners Struggle with the China Question
Officials are also still hammering out conflict-of-interest issues, as watchdogs flag failures in Defense acquisition practices.
Ideas
The Case for Using Commercial Tools to Allow Classified Telework
Programs like the National Security Agency’s Commercial Solutions for Classified could be a path to transmit classified information without specialized hardware.
Cybersecurity
DOJ Says Foreign Actors Trying to Fuel Violence at Protests Through Misinformation
The nation’s chief law enforcement official said adversaries are using digital means to increase unrest in the United States.
Policy
Effort to Develop Open Standards for 5G Moves in Intelligence Authorization Act
The bill cleared committee with one conspicuous hold out over an unsustainable proliferation of government secrets.
Cybersecurity
Cyber Commission: Expand Connected Device Security Bill Beyond Federal Procurement Realm
The new recommendation comes in an annex the Cyberspace Solarium Commission released in light of the pandemic.
CIO Briefing
Trump’s Attacks on Vote-by-Mail Worry Some Election Officials
For months, President Donald Trump has been one of the loudest opponents to vote by mail.
Cybersecurity
CISA Official Sidesteps Controversy over Trump’s Voting Fraud Claims
The official said the agency is focused on protecting the voting infrastructure, not the president’s claims about mail-in voting fraud.
Cybersecurity
Auditors Call on OMB to Ensure Agencies Coordinate on State Cybersecurity Requirements
State officials say duplicative and fragmented requests are sapping their resources.
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