Cybersecurity
Senate Judiciary Panel Puts Stake in Russia Hacking Investigation
Investigations have already been announced by the Senate Intelligence and Armed Services committees.
Cybersecurity
OPM Cybersecurity Hearing Devolves into Russia Hacking Squabble
Rep. Stephen Lynch wants the House oversight committee to investigate the election hacks, but Chairman Jason Chaffetz says that’s outside the committee’s jurisdiction.
Cybersecurity
Czech Government Suspects Nation-State for Stolen Diplomatic Emails
Government (Foreign) // Czech Republic
Cybersecurity
GAO: NCCIC needs to clarify operating principles
The National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center "generally performs required functions" but it needs to further evaluate and clarify its operating principles and performance metrics, says GAO.
Cybersecurity
GAO Sees Room for Improvement in DHS’ Cyber Ops Center
The National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center needs to ensure it's speaking with the full range of critical infrastructure owners, the watchdog says.
Cybersecurity
Undermining Encryption Not an Option, House Judiciary Chair Pledges
A bipartisan committee report that urged strong encryption will be the committee’s starting point this year, Rep. Bob Goodlatte said.
Cybersecurity
Ransomware Causes Dallas Police to Lose 8 Years of Evidence
Government (U.S.) // Dallas, Texas
Cybersecurity
Trump transition threatened to fire IGs
Agency watchdogs told the House Oversight Committee that early worries about a purge of the IG ranks by the Trump transition have been put to rest, but they were still concerned about the possible consequences of the federal hiring freeze.
Cybersecurity
CBP gets new chief
Border Patrol lands an agency veteran and union favorite as its new leader.
Cybersecurity
NIST Seeks Input on Trusted Identities Guidance
The draft guidance was previously edited for four months on GitHub.
Cybersecurity
Trump: Agency Heads ‘Totally Accountable’ for Modernization, Cybersecurity
Trump canceled his scheduled signing of a cybersecurity-themed executive order with no explanation.
Cybersecurity
Trump postpones cyber executive order
President Trump and his team provide more details of a forthcoming executive order on cybersecurity, but postpone its signing without explanation.
Cybersecurity
DHS, ICE get new top managers
The White House has tapped a long-time DHS management/acquisition executive as second in command at the agency, as well as a veteran enforcer at ICE.
Cybersecurity
DHS explores the details of 'extreme vetting'
Social media could play a large role in the Department of Homeland Security's development of new, stricter methods of vetting immigrants from terror trouble spots, according to the new DHS chief.
Digital Government
Top Federal IT Contracts to Watch for in 2017
This year will offer more contracting opportunities valued at far less than the number of contracts that went out to bid in 2016.
Cybersecurity
Ransomware Infects DC Police Closed-Circuit Camera Network
Government (U.S.) // Washington, D.C., USA
Cybersecurity
50-year-old cyber warnings from CIA
The CIA's online database of declassified documents reveals the computer security concerns of an intelligence working group.
Cybersecurity
Can DHS push harder on biometrics?
President Trump's controversial immigration order calls for an expedited approach to biometric entry/exit system, but significant issues still dog its implementation.
Cybersecurity