Modernization
Digital Spring-Cleaning TIps to Help Speed Up and Secure Your Devices
IT experts say it’s good practice to refresh your digital spaces at least once a year.
Cybersecurity
Army readies new cyber directorate
Brig. Gen. Patricia Frost, former deputy director of Army Cyber Command, will lead the new directorate. The Army hopes to ramp up the directorate quickly, reaching full operational capability this summer.
Digital Government
Pentagon Is Building Massive Hub of Insider Threat Data
Some civil liberties advocates say the system could create a culture of mutual suspicion that silences whistle-blowers.
Cybersecurity
Proposed new HHS CISO role prioritizes security
A bill would elevate the Department of Health and Human Services CISO to be on a par with the CIO. Some in Congress think the move would eliminate a conflict of interest.
Cybersecurity
He Said-She Said Controversy Over Who Discovered the OPM Hack Is Apparently Solved
Lawmakers have been investigating the controversy since last year.
Cybersecurity
Congressman: Why Is The White House Exempt from Federal Cyber Rules?
The Executive Office of the President hasn’t submitted a FISMA audit since 2009.
Cybersecurity
Cummings nixes theory that contractor discovered OPM breach
More than a year after the massive hack, a senior lawmaker has determined that the OPM breach was not, in fact, detected by a small business doing a product demonstration.
Cybersecurity
Is Social Security concealing IT risk?
The agency charged with maintaining some of the nation's most sensitive information is vulnerable because of its antiquated IT, and lawmakers say its leaders are downplaying the danger and sidestepping their inspector general.
Cybersecurity
Lawmakers: After OPM Hack, Social Security Administration Could Be Next Target
SSA’s networks show some of the same vulnerabilities as OPM’s.
Cybersecurity
Obama's cyber 'state of emergency' yields no quick sanctions
Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew wrote to Congress in the fall that no adversaries had been targeted under new cyber sanctioning powers.
Cybersecurity
State plans departmentwide phishing trip
The State Department has selected a vendor to provide a "phishing as a service" solution to improve employee cyber hygiene worldwide.
Cybersecurity
This Is the Real Threat Posed By Hacked Medical Devices at VA
Most medical device manufacturers do not have the know-how or tools to patch vulnerabilities in devices quickly.
Cybersecurity
Even US Postal Service Wants to Start Using Blockchain Tech
The technology is a decentralized digital ledger accessible to millions of users and cryptographically secured, making it tamper-proof.
Cybersecurity
Senators ask what OPM hack means for global cyber relations
The State Department is pushing a regime of global cyber norms, and lawmakers want to know how high-profile hacks affect the effort.
Cybersecurity
House panel weighs the risks of legacy IT
As experts warned of the "dire" threats posed by outdated federal technology, lawmakers grilled top feds, debated workforce issues and inched closer to backing a $3.1 billion fix-it fund.
Cybersecurity
NPPD gets funding bump in Senate bill
DHS cybersecurity directorate funding edges north of $1.8 billion, as federal cyber risks gain traction as a policy priority.
Cybersecurity
CBP working on border tech acquisition processes
The agency is making strides in developing and deploying border technologies but still has some weaknesses.
Digital Government