Cybersecurity
FCC plans for 5G future, The WordPress woes of candidates and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Cybersecurity
White House Endorses Cyber Bill, Bucking Privacy Groups
The Senate’s bill gains momentum ahead of a vote next week.
Cybersecurity
Senate tees up vote on cyber bill
The Senate moved closer to passing an controversial information-sharing cybersecurity bill with an Oct. 22 procedural vote.
Cybersecurity
New Federal Action Plan for Cybersecurity ‘Days Away’ From Being Released
The plan will include steps agencies should take to recruit a qualified cyber workforce and acquire emerging technology.
Cybersecurity
Controversial Cybersecurity Bill Easily Clears Senate Hurdle
The Senate will now turn to a slew of amendments that do not have the support of the bill’s co-sponsors.
Cybersecurity
FITARA: The view from inside agencies
The front-line leaders implementing FITARA say that centralizing IT acquisitions takes coordination and focus -- as well as executive-level support.
Cybersecurity
Former NSA chief: Data manipulation an 'emerging art of war'
Adversaries' ability to manipulate the content of stored data, a phenomenon that is high on U.S. officials' radar, is an "emerging art of war in cyberspace," former NSA director and retired Gen. Keith Alexander told FCW.
Digital Government
Even DHS Doesn’t Want the Power It Would Get Under CISA
The Senate bill to improve cyber information sharing would route data through an agency that doesn’t want the job.
Cybersecurity
It's time for legislators to work together for cybersecurity
The chairman and ranking member of the IT Subcommittee of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee urge colleagues to pass information sharing legislation that preserves privacy, and to push government to abandon obsolete, risky technology.
Cybersecurity
Feds: House Bill Could Make Cars More Vulnerable to Hackers
Republicans want to boost the security and privacy of connected cars, but regulators say their bill would backfire.
Cybersecurity
CIA: Brennan AOL Files on WikiLeaks ‘Absolutely’ Not Official Agency Work
The six documents published on the website date from 2007 and 2008, and include an application for a security clearance to handle classified information.
Cybersecurity
State Department Plans International Cyber Workshops in Geneva
The State Department’s next big cybersecurity discussion may take place 4,000 miles from its headquarters.
Digital Government
OMB Unveils Major Rewrite of Federal IT Policy
The new policy lays out guidance for managing IT investments, improving information security practices and streamlining the process for acquiring new technology.
Cybersecurity
Conrad joins Accenture, feds fine-tune stingray policies and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity Bill Nears Crucial Senate Vote
Privacy advocates warn CISA could funnel more private information into the hands of NSA.
Cybersecurity
DHS chief defends China cyber accord
Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson told lawmakers it was too soon to tell whether a recent cyber accord with Beijing was altering Chinese behavior in cyberspace.
Cybersecurity
OMB preps cyber sprint follow-up
The pending Cyber Security Implementation Plan from OMB could lean on key programs such as Einstein 3A and Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation.
Cybersecurity
No, GPO doesn't have to print your secure IDs
Companies say agencies are losing access to innovation by giving secure credential work to GPO, in an apparent misreading of the law.
Cybersecurity
CIOs Talk: Cybersecurity Isn't Just About Tech
The technology itself can be secondary, according to some federal CIOs.
Cybersecurity