Digital Government
Senior GOP Senator Asked Watchdog to Report After ‘Whistleblower’ Action at IRS
The request of the watchdog agency followed the release of confidential information leading to a detailed news report of how the mega rich avoid paying taxes.
Cybersecurity
National Cyber Director's Vision for the Future Flags Overdue National Plan
The office of the national cyber director is tasked by Congress to weigh in on agencies’ cybersecurity budgets.
Cybersecurity
GAO: Defense Department Isn’t Doing Enough to Protect Sensitive Information
Federal cybersecurity has been on the Government Accountability Office’s High Risk list since 1997.
Cybersecurity
EPA seeks funding to improve the cybersecurity of America’s water systems
The Environmental Protection Agency aims to invest $4 billion in upgrades to the nation’s water and wastewater infrastructure with a strong focus on cybersecurity.
Cybersecurity
DOJ Issues Guidance for Enforcing Computer Fraud and Abuse Act
Nearly a decade after the death of open-access advocate Aaron Schwartz, his legacy is still playing out in cybersecurity policy.
Cybersecurity
CISA Orders Agencies to Mitigate VMWare Vulnerabilities Under Deadline
Advanced adversaries appear to be exploiting the vulnerabilities to get around multifactor authentication.
Cybersecurity
Legislation Promoting Cyber Collaboration Between DHS and States Awaits Biden Signature
The legislation would improve information sharing between federal cybersecurity authorities and state and local governments.
Cybersecurity
Agencies are sharing cyber data with CISA, officials say
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is rapidly expanding its visibility into federal networks under the Biden administration's cybersecurity executive order.
Cybersecurity
Agencies Showcase Federal Cyber Progress, Outline Future Threats
Witnesses from CISA, NIST, and the GSA spoke before a House Homeland subcommittee on their current efforts to bolster the nation’s cyber defenses.
Cybersecurity
Key Convener Releases Plan for Securing Open Source Software with White House
A crucial entity within the open source ecosystem is urging prioritization of libraries that support widespread applications like internet routing, among other things.
Ideas
The Cybersecurity Executive Order: From Missed Opportunity to Unexpected Progress
The impact of President Joe Biden’s cybersecurity executive order over the last year proved to go beyond initial expectations.
Cybersecurity
Survey: Most Agencies Expect to Meet Zero Trust Requirements
More than half of federal IT professionals surveyed are actively implementing a zero trust strategy.
Cybersecurity
US Signs on to New Electronic Evidence Protocol in International Cybercrime Agreement
The new protocol is officially being added to the Budapest Convention—an arrangement between 66 member-states—after four years of negotiations.
Cybersecurity
Why the USAF's IT chief is 'bullish' on open source
While there's no such thing as completely secure software, open source can make it stronger through the "power of the crowd," said Lauren Knausenberger, the Air Force's chief information officer.
Ideas
One Year Later: A Hacker’s View on the Cybersecurity Executive Order
Federal network adversaries have evolved in the year since the order’s signing.
Cybersecurity
US, Allied Cybersecurity Agencies, Advise Reviewing Contracts with Tech Vendors
A joint advisory from CISA, domestic partners and counterpart agencies in the Five Eyes intelligence alliance warns of a heightened threat to managed service providers and their customers.
Cybersecurity
Microsoft Official to Assume Leading Role at the National Cyber Director’s Office
Another addition joined the new office from the intelligence community.
Cybersecurity
US and Allies Attribute Attack on U.S. Satellite Provider in Ukraine to Russia
Officials are highlighting significant spillover effects from the attack—including damage to infrastructure supporting wind farms—into Central Europe.
Cybersecurity
Cyber assistance ranks high on National Guard requested services, chief says
Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief of the National Guard Bureau, said cybersecurity assistance is "one of the most frequently requested things that we're seeing right now" thanks to nearly 4,000 cyber professionals, many of whom acquired their skills as civilians.
Cybersecurity