Policy

DHS Plans To Formalize Bug Disclosure Policy

The policy will make it easier for computer researchers to share hackable vulnerabilities they find in Homeland Security systems.

  • By Joseph Marks

Lawmakers Want to Boost Their Tech-Savvy By Reviving Defunct Office

They want to reopen the Office of Technology Assessment, a research group that once kept Congress up to date on emerging technology.

  • By Jack Corrigan

Defense Bill Would Send Military Reinforcements to DHS’ Cyber Mission

The bill would also transfer most of DISA’s network defense responsibilities to U.S. Cyber Command.

  • By Joseph Marks
Suzette Kent, Federal CIO Suzette Kent, Federal CIO

Federal CIO: Modernization Board Wants More Proposals and Here’s What It Needs

Suzette Kent shares just what kind of ideas the board is looking for.

  • By Aaron Boyd

DHS: No Evidence of Russia Targeting 2018 Elections Yet

That doesn’t mean that they won’t, though.

  • By Joseph Marks

State Reauthorization Elevates Cyber Office Tillerson Once Shuttered

The House bill closely tracks a standalone bill to restore and elevate the cyber coordinator’s office.

  • By Joseph Marks
The Office of Management and Budget’s Margaret Weichert in a one-on-one interview with Nextgov. The Office of Management and Budget’s Margaret Weichert in a one-on-one interview with Nextgov.

Management Chief: Workforce Must Change to Reach IT Modernization Goals

The Office of Management and Budget’s Margaret Weichert shares how the administration's “holistic approach” to management can fix the government’s technology woes.

  • By Aaron Boyd

Lawmakers Want Answers on FDIC Data Breaches and Stingrays

And a new bill pushes for the naming and shaming of foreign hackers and government officials who attack the U.S.

  • By Joseph Marks

IRS’ 60-Year-Old IT System Failed on Tax Day Due to New Hardware

Congress and watchdogs have been warning the IRS to upgrade its systems for years.

  • By Aaron Boyd and Frank Konkel

DHS is Lukewarm on the Bug Bounty Programs Congress Keeps Pushing

A bill mandating a DHS bug bounty passed the Senate Tuesday, but the department says it would duplicate work it’s already doing.

  • By Joseph Marks

Citizens First

How the government plans to prioritize customer experience.

  • By Nextgov Staff

White House: 5 Percent of Government Jobs Could Be ‘Automated Entirely’

The Office of Personnel Management will look at how to retrain the employees affected.

  • By Jack Corrigan
Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen

DHS Secretary Promises U.S. Will Strike Back Against Cyber Adversaries

“Complacency is being replaced by consequences,” Kirstjen Nielsen said.

  • By Joseph Marks
Rep. Mac Thornberry, R-Texas, chairman of the Armed Services Committee Rep. Mac Thornberry, R-Texas, chairman of the Armed Services Committee

House Armed Services Chair Wants to Cut DISA and Number of Defense CIOs

Draft legislation from Rep. Mac Thornberry would eliminate several Defense agencies, including DISA.

  • By Frank Konkel
Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen

DHS Might Provide Cyber Services Directly To Industry Under New Strategy

The program is a response to a worsening cyber threat environment, Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen told reporters.

  • By Joseph Marks

There's No Better Time to Pass Privacy Laws, Experts Say

Tech companies, experts argued, aren’t really going to police themselves.

  • By Jack Corrigan

Lawmakers Question FBI’s Push for Backdoors in Encrypted Devices

They also push a wave of privacy bills post-Facebook’s Hill visit.

  • By Joseph Marks and Jack Corrigan
An airman prepares to image a laptop at Yokota Air Base, Japan. An airman prepares to image a laptop at Yokota Air Base, Japan.

Pentagon Names First Head of Software Acquisition

The department will have an official guiding all software strategy, regardless of what platform it runs.

  • By Marcus Weisgerber
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies at a House Energy and Commerce hearing April 11 on Capitol Hill in Washington. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies at a House Energy and Commerce hearing April 11 on Capitol Hill in Washington.

How Lawmakers Want to Rein in Facebook

Mark Zuckerberg's marathon testimony foreshadowed that regulations are coming.

  • By Jack Corrigan

Uber Agrees to Expanded Data Breach Settlement With FTC

The ride-sharing company tried to conceal a 2016 data breach through its bug bounty program.

  • By Joseph Marks