Cybersecurity
Pentagon’s Updated Cyber Strategy Focuses on ‘Assertively Defending’ U.S. Interests
The new strategy directs the department to deter cyber threats and cultivate its cyber talent.
Digital Government
‘Unprecedented’ Government Spending Spree Picks Up Speed
The federal government could spend close to half its appropriated budget in the final fiscal quarter, which ends Sept. 30.
Digital Government
Here’s What’s Blocking HHS Offices From Sharing Data with Each Other
Agency leaders want to embrace information sharing, but right now it’s uncharted territory.
Modernization
Lawmakers Have One More Shot To Raise Modernization Fund Ceiling
As the administration awaits word on additional funding, officials say they have about a dozen projects under consideration.
Cybersecurity
Senate-Passed Bill to Hack DHS Heads to House Floor
The bill would create the first departmentwide bug bounty in the civilian government.
Policy
Trump Administration Preps Sanctions Against Foreign Election Interference
The new executive order describes a process for sanctioning digital interference, propaganda and any other efforts to meddle in U.S. elections.
Digital Government
The House is Shuttling Through Tech and Cyber Bills but the Senate’s Behind
The House passed bills on cyber sanctions, supply chain security and CDM last week.
Policy
GAO: 'Urgent Action’ Needed to Address Nation’s Cyber Challenges
The Government Accountability Office is sounding the alarm that U.S. critical infrastructures are not as secure as they should be.
Emerging Tech
Senate Committee Approves Top White House Tech Advisor
Office of Science and Technology Policy hasn't had a permanent leader since the last administration.
Cybersecurity
House Passes Bill Expanding DHS’ Power to Block Risky Contractors from Government Networks
The move comes after Congress took action in the past year to boot the Russian anti-virus maker Kaspersky Lab and the Chinese telecom firms Huawei and ZTE from federal networks.
Modernization
Report: Trump’s Latest Tariffs Will Stunt Cloud Market, Federal Adoption
A 25 percent tariff will lead to higher costs for agencies and might slow U.S. cloud adoption, analysts say.
Digital Government
Lawmakers Bash the President’s Federal Pay Freeze Plan
Plus a familiar face gets confirmed as the Energy Department’s first assistant secretary for cybersecurity.
Cybersecurity
Lawmakers Want the Cyber Vulnerabilities Register Improved
Irregular funding has forced the vulnerability database to focus on short-term problems, they say.
Cybersecurity
McCain Leaves a Rich Cyber Legacy
The late senator pushed relentlessly for the government to develop a comprehensive cyber deterrence strategy.
Digital Government
Senators Stuck in Washington Focus on Elections
The Senate also passed an $860 million “minibus” funding bill.
Modernization
White House Unveils More Details About Proposed Modernization Center
Officials expect to establish the future-focused GEAR Center in the next year.
Cybersecurity
Government’s Getting Faster at Sharing Unclassified Cyber Threat Indicators
It’s also becoming rarer that an intelligence agency refuses to release a threat indicator entirely, a DHS official said.
Cybersecurity
Government Leads Industry in Anti-Spoofing Email Protection, Report Finds
A higher percentage of federal domains are protected by DMARC than in the tech or banking sectors.
Cybersecurity
Senator Urges a Roving Cyber Auditor
A governmentwide inspector general would have a broader view of cyber deficits than individual agency IGs, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., says.
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