Digital Government
What Congress Can Learn from the Military About Cybersecurity
As it stands, the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act won’t much improve information-sharing. Here's how to change that.
Cybersecurity
22 Amendments That Could Determine the Fate of Senate's Cyber Bill
These amendments will get a vote if and when CISA comes up after recess.
Digital Government
Bill Would Require Agencies to Keep Track of ‘Critical’ Cyber Workforce Shortages
The Federal Cybersecurity Workforce Assessment Act would require agencies to use a cyber-jobs framework developed by the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education.
Cybersecurity
House Oversight Chief Probes OPM Hack Timeline
Rep. Jason Chaffetz is zeroing in on a March 2014 cyberintrusion at the agency, during which hackers made off with what amounted to a blueprint of OPM’s IT systems.
Cybersecurity
Senate Punts on Cybersecurity Bill
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell withdrew the cyberinformation-sharing bill from consideration, leaving the Senate to take it up again in September.
Cybersecurity
Clock Ticking on Cybersecurity Bill
Rand Paul floats amendments to audit the Federal Reserve, allow members of the armed forces to carry weapons on military installations.
Cybersecurity
Still No Deal on Senate Cybersecurity Bill
Senators have not reached an agreement that would allow them to add amendments to a cyberinformation-sharing bill in exchange for quickening its passage.
Cybersecurity
DHS Issues a Big Warning About the Senate's Cyber Bill
DHS said Monday the Senate's cyberinformation-sharing bill would "sweep away important privacy protections."
Cybersecurity
It’s Crunch Time for the Senate’s Cybersecurity Bill
Unless a deal is struck, amendments could slow the bill's progress and hinder its chances of passing before the end of the week.
Cybersecurity
Controversial Cyber Bill Could Come Up for Senate Vote Next Week
The Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act would make it easier for companies to share information about cyberthreats with the government.
Emerging Tech
House Talks 'Internet of Things,' Data Privacy
Representatives discussed how data could be both useful to consumers -- and also a potentially risky asset.
Digital Government
Will Digital Service Funding Survive Congressional Penny Pinching?
The Senate appropriations committee last week approved an annual spending measure that would grant USDS just one-third of the new funding President Barack Obama requested to scale up the team.
Cybersecurity
OPM Cyber Spending to Get a Budget Boost -- But Is It Enough?
Senators approved the administration’s full request but blocked a stronger measure to accelerate OPM’s cyber upgrades.
Cybersecurity
Senators Want to Give DHS New CYBERCOM-Like Powers to Thwart Civilian Agency Hacks
Lawmakers think there is now enough momentum to grant DHS power over government networks.
Cybersecurity
Is Post-Breach Credit Monitoring Useful? Lawmakers Ask GAO to Review
The use of such services has become routine as the number of data breaches in both government and the private sector has ratcheted up.
Digital Government
Why It Still Sucks to Be a CIO in Government and What a New Law Can Do About It
While CIOs claim the “chief” title, in many cases their hands have been tied by sprawling bureaucratic structures and a lack of institutional heft.
Digital Government
New VA CIO Gets to Work
LaVerne Council, a former IT executive at Dell and pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson, took the oath of office Monday.
Emerging Tech
Q&A: Why Congress is Jumping on the Open Source Bandwagon
Ben Balter, chief executive for code repository site Github, talked with Nextgov about last week's announcement.
Cybersecurity
Is the White House Skirting Governmentwide Cybersecurity Rules?
The White House’s unclassified networks were breached by hackers last fall.
Cybersecurity