Cybersecurity
Draft Reauthorization Pushes NTIA to Investigate Telecom Cyber Supply Chain Threats
The draft bill also orders a study on advanced location tech for mobile 9-1-1.
Cybersecurity
Senate Bill Boosts Homeland Security Cyber Funding
The bill increases spending on Homeland Security’s Einstein and Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation cyber systems.
Cybersecurity
New Bill Aims to Prevent the Next Kaspersky, ZTE
The bill would establish an interagency commission to help vet supply chain cybersecurity risks.
Digital Government
NDAA, ZTE and the Rest of Congress' Agenda
Congress and the executive branch continue wrestling over Chinese telecom ZTE.
Digital Government
Facebook Knows Exactly How Many Times You’ve Searched For Your Ex
The company keeps all the records of your online stalking.
Cybersecurity
Lawmakers Take Another Shot at Transforming Trump Cyber Policy
Proposed amendments to the Senate’s defense authorization bill would reinstate the White House cyber coordinator and require a White House cyber strategy.
Digital Government
Congress Questions Trump's ZTE Deal
Plus the other goodies tucked into the National Defense Authorization Act federal employees need to know.
Cybersecurity
Schumer, Rubio Seek to Reverse Trump Reversal on ZTE Ban
Trump wants to help ZTE as part of a U.S.-China trade deal, but lawmakers say the company’s a national security risk.
Policy
Congress Says It Doesn’t Need a Tech Advisory Office
Lawmakers voted against reinstating the Office of Technology Assessment, which was defunded in 1995.
Cybersecurity
Bill Would Prevent States from Messing with Encryption
The bill comes amid an encryption debate that pits national security against cybersecurity.
Digital Government
What Should We Do About the International Space Station?
The Trump administration and Congress are set to collide over the fate of the massive orbital lab.
Cybersecurity
House Homeland Votes Against Demanding ZTE Threat Report
Homeland Security is already sharing information about threats posed by the Chinese telecom, Chairman Michael McCaul argued.
Cybersecurity
Lawmaker: Congress Will 'Mess Up' Tech Regulation Without Help from Industry
Leaving Congress alone to regulate the tech industry may not be the best idea.
Digital Government
Scrapped: $24M Plan to Replace Refrigerators On Air Force One
Rep. Joe Courtney says the no-bid deal “didn’t pass the smell test.”
Modernization
IRS Plans to Hire 1,700, Upgrade Outdated Technology
In a new strategic plan, the agency projects a 17 percent increase in phone calls as it implements the new tax law.
Emerging Tech
Lawmakers Question Defense's Cloud, the President's Phone and BTW, TL;DR
Those unresolved Government Accountability Office recommendations could haunt agencies during budget time.
Policy
Huawei, ZTE Get the Boot in House-Passed Defense Bill
The bill gives federal agencies until 2021 to scrub the Chinese telecoms from their networks.
Policy
Lawmaker Threatens USDA Officials with 'Legislative Metrics' to Preserve Telework
Rep. Gerry Connolly calls Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue’s recent rollback of telework at the agency “retrograde.”
Emerging Tech
We Need a DARPA-Like Program for Veterans’ Problems, Experts Say
Dedicating funds to veterans’ health care needs could bring more products to market faster, experts told Congress.
Cybersecurity