Digital Government
Scott Pruitt’s New Rule Could Completely Transform the EPA
It would not only undermine 30 years of clean-air regulations, but radically restrict what science the agency is allowed to use.
Cybersecurity
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.
Policy
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.
Cybersecurity
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.
Digital Government
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.
Digital Government
NASA Finally Gets a New Leader
Nearly 15 months after President Trump was sworn in, the space agency has a permanent administrator.
Cybersecurity
Democrats Just Filed a Lawsuit Accusing the Trump Campaign of Helping Russia Disrupt the 2016 Election
The Democratic party is also suing Russia's armed forces and WikiLeak's Julian Assange.
Cybersecurity
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.
Policy
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.
Policy
There's No Better Time to Pass Privacy Laws, Experts Say
Tech companies, experts argued, aren’t really going to police themselves.
Digital Government
Lawmakers Question FBI’s Push for Backdoors in Encrypted Devices
They also push a wave of privacy bills post-Facebook’s Hill visit.
Policy
How Lawmakers Want to Rein in Facebook
Mark Zuckerberg's marathon testimony foreshadowed that regulations are coming.
Emerging Tech
Five Things the World Finally Realizes About Facebook
The questions Mark Zuckerberg is being pressed to answer are bigger than the platform.
Digital Government
Bill Would Create Federal Customer Service Standards
And once set, it would bake them into agency performance plans.
Cybersecurity
Here’s What Government Gets Wrong About Bug Bounties
Congress has gone bananas for bug bounties, but they may not always be the right choice.
Digital Government
Zuckerberg Will Reportedly Face the Music Before Congress Instead of Sending His Deputies
Facebook has previously only sent lawyers or lower-level executives to Congress.
Cybersecurity
U.S. Seeks to Dismiss Kaspersky Suit Against Legislative Ban
The government filed motions to dismiss two Kaspersky lawsuits Monday, challenging legal and administrative bans.
Policy
After Threatening Veto, Trump Signs $1.3 Trillion Spending Bill to Avoid Shutdown
President says military funding boost convinced him to sign the omnibus measure.
Policy
Trump Reignites Shutdown Possibility With Spending Bill Veto Threat
A veto would almost certainly lead to agencies shuttering come midnight.
Policy