Cybersecurity
DOJ official says 'name and shame' is one piece of the puzzle
Assistant Attorney General John Demers defended the government's policy of indicting hackers linked to foreign governments, even if those charged never see the inside of a courtroom.
Cybersecurity
SEC charges nine in 2016 EDGAR hack, insider trading scheme
The Securities and Exchange Commission charged nine individuals and organizations with participating in a 2016 scheme to hack into EDGAR, the commission’s financial filing system, and profit off illegal trades.
Modernization
IRS recalls employees to work without pay
With tax filing season colliding with the shutdown, the IRS is bringing back tens of thousands of employees to process returns -- and most IT staffers were already excepted and on the job.
People
FBI group says shutdown imperils national security
FBI agents are working without pay during the government shutdown, and their advocates say that the resulting financial instability is a national security risk.
Cybersecurity
DARPA probes tech to solve supply chain uncertainty
DARPA and private companies are looking to improve supply chain security through the use of tiny chips and diamonds that can authenticate IT parts used by the government.
Modernization
DARPA wants innovative research to mind the GAPS
The military research outfit wants to find a better way to securely transfer sensitive data from air-gapped DOD systems to less secure, internet-facing ones.
Cybersecurity
Shutdown hits CISA's transition
The Department of Homeland Security's nascent cybersecurity agency is short-staffed during a key growth year.
Modernization
Kilmer named to chair House modernization panel
A new House select committee will be charged with examining how to modernize outdated technology and procedures.
Cybersecurity
HHS releases cyber guides for healthcare orgs
The Department of Health and Human Services has rolled out new guidance to protect organizations in the health care sector from cyberattacks.
Cybersecurity
Election security bills face hurdles in 2019
House Democrats will likely push new election security legislation in 2019, but obstacles remain in the Senate and the White House.
Digital Government
'Stone Panda' hackers indicted in campaign that targeted U.S. government networks
The Department of Justice announced criminal charges against two Chinese nationals accused of a years-long campaign to hack U.S. government agencies and private companies around the world in order to steal trade secrets and intellectual property.
Cybersecurity
Senate passes bill to establish governmentwide supply chain council
New legislation would establish an interagency council with broad authority to develop rules of the road for federal supply chain security.
Cybersecurity
GAO: Most agencies aren't sticking to the cybersecurity script
A new audit finds that many big federal agencies aren't implementing key strategies contained in NIST cybersecurity framework.
Digital Government
Reports reveal massive scale of Russian disinformation ops
Russian influence operations aimed at the U.S. electorate were more widespread than previously known and remain ongoing to this day, according to two new reports.
Cybersecurity
FEC: Lawmakers and staff may use campaign funds for personal cybersecurity
The Federal Election Commission voted Thursday to allow Congress to reallocate leftover campaign funds to protect personal electronic devices and accounts of members and staff.
Cybersecurity
DOJ preps major push around ID management
The Department of Justice is gearing up to build an extensive identity and access management portfolio for employees and contractors over the next three years.
Modernization
Watchdog: IRS botched Linux migration
Poor IT governance has prevented the IRS from making progress on a long-term effort to migrate 141 legacy applications from proprietary vendor software to open-source Linux operating systems, according to an audit.
Cybersecurity
'Culture of cybersecurity complacency' blamed for 2017 Equifax hack
A new congressional report states that Equifax executives knew about critical security flaws months before they discovered they had been hacked, but did little to address the problems.
Cybersecurity
Warner calls for new cyber doctrine
Senator Mark Warner (D-Va.) called for a new "whole of society" cyber doctrine designed to combat modern threats from hackers and disinformation campaigns.
Cybersecurity