Cybersecurity
White House official fires back at McCain over cyber hearing 'stunt'
Homeland Security adviser Tom Bossert criticized Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) for marking a White House no-show at a hearing with an empty chair.
People
White House sketches plans to staff its modernization efforts
A new solicitation sets the stage for a new advisory structure to help the Office of American Innovation modernize federal IT.
Modernization
Little progress on IT governance, says NASA IG
An oversight body found little change in IT governance at NASA four years after a critical report and wonders if the space agency can effectively oversee its IT assets.
Cybersecurity
Whitehouse: 'I can't find a point of entry' to talk cyber with Trump administration
Senate Democrat wants to know whom he needs to talk to in the administration to coordinate on cybersecurity legislation.
Cybersecurity
Sessions pushes back on proposed House surveillance reform
Attorney General Jeff Sessions told a Senate panel that the administration is open to FISA reform, but doesn't want to saddle the FBI with a warrant requirement.
Cybersecurity
DOJ sees a path to legal hacking
A legal framework for information security research is gaining traction, said a senior Justice Department official, but the guidance is broad, with specific policies emerging from the private sector.
Modernization
IRS pushes back on data protection criticisms
Officials cite lower rates of fraudulent tax returns as a mark of improving taxpayer security, but external hacks and internal reviews demonstrate the agency still faces challenges.
Cybersecurity
DHS mandates new security standards for federal networks
The Department of Homeland Security is requiring agencies to use new email and web security protocols.
Digital Government
GAO denies Equifax bid protest
The protest had resulted in a controversial (and now suspended) bridge contract from the IRS for Equifax's identity management and taxpayer fraud protection services.
Acquisition
IRS suspends Equifax contract
After a tough congressional hearing and news of more infosec woes at Equifax, the IRS suspended a $7.2 million contract with the credit monitoring agency.
People
White House tech adviser: 'Way too many acting CIOs'
White House adviser Chris Liddell acknowledged that the federal government is moving too slowly in filling permanent CIO positions.
Digital Government
House panel skeptical of DOD clearance plan
Members of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee say they need more detail from the Department of Defense on its plan to take over large parts of the security clearance process.
Cybersecurity
DOJ rebrands encryption pitch
A senior Justice official wants the private sector to adopt "responsible encryption" that allows law enforcement access via warrant to encrypted communications.
Acquisition
Priya (Ishu) I. Krishna
Information Technology Specialist and CADE-2 Requirements Program Manager, Internal Revenue Service
Acquisition
Freshta Mohammad
Senior Security and Portfolio Analyst in support of the Environmental Protection Agency, PPC
Acquisition
Ruchika C. Croall
Director, Enterprise Program Management Office, Information Assurance, Department of Veterans Affairs
Cybersecurity
Audit chides FDIC for sloppy breach protocols
An audit found that the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation's protocols for responding to a data breach weren't followed, even as the agency has faced dozens of security incidents in the past two years.
Cybersecurity