Digital Government
Crunch time for Data Act guidance
Senior officials at GAO and OMB agree that clear governance will make or break Data Act reporting, and that guidance will take shape in the next few weeks.
Cybersecurity
How should the Pentagon confront civil cyber emergencies?
Defense Department has plans for cooperating with civil authorities for myriad security situations, but lacks specific guidance when it comes to cyber incidents according to a government watchdog.
Digital Government
GAO calls for improved security for HealthCare.Gov
The nonpartisan Capitol Hill watchdog greeted the sixth anniversary of the Affordable Care Act with a bracing dose of oversight about the security weaknesses of HealthCare.Gov.
Cybersecurity
Weak controls leave taxpayer data vulnerable
From patching to passwords, the Government Accountability Office is troubled by persistent shortcomings with the data security posture at IRS.
Modernization
D.C.-area first responders need a clearer path on comms
A GAO report says the group responsible for security in National Capital Region needs better coordination on making emergency communications interoperable.
Modernization
GAO cites progress and challenges on FDCCI
GAO said agencies have made progress on data center consolidation but lamented that some of them lack savings goals.
Cybersecurity
DHS excoriated for mismanaged HR IT system
The Government Accountability Office warned that mismanagement has led to blown deadlines and wasted money in a Homeland Security effort to unify its human resources IT.
People
GAO frets about ambiguity in Data Act standards
The Government Accountability Office says some data element definitions offered by Treasury and OMB are potentially unclear, inconsistent and open to interpretation.
Cybersecurity
GAO report highlights Einstein shortcomings
The Department of Homeland Security's Einstein program has built in limitations that prevent it from detecting previously unknown attack vectors, according to a watchdog report.
Cybersecurity
Senate panel complains of slow progress at DHS on biometric exit tracking
Lawmakers grilled officials on the slow pace of progress in setting up a system to gather details on foreign visitors when they leave the U.S.
People
GAO urges agency collaboration to keep federal buildings safe
A 2015 GAO audit of the Federal Protective Services and the General Services Administration finds both agencies should collaborate more in matters of building security.
Digital Government
Hill watchdogs warn on shortcomings in VA's claims system
The Veterans Benefits Management System has improved responses to compensation claims, but government watchdogs are questioning the VA's claims of improvement, as well as overall agency management.
Cybersecurity
Census Bureau misses self-imposed deadline as it implements security fixes
Years-old GAO actions remain unclosed, as the Census Bureau girds itself for 2020.
Cybersecurity
SBA slow to improve IT security, watchdog says
Lawmakers are seeking an overhaul of IT security management at the Small Business Administration, in the wake of a critical Government Accountability Office report.
Digital Government
Build or buy? Critical Census IT decisions loom in 2016
The coming year is full of critical milestones as the Census Bureau prepares for 2020, but fundamental strategy questions remain unanswered.
Digital Government
EPA broke the law with social media push, says GAO
By deploying social tools without the proper attribution and linking to outside web pages with political calls to action, the EPA stands accused of violating rules against "covert propaganda" and lobbying.
Digital Government
Are agencies listening to their watchdogs?
Lawmakers quiz oversight officials about why agencies aren't taking their advice.
Digital Government
Launch delay won't open weather data gap, NOAA says
NOAA bumped the launch of a key weather data collection satellite to October 2016, but the agency doesn't anticipate a gap in weather forecast data because of the change.
Modernization
Can the Library of Congress modernize for the 21st century?
In the midst of leadership changes, Library of Congress officials explain to a House panel where they stand in updating their IT systems and technology strategy.
People
Are political appointees 'burrowing' into the bureaucracy?
Republican lawmakers are concerned that political appointees are joining the ranks of career bureaucrats in large numbers, and want the Government Accountability Office to investigate.
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