Cybersecurity
FBI needs better data on cyber crime victims
Data used by the FBI's Cyber Division to advise victims of cyber intrusions is unreliable, according to a Justice Department audit.
Modernization
Legacy IT Systems Put the Energy Department at Risk
The department couldn’t quantify the legacy IT on its systems and lacks a comprehensive modernization plan, agency auditors said.
Cybersecurity
Problems with Pentagon’s Classified Data Access Could Put Lives at Risk
A new inspector general report highlights ongoing issues with how military branches are managing their secret network.
Cybersecurity
Identity Theft Services Inefficient at Addressing Data Breach Risks, Watchdog Says
The Government Accountability Office also recommended that Congress should reconsider allowing federal agencies how much coverage is appropriate to offer.
Cybersecurity
Weak links in the defense supply chain
A panel of industry experts told Congress about the widespread ignorance many defense contractors have about the cybersecurity integrity of their own supply chains.
Digital Government
DEA Never Checked If Its Massive Surveillance Operations Are Legal, Watchdog Says
The administration “failed to conduct a comprehensive legal analysis” of three NSA-style bulk data collection programs, according to the Justice Department Inspector General.
Digital Government
OMB is Dropping the Ball on DATA Act Management, Watchdog Says
The office lacks a formal process for revising data standards, and it doesn’t clearly tell agencies when changes are made, the Government Accountability Office found.
Modernization
Watchdog dings Public Buildings Service for bumpy cloud shift
A move of federal lease broker data to a cloud service snarled contracts, according to an oversight report.
Digital Government
Pentagon Watchdog Launches Probe of Acting Defense Chief's Boeing Ties
Shanahan welcomes the investigation pushed by Democrats and transparency group.
Digital Government
VA Botched GI Benefits Modernization Because Nobody Was in Charge, Watchdog Says
The project, which started in August 2017, didn’t have a designated leader until November 2018, the VA inspector general found.
Modernization
Destroyed Notes and a Nondisclosure Agreement Gum Up an EPA Cloud Security Assessment
A routine EPA Office of Inspector General security audit has taken a weird turn.
Digital Government
Lawmaker Wants VA to Explain a Software Tool USDS Flagged as Flawed
A ProPublica report exposed serious issues in a Veterans Affairs Department software tool.
Digital Government
Inside GAO’s Plan to Make Congress More Tech-Savvy
The new Science and Technology Assessment and Analytics group aims to prep lawmakers for big decisions on artificial intelligence, privacy and 5G.
People
DOD slow-walking reorg, watchdog says
The Government Accountability Office found that the Defense Department lacked a proper analysis and transition plan to move certain duties from the CIO to the chief management officer.
Digital Government
Senators spar with Shanahan over $98 billion 'slush fund'
Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan clashed with senators over the overseas contingency operations budget request.
Digital Government
Oversight Dems grill Ross over Census
As a legal battle over the addition of a question on citizenship heads to the Supreme Court, the Commerce Department chief faced questions on Capitol Hill about how and why the question came to be added to the basic 2020 population survey.
Digital Government
Miscategorized Tech Jobs May Hinder Agency Efforts to Fill Critical Vacancies
The Government Accountability Office found agencies assigned a non-IT code to more than 15,000 IT positions.
Cybersecurity
Why TIC and cloud don't mix
The Department of Homeland Security's top cyber official told Congress that policy changes will help agencies move to the cloud and accommodate teleworkers while still protecting federal networks.
Digital Government
Senior lawmaker pushes on EHR access issues
A top appropriator wants answers on how clinicians at the Department of Veterans Affairs will access information on the shared electronic health record system being implemented by the Department of Defense and VA.
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