Ideas
What Social Media Regulation Could Look Like: Think of Pipelines, Not Utilities
A potential preview of what social media regulation might look like.
Cybersecurity
GAO Highlights Interoperability Challenges With Zero Trust
A cybersecurity specialist from the watchdog is ready to dive into related policy implications, but says work on agencies’ implementation is the more immediate concern.
Digital Government
Lawmakers Intro Bill to Ban TikTok in U.S.
TikTok poses a national security threat, according to lawmakers on both sides of the political aisle.
Digital Government
Inspector General Reforms Could Be on the Horizon
The negotiated version of the National Defense Authorization Act contains language to protect IGs from political interference and help them do their jobs better.
Emerging Tech
GAO: Agencies Need to Conduct Cyber Risk Assessments of IoT, OT Devices in Critical Infrastructure Sectors
A Government Accountability Office report found that the agencies responsible for managing infrastructure in the healthcare and public health, energy and transportation sectors need to better assess their cyber risk mitigation strategies.
Digital Government
Lawmakers Discuss Crypto Regulatory Bill Following FTX Collapse
Members on the Senate Agriculture Committee consider applying classic market restrictions to the digital asset marketplace with financial regulators.
Digital Government
USDA ‘Did Not Establish Performance Goals’ For its Broadband Program, Watchdog Says
A report from the Government Accountability Office found that the Agriculture Department’s ReConnect program lacks set performance objectives and a detailed fraud mitigation framework.
Emerging Tech
Capitol Hill Presses Crypto Exchanges Post-FTX Bankruptcy
Lawmakers launch probes into financial details of cryptocurrency exchanges as federal regulators stay quiet on FTX investigations.
Digital Government
The Latest Improper Payment Numbers Are Here, But What Do They Mean?
The Office of Management and Budget published its annual governmentwide report on improper payments, but a fraud expert says they aren’t entirely reliable.
Policy
Transportation Needs to Share More Info on Connected Vehicle Strategy, Watchdog Says
The Department of Transportation is developing ways to use less spectrum in connected vehicles, following an FCC decision.
Cybersecurity
IG dings State Department's information security program in annual report
The State Department Office of the Inspector General says it found weaknesses in eight of nine domains in an audit of the department's information security program.
Cybersecurity
Offshore Drilling Operations Vulnerable to Cyberattacks, Watchdog Warns
The Government Accountability Office made a new case for improving the cybersecurity safeguards within offshore drilling and natural gas facilities.
Ideas
What the World Would Lose With the Demise of Twitter: Valuable Eyewitness Accounts and Raw Data on Human Behavior, as Well as a Habitat for Trolls
Twitter is a lot more than just tweets.
Cybersecurity
Secret Service’s Zero Trust Plan Must Account for OMB Guidance, Watchdog Says
The Secret Service’s plan for adopting a zero trust architecture model across the agency’s systems has not been updated since the Office of Management and Budget released new guidance in January.
Cybersecurity
DOD Must Enhance Cyber Incident Reporting and Sharing, Watchdog Says
The Government Accountability Office found that the Pentagon “lacks an accountable organization and consistent guidance” for documenting and sharing details about reported cyber incidents.
Cybersecurity
Breaches of personal data at DOD have doubled since 2015
A recent oversight report detailed that the Defense Department experienced nearly 1,900 breaches of personally identifiable information in 2021 and may need a better system for informing affected individuals.
Ideas
Enhancing the FITARA scorecard
Opportunities exist to enhance the FITARA scorecard to ensure its continued relevance and to keep pace with technology changes.
Digital Government
America’s Election Systems are More Than Just machines – They’re People, Who are Overworked, Underpaid and Feeling Pressured
People matter in election tabulation.
Policy
Wyden blasts wide, unfettered government access to passport files
The revelation comes from ongoing probes into a leak investigation at Customs and Border Protection from Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.).
Digital Government