Digital Government
Congress passes $1.1T spending bill
Congress passed the omnibus appropriations bill on Dec. 18, funding the federal government through fiscal year 2016 and averting a possible shutdown.
Cybersecurity
More collaboration with tech companies needed to counter Islamic State online
The State Department is continuing its efforts to undermine the Islamic State online, now that militants prefer to use private and sometimes encrypted communications rather than public-facing social media.
Digital Government
Johnson introduces updates to terror watch system
A new bulletin marks an effort to refine the way the government alerts the public about terrorism threats.
Cybersecurity
Cyber to hitch a ride on must-pass spending bill
Landmark cybersecurity legislation was included in the omnibus spending bill to fund the government through fiscal year 2016, but some privacy advocates are still determined to oppose the measure.
Cybersecurity
Hurd urges changes to Visa Waiver Program
Rep. Will Hurd (R-Texas), one of leading tech experts on Capitol Hill, is looking to pressure European allies to disclose more data to the Visa Waiver Program.
Digital Government
House passes five-day CR
The House passed a continuing resolution on Dec. 11, which would keep the government funded through Dec. 16.
Cybersecurity
IG report highlights IT shortfalls at State
The IG's semiannual report to Congress highlights IT and cybersecurity risk areas at the State Department.
Digital Government
Are agencies listening to their watchdogs?
Lawmakers quiz oversight officials about why agencies aren't taking their advice.
People
Former State Dept. official cops to cyberstalking scheme
A former State Department employee pleaded guilty to computer hacking, cyberstalking and "sextortion" while based at the U.S. embassy in London.
Cybersecurity
Senators seek answers about data gaps in visa waiver program
A Senate panel quizzed policymakers and experts about potential remedies for problems with the 30-year-old visa waiver program.
Cybersecurity
Cyber legislation could hitch a ride on funding bill
Lawmakers hammering out the details on House and Senate cybersecurity legislation have not ruled out the possibility that the measure could make its way into a larger funding bill.
Digital Government
Continuing resolution may be needed to buy time for appropriations work
Congress may have to fund the government with a temporary spending measure while an omnibus appropriations bill is finalized.
Digital Government
The evolving role of the chief data officer
Chief data officers are still finding out where they fit into agency plans and hierarchies.
Modernization
McCaul wants new commission on encryption and law enforcement
Top law enforcement officials have decried unbreakable commercial encryption as a dark space for terrorists and criminals. In the wake of the San Bernardino and Paris attacks, one House leader wants to take a hard look at the technology.
Cybersecurity
DHS pushing for more public-private partnership on cyber
The Department of Homeland Security's assistant secretary is pushing for greater cooperation on public-private sectors on cyber security efforts between U.S. and Israel, after concluding a dialogue with Israeli officials this week.
Digital Government
Feds don't need shutdown plans, lawmakers say
Members of Congress do not anticipate a government shutdown even though there are only four legislative days left to come to a bipartisan agreement on a spending bill.
People
OMB director announces new privacy panel
OMB Director Shaun Donovan announced the creation of a new Federal Privacy Council which will be formed in 2016.
Digital Government
VA taking free advice from tech firms on scheduling
The Veterans Affairs chief and a Virginia lawmaker applaud the public/private partnership working on fixing the troubled VA medical scheduling system.
Digital Government
Carter: Countering Islamic State online is 'very important'
Defense Secretary Ash Carter and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph Dunford see online response as a part of the battle against the Islamic State group.
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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