People
OAI's Liddell promoted at White House
Chris Liddell, a top White House tech aide, has been tapped as chief of staff John Kelly's deputy for policy coordination.
Cybersecurity
House cyber leaders push CDM funding
Three lawmakers with cyber policy expertise are urging appropriators to fully fund the administration's request for the Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation program.
Digital Government
Congress running out of time to pass funding bill
With just over a week until the next shutdown deadline arrives, Congress again stares down whether to pass an omnibus bill, another stopgap funding measure or to shut down the government.
Cybersecurity
Lawmakers look to boost Energy's cybersecurity role
To protect critical infrastructure and the energy sector against cyber threats, lawmakers are looking to boost the Department of Energy's cybersecurity role.
Cybersecurity
IG: Interior unprepared for cyber threats
The Department of Interior’s watchdog found the agency's incident response program to be inadequate, citing network users visits to malware-plagued websites.
Digital Government
How transparent is FOIA?
The DOJ recently launched a one-stop shop to centralize the submissions of Freedom of Information Act requests, but senators on both sides of the aisle have issues with how little information agencies are releasing.
Cybersecurity
Warner: U.S. is unprepared for cyber threats
The vice chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee believes the U.S. is facing 21st century threats with obsolete technology and old ways of thinking.
People
GAO: SSA chief has been 'acting' too long
For the first time, an acting senior official elevated under the Trump administration has been cited for holding down a political job longer than allowed under the Vacancies Act.
Cybersecurity
White House hints at new cyber policies
Changes sparked by the cybersecurity executive order are on the horizon, a top administration official said.
Digital Government
DOJ launches one-stop shop for FOIA requests
The Department of Justice launched a one-stop shop for users to submit online Freedom of Information Act requests across government.
Acquisition
Can Census staff up for 2020?
With the decennial count looming, a watchdog report finds problems with how the Census Bureau handles background checks of temporary employees.
Acquisition
After breach, OPM ignored contracting requirements in ID monitoring deal
Nearly four years after the data breach, OPM was found to have improperly awarded a multi-million contract for identity theft services.
People
How can agencies focus on the workforce during reorgs?
The Trump administration faces the challenge of trying to improve federal employee engagement amid plans to reduce overall headcount at many civilian agencies.
Digital Government
Are postal carriers out as potential census takers?
Lawmakers are pressing the Census Bureau's decision to ditch a pilot program to test postal workers as enumerators in the 2020 population count.
People
FBI taps veteran agent to head IT shop
The FBI named John S. Adams to serve as the executive assistant director of its Information and Technology Branch.
Cybersecurity
IG to investigate FEMA IT management
DHS' internal watchdog is planning to dig into FEMA's IT management practices, due to concerns it was misled by FEMA leadership about progress on IT management goals.
Cybersecurity
Lawmaker looks to boost FTC power in data breach enforcement
California Democrat Ted Lieu wants to expand the authority of the Federal Trade Commission to take action against companies who lose their consumer data in security breaches.
People
HR managers want fewer regs, more tech to make hires
As the typical time to hire continues to creep upward, federal managers voiced their support for fewer hiring rules and regulations, more hiring fairs and better uses of tech and data in the process.
Modernization
OMB issues final MGT Act guidance
The Office of Management and Budget is officially accepting submissions from agencies for funds to modernize their outdated technologies under the Modernizing Government Technology Act.
Digital Government
How government data is at risk
Open data advocates and former government employees have concerns about the fate of open government data, in light of budget and budget and staffing cuts and topics facing increased politicization.
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