Digital Government
CISA is still maintaining radio silence with social media as Super Tuesday kicks off
The lack of communication stems from an ongoing Supreme Court case that one top senator says Biden administration lawyers have been “too timid” in addressing.
Cybersecurity
CISA is coordinating with election security partners for Super Tuesday voting
The principal agency responsible for election security is asking public and private sector election administrators to share potential threat information as voters go to the polls.
Cybersecurity
Biden’s new data security order leaves industry officials, privacy advocates scratching their heads
Implementing the executive order will involve crafting new legal mechanisms for data transfers while assuaging ongoing privacy concerns.
Cybersecurity
FCC staff targeted in phishing attack that cloned agency login site
A cybercriminal group built a duplicate webpage used by employees to validate their login credentials.
Acquisition
GSA officials have ‘fundamental disagreements’ with OIG in legality of Chinese camera purchases, per House committee
The agency’s procurement of Owl Labs cameras as part of a pilot program came under scrutiny in January.
Policy
Biden admin to seek surveillance court blessing to renew Section 702 program through next year
The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court will receive the White House filing next month.
Policy
Civil liberties groups urge Congress to keep 702 measures out of upcoming funding votes
Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act is set to expire on April 19 unless reauthorized by Congress.
Cybersecurity
Biden executive order aims to stop adversaries from obtaining, exploiting Americans’ personal data
Data brokers under the order are barred from selling bulk caches of sensitive Americans’ data to multiple foreign countries, including China and Russia.
Cybersecurity
Energy to fund 16 infrastructure cybersecurity projects
The White House’s cybersecurity strategy implementation plan asks the agency to identify pilot projects for energy infrastructure security.
Cybersecurity
NIST debuts the finalized update to its Cybersecurity Framework
The streamlined blueprint has already gotten positive feedback from private sector organizations.
Cybersecurity
White House urges software developers to use memory-safe programming languages
A number of headline-making cyberattacks started with memory safety flaws, a White House cyber official said.
People
Top Pentagon IT official departs deputy CIO role
Lily Zeleke will be taking over “new responsibilities” at the agency, though it’s still unknown what her new position is.
Cybersecurity
New cloud security task force presses for stakeholder accountability
A team convened to focus on cloud security is challenging industry, Congress and the executive branch to address longstanding concerns.
Cybersecurity
FCC to vote on authorizing cyber labeling rules next month
The move is a major piece of a Biden administration push to bring more cyber transparency to consumer products.
Cybersecurity
Russian information operations to likely increase in 2024 amid global election activity, CrowdStrike says
The findings should come as no surprise with the advent of generative AI tools, ongoing geopolitical conflicts and a busy year for elections in the U.S. and Europe.
Cybersecurity
Biden to sign executive order boosting cybersecurity of ports, maritime vessels
The order empowers the Coast Guard to shore up cyber protections for maritime systems and harden current cyber incident reporting rules.
People
NSA cyber director to step down after 34 years of service
His departure comes amid heightened security fears in 2024 and debate over whether to renew a controversial spying power.
Cybersecurity
US, international partners disrupt LockBit ransomware operations
Officials have also developed a tool for victims targeted by LockBit to potentially decrypt their compromised data.
Cybersecurity
FBI disrupts botnet controlled by Russian security services
The news comes just weeks after the U.S. announced it went on the offensive against a China-linked botnet operation.
Acquisition
House Oversight lawmaker probes government purchase of Chinese security cameras
A letter to the General Services Administration's CIO asks why he signed off on the equipment purchase, despite alternatives being available.
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