Modernization
Kilmer named to chair House modernization panel
A new House select committee will be charged with examining how to modernize outdated technology and procedures.
Cybersecurity
HHS releases cyber guides for healthcare orgs
The Department of Health and Human Services has rolled out new guidance to protect organizations in the health care sector from cyberattacks.
Cybersecurity
Election security bills face hurdles in 2019
House Democrats will likely push new election security legislation in 2019, but obstacles remain in the Senate and the White House.
Digital Government
'Stone Panda' hackers indicted in campaign that targeted U.S. government networks
The Department of Justice announced criminal charges against two Chinese nationals accused of a years-long campaign to hack U.S. government agencies and private companies around the world in order to steal trade secrets and intellectual property.
Cybersecurity
Senate passes bill to establish governmentwide supply chain council
New legislation would establish an interagency council with broad authority to develop rules of the road for federal supply chain security.
Cybersecurity
GAO: Most agencies aren't sticking to the cybersecurity script
A new audit finds that many big federal agencies aren't implementing key strategies contained in NIST cybersecurity framework.
Digital Government
Reports reveal massive scale of Russian disinformation ops
Russian influence operations aimed at the U.S. electorate were more widespread than previously known and remain ongoing to this day, according to two new reports.
Cybersecurity
FEC: Lawmakers and staff may use campaign funds for personal cybersecurity
The Federal Election Commission voted Thursday to allow Congress to reallocate leftover campaign funds to protect personal electronic devices and accounts of members and staff.
Cybersecurity
DOJ preps major push around ID management
The Department of Justice is gearing up to build an extensive identity and access management portfolio for employees and contractors over the next three years.
Modernization
Watchdog: IRS botched Linux migration
Poor IT governance has prevented the IRS from making progress on a long-term effort to migrate 141 legacy applications from proprietary vendor software to open-source Linux operating systems, according to an audit.
Cybersecurity
'Culture of cybersecurity complacency' blamed for 2017 Equifax hack
A new congressional report states that Equifax executives knew about critical security flaws months before they discovered they had been hacked, but did little to address the problems.
Cybersecurity
Warner calls for new cyber doctrine
Senator Mark Warner (D-Va.) called for a new "whole of society" cyber doctrine designed to combat modern threats from hackers and disinformation campaigns.
Cybersecurity
DHS risk agency eyes January policy push
The National Risk Management Center at the Department of Homeland Security plans to have lists of national critical functions and supply chain priorities in place by January.
Modernization
IRS pilot program looks to jump-start IT innovation
The IRS is laying the groundwork for a series of pilot projects over the next year to flesh out its IT modernization priorities.
Cybersecurity
DOJ continues push for encrypted comms
New proposals by Western governments to increase law enforcement access to encrypted data continue to generate the same objections from cybersecurity and cryptography experts.
Digital Government
House opposition starts to take shape
House Republicans announced a slew of changes to key committee posts.
Cybersecurity
Treasury places digital currency addresses on sanctions list
The Treasury Department has publicly flagged two cryptocurrency addresses associated with two Iranian individuals indicted for their role in a worldwide, multimillion dollar ransomware campaign.
Cybersecurity
Former FBI cyber official cautions against weakening encryption laws
A former top cyber official at the FBI says weaker laws around encryption won't help law enforcement and could result in unacceptable collateral damage to industry and data security.
Cybersecurity
IRS missed 11,000 compromised SSNs
An IRS office charged with monitoring and mitigating the impact of external data breaches is faltering when it comes to keeping track of the problem, according to an IG audit.
Cybersecurity
NSA IG says expanded subpoena authorities could help oversight
While discussing the controversial overcollection of phone records, NSA IG Robert Storch said new authorities to compel testimony from companies that participate in such programs could help hold the agency accountable.
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