Cybersecurity
Secure Elections Act sponsors eye lame duck session
Congress won't pass election security legislation before the midterms, but sponsors are working to get a vote on the floor before a new Congress is sworn in next year.
Digital Government
DHS says teamwork is improving election security
DHS chief Kirstjen Nielsen said her agency, the intel community and states are taking steps to make sure they're working out of the same playbook for securing the November elections.
Cybersecurity
Agencies still need help protecting high value assets
A newly released DHS report reveals feedback from agencies on some of the biggest technical and bureaucratic obstacles they face protecting their most sensitive and mission critical IT assets.
Digital Government
Lawmakers see advanced tech gap with China shrinking
At two hearings, members of Congress discussed ways to accelerate progress in quantum computing, AI, 5G and other emerging technologies.
Digital Government
Hurd expects Congress to restore TMF funding
Rep. Will Hurd (R-Texas) said he believes Senate concerns about Technology Modernization Fund transparency "have been addressed" and expects funding to be included in final FY19 appropriations.
Cybersecurity
Security clearance backlog drops 9 percent
An interagency council credits a series of changes instituted to the security clearance process this year with the first drop unprocessed background investigations in years.
Digital Government
Watchdog dings contractors for IRS tax day outage
The tax agency plans to seek damages from one contractor as a result of contractual performance targets missed during an embarrassing 2018 system failure.
Cybersecurity
Trump's cyber strategy: what they are saying
The Trump administration's new cyber doctrine may go a long way in clarifying the role of different agencies, but cybersecurity experts and former U.S. officials still have questions.
Cybersecurity
White House rolls out new national cyber strategy
The Trump administration's long-awaited cyber strategy promises a more aggressive willingness to use offensive operations against nation-states and criminal groups in the digital domain.
Cybersecurity
Wyden wants better cyber protections for lawmakers, staff
Congressional cybersecurity personnel may be barred from using appropriated funds to protect the personal email and devices of members and staff, according to a letter by Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.).
Cybersecurity
Botnet bandits drop dimes on cybercrimes
New court filings reveal how the operators of the infamous Mirai botnet are helping the FBI combat cybercrime.
Digital Government
FEMA tackles the hurricane rumor mill with new web page
As it responds to the potential devastation of Hurricane Florence, FEMA has set up a new web page to track and warn the public about unsubstantiated whisper campaigns related to relief efforts.
Acquisition
How to win funds and modernize technology
As TMF funding hangs in the balance, the modernization board advises applicants not to bury the lede.
Digital Government
Trump order imposes consequences on election meddlers
Congressional advocates for legislation on voting security said the Trump order was welcome but didn't go far enough.
Cybersecurity
Should DHS do more with DMARC data?
A 2017 cybersecurity directive is providing DHS with a flood of data on hackers attempting to penetrate federal systems through fake emails, but thus far the agency has not articulated a plan for using the information.
Cybersecurity
Federal agencies reacted unevenly to Equifax breach
The federal government's central cyber incident response agency played a minor role in the wake of the Equifax breach, while agencies wondered who was in charge.
Cybersecurity
U.S. charges North Korean programmer for WannaCry, Sony hack
The U.S. government levied criminal and economic sanctions against a North Korean programmer and a company accused of carrying out the 2014 Sony hack, the 2017 WannaCry attacks and other cybercrimes.
Cybersecurity
House passes CDM bill
The bill now moves to the Senate, where previous DHS cyber reform efforts have stalled over jurisdictional issues.
Cybersecurity
How to spot a bot
A new report provides a deep dive into the sophisticated behavior and strategies that guide Russian botnet-directed disinformation and influence campaigns.
Cybersecurity
Chinese hacker group targets tech supply chain, report says
New evidence of a Chinese hacking group's links to Beijing could give U.S. investigators new ammunition to crack down on economic espionage and threats to the technology supply chain.
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