Cybersecurity
Tech is center stage in global IRS tax crime partnership
The IRS announced a global partnership with four other nations that will focus on information and technology sharing, cooperation on criminal and financial investigations, cybercrime and cryptocurrencies.
Acquisition
New rule covers purchasing authority for cyber emergencies
The federal government is moving to expand emergency procurement authority for purchases used to respond to or recover from a cyber attack, according to a new proposed rule in the Federal Register.
Cybersecurity
IRS wants cloud-based AI to sniff out insider threats
The tax agency is looking for a cloud-based, artificially intelligent analytical platform that can identify and mitigate cyber and insider threats within the agency.
Cybersecurity
Senate panel votes to revive State cyber office
Lawmakers are closing in on an effort to reverse a Trump administration move to sideline a cyber diplomacy function at State.
Cybersecurity
Feinstein bill bans bots
A new bill from the ranking Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee would but restrictions on the use of social media bots by political groups.
Cybersecurity
Audit finds another cyber headache for IRS
Two years after the Get Transcript breach, officials at the tax agency are still getting dinged for insufficient protection of sensitive taxpayer data.
Cybersecurity
Regulators grapple with supply chain security
The government wants to crack down on cybersecurity threats and counterfeits in the global tech supply chain without harming U.S. companies.
People
Reorg includes clearance overhaul
The plan would strip the Office of Personnel Management of its authority over background investigations and make the Pentagon the central hub for security clearance authority in the federal government.
Modernization
Lawmakers question Google-Huawei partnership
Five Capitol Hill security hawks are asking Google CEO Sundar Pichai to justify a partnership with Chinese telecommunications manufacturer Huawei.
Modernization
Senate moves to maintain ZTE sanctions
Congress and the White House could be headed toward a showdown over a provision in the Senate defense bill designed to undo a move by President Trump easing sanctions on the Chinese telecom giant ZTE.
Acquisition
NRC seeks CDM contract extension, cites lack of 'vision' by DHS
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission moved to extend an integration contract related to CDM by claiming DHS failed to articulate "a complete architectural vision" at the outset of the program.
Acquisition
New federal contracting rule cuts off Kaspersky
The government is seeking to eliminate all traces of cybersecurity firm Kaspersky Labs from federal systems, issuing a new interim rule to extend the governmentwide ban to contractors.
Cybersecurity
What happens when data becomes more important than the mission?
As the prominence of the cyber domain intensifies, the Pentagon increasingly must choose between supporting the mission and protecting its valuable data.
People
21 House Republicans ask Trump to rescind workforce orders
A group of 21 Republican lawmakers wants the Trump administration to reconsider three executive orders on federal unions that they say undermine existing labor laws.
Cybersecurity
Senate approves Krebs to lead NPPD
After running the operation for almost a year, the temporary head of the National Protection and Programs Directorate is set to be sworn in as the group's official director.
Cybersecurity
Treasury hits infosec vendors with Russia-related sanctions
The U.S. government on Monday added to a growing list of organizations and individuals sanctioned and charged with assisting Russia in cyberattacks against the United States.
Cybersecurity
Trump gets cyber diplomacy and workforce advice from agencies
State, Commerce and DHS delivered on President Trump's 2017 executive order.with policy guidance on cyber diplomacy and building a cyber workforce.
Cybersecurity
Judge upholds government ban on Kaspersky products
A federal judged ruled that a ban on Kaspersky products by DHS and a similar ban contained in the 2018 defense bill are constitutional.
Modernization
Will an IT update revamp government?
Reimagined tech and modernization funds can accomplish only so much if policies and processes don't keep pace.
Cybersecurity
According to OMB, 3 out of 4 agencies is risking cyber attack
Two familiar problems -- old tech and the lack of a qualified cyber workforce -- were blamed for leaving many agencies vulnerable to modern-day hacking groups.
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