Cybersecurity
House panel probes Meltdown, Spectre embargo
A House committee is investigating whether coordinated research and disclosure embargoes helped or hurt.
Digital Government
Biden doesn't want cyber war with Russia
Former Vice President Joe Biden supports consequences for Russia for its role in the 2016 U.S. election, but rejected calls to start a tit-for-tat cyber war.
Cybersecurity
Cyber takes on new prominence in shutdown government
Agencies got a sneak preview at the elevated importance cybersecurity programs and personnel can expect to receive during future government shutdowns.
Digital Government
Even without full compliance, DHS happy with email hygiene mandate
Multiple research firms find that 40-50 percent of federal domains missed the first deadline for BOD-18-01, but the Department of Homeland Security is encouraged by the progress made over the past three months.
Cybersecurity
House passes bill restoring State cyber office
Seven months after the Trump administration shuttered a critical State Department office responsible for coordinating international cooperation around cybersecurity issues, Congress took a big step toward reversing the decision.
Cybersecurity
3 ways DHS is helping states with election security
A DHS official touted better relationships with state and local governments, increased information sharing and better tools as election security areas of focus before the upcoming midterm elections.
People
OMB Deputy director of management nominee clears committee
If confirmed by the full Senate, Margaret Weichert will have a hand in several major technology and workforce issues, including IT modernization, supervising the federal CIO and serving as the point person for federal agency reorganization.
Cybersecurity
Feds face limited options for Meltdown, Spectre bugs
Patches can mitigate some of the vulnerabilities found in virtually every processor, but a DHS spokesperson said decisions on hardware replacement will be left up to individual agencies and CIOs.
People
Senator seeks probe of 'burrowing' CFPB fed
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) wants the Office of Special Counsel to look into the conversion of Leandra English from a political appointee at OPM to a career official at CFPB.
Cybersecurity
Will 2018 be the year for blockchain for government?
Government application of the ledger technology lags behind the hype, but expect more experiments to take off in the coming months.
Cybersecurity
Email hygiene mandate takes hold at agencies
While nearly half of federal domains have put policies in place to alert against email spoofing, there's a lot more work to be done.
Digital Government
Bipartisan Senate bill would boost election security aid to states
The measure seeks to boost the level of federal support to state local officials in order to protect the nation's election infrastructure from foreign cyber interference.
Cybersecurity
DHS plans to step up cyber agreements with private companies
DHS is looking at increasing the use of proactive agreements with critical infrastructure entities to prevent and mitigate cyberattacks.
Cybersecurity
U.S. blames WannaCry on North Korea
In the wake of the attribution, DHS says it plans to take a more active role in combatting attacks that target the private sector.
Cybersecurity
Kaspersky challenges DHS software ban in court
Kaspersky Lab announced Dec. 18 that it will challenge a DHS directive banning the use of their software in the federal government.
Digital Government
Congress wants to set the stage for AI regs
A new bill would establish a federal advisory committee to examine the impact of AI.
Cybersecurity
2019 White House budget may include civilian pay freeze
A leaked OMB document featured in a Democratic report from a Senate committee indicates a proposed pay freeze is on the horizon.
Cybersecurity
Senator presses White House to improve election cyber protections
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) asked White House National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster to name an election security czar, grade states on their election infrastructure and designate political campaigns as critical infrastructure.
Cybersecurity
Mirai botnet perpetrators plead guilty
The Department of Justice announced plea deals for three individuals for orchestrating the Mirai botnet attack, which leveraged over 300,000 internet of things devices to wreak havoc on internet infrastructure companies.
Cybersecurity
DHS cyber reorg bill passes House
The bill would rename the National Protection and Programs Directorate and elevate the department's cyber and physical security missions.
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