Report: Cyber Adversaries Could Acquire Foothold in Most DoD Networks
Evolving cyber intrusion techniques makes it likely that determined cyber adversaries could acquire a foothold in most DoD networks, enabling …More
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OMB has submitted a final report to Congress for fiscal 2015 stating that currently enacted or continuing appropriations are within …More
18F Director Advocates End-User Role in Agile Development
The managing director of GSA’s 18F digital services agency, Robert Read, has called for greater involvement of the end-user throughout …More
Sharp Demographic Contrast on Smartphone Internet Usage
Younger, wealthier, more highly educated or African American demographics have the highest rates of mobile Internet access, compared to seniors, …More
Cyber Risks to Control Systems of Buildings Must be Addressed, Says GAO
DHS has begun taking steps to understand the cyber risk to building and access control systems of federal facilities, but …More
Federal IT Projects to be Scrutinized
The Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act has been signed into law as part of the fiscal 2015 defense spending …More
Federal IT Acquisition Workforce Law Signed
The Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act focuses heavily on the need to strengthen the federal IT acquisition workforce as …More
USPS Rolls Out Holiday Augmented Reality App
The Postal Service has been trying to ramp up its direct mail business by educating marketers on a new kind …More
DHS Gets Long-Awaited Hiring, Compensation Authority for Cybersecurity
The recently enacted Border Patrol Agent Pay Reform Act, S-1691, signed by the President on December 18, has given DHS …More
Content APIs Can Help Agencies Meet Business Goals
OMB has been pushing agencies to make more of their data standardized and available, but beyond towing the line content …More
ONR Testing Range Blends Cyber and Combat Operations
The Marines have tested a new cyber range developed by the Office of Naval Research during an amphibious exercise off …More
New FISMA Law Steps Up Cyber Incident Reporting
Agencies will be required to report more detailed information on all major cyber incidents annually under the recently enacted Federal …More
Cybersecurity Workforce Assessment Ordered
Among the slew of cybersecurity bills signed into law at the end of 2014 are the Cybersecurity Workforce Assessment Act, …More
Cybersecurity Fellowship Program Planned
The CWAA, HR-2952, calls on the DHS secretary to submit to Congress a report on the feasibility, cost, and benefits …More
IG: Better Healthcare Website Cybersecurity Testing Needed
Improvements are needed to ensure the security of health care information provided to the IRS by health insurance providers and …More
USPS Operations Functioning Normally Following Data Breach
“Nearly all” Postal Service operations are functioning normally following the recent discovery of a cyber intrusion into some USPS information …More
Breach Announcement Delayed to Help Remediation
USPS issued a FAQ on the breach, saying only that it occurred “recently” but it emerged during a hearing before …More
VA Soliciting Proposals for New Scheduling System
The VA has issued a request for proposal for a new medical appointment scheduling system and is seeking management-based scheduling …More
VA has yet to Mitigate Information Security Vulnerabilities, Says GAO
The VA has taken actions to mitigate previously identified information security vulnerabilities but has not fully addressed them, GAO has …More
Tech Exchange Cyber Security Conference December 2nd
The Department of Health & Human Services will host the annual Tech Exchange cyber security conference, which open to all …More
IG Calls on Energy to Further Identify and MitigateCybersecurity Risks
The Department of Energy bolstered the security and awareness of its unclassified cybersecurity program in fiscal 2014, but additional effort …More
Energy Overspending on IT Hardware, IG Says
In a separate audit, the Energy IG concluded that the department has not effectively managed its IT hardware acquisition process …More
IRS Unable to Deploy $8 Million Case Management System
Despite a year of testing and an $8.6 million investment the IRS has been unable to deploy a new system …More
IG Questions Effectiveness of IRS IT Integration Testing
TIGTA also has questioned the effectiveness of the IRS’s so-called final integration test – FIT, the process used to test …More
IG: Coast Guard Bolstered IT Systems but Budget Constraints Holding it Back
The Coast Guard has been implementing IT systems that effectively support the mission needs of some ships and aircraft and …More
IG Faults SSA Server Patch Management Practices
Weaknesses in the Social Security Administration’s patch management process contribute to a significant deficiency in the agency’s systems environment, the …More
Air Force Rolls out Tool to Streamline Routine Analyst Tasks
The Air Force has announced a new tool designed to streamline many of the routine tasks of its intelligence analysts. …More
NIST Publishes Final Version of Cloud Computing Roadmap
The National Institute of Standards and Technology has announced that it published the final version of the US Government Cloud …More
Ebola Mission Next Test for Developing Army Communications Network
The Army is deploying tactical network and mission command capabilities to West Africa in support of Operation United Assistance, launched …More
DISA Direct Storefront Set to Launch
The Defense Information Systems Agency has announced it will roll out the first wave of its Direct Storefront on October …More
