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- OMB reworking financial system requirements to focus on outcomes, not inputs
- Hagel: Accountability breakdown a leading factor in sexual assaults
- PHOTOS: Meet the 2013 Service to America Medal Finalists
- Lew taps government retiree pension fund
- SBA starting new lending program for veterans
- More Obama aides knew of IRS audit; Obama not told
- Former IRS commissioner heads to Hill amid scandal
- Next-gen Apple devices cleared to join Defense IT networks
- In fight over intelligence IT system, Army prioritizes access to data
- DoD upends slow approval process for mobile devices
- Bonuses to senior execs under fire at GSA, other agencies
- VA's Gould moves the needle on many of VA's toughest challenges
- Tuesday federal headlines - May 21, 2013
FBI cybersecurity expert enters private sector
Timothy Ryan joins Kroll Advisory Solutions as managing director.
CyberSecurity "Progress & Best Practices"
Listen August 14th at 12pm
Program will discuss Progress Report on CyberSecurity in the Federal Government, Top CyberSecurity Priorities , Key Challenges to still overcome in IT Security,
Lessons Learned , and a Vision for The Future
Energy wants utilities to make cybersecurity top priority
The Energy Department is asking electric utilities to make cybersecurity a top priority. It called for a cybersecurity governance board that would share information with the DoE.
WikiLeaks website hit by weeklong attack
The secret-busting organization WikiLeaks says it's been the victim of a sustained denial-of-service attack which has left its website sluggish or inaccessible for more than a week.
New virus sends fake message from the FBI
The FBI is warning the public of a new "drive-by" virus that is sending fake messages that appear to be from federal agencies.
IT managers moving to cloud despite skepticism
Most IT managers are moving data to the cloud, but 40 percent of them believe doing that will weaken security of that data.
Security firm: New computer virus prowling Mideast
A new computer virus tied to some of the most sophisticated cyberweapons thus-far discovered has been found circulating in the Middle East, a Moscow-based computer security company said Thursday. If a link were confirmed, the find would expand the electronic arsenal reportedly deployed by the U.S. and Israel against their rivals in the region.
DoD to rev up the cyber approval process for mobile devices
Instead of using a lengthy security technical implementation guide approval process to decide which tablets and smartphones will be allowed to use its network, the Defense Information Systems Agency wants to put the ball in the vendors' court.
NIST updates guidance for cyber response
An updated how-to guidance for responding to cyber incidents is out.
Obama may act to stop infrastructure cyberattacks
President Barack Obama may use his authority to issue orders compelling or encouraging private industry to meet minimum security standards to protect their computer networks from attacks by hackers or foreign governments, White House counterterrorism adviser John Brennan said Wednesday.
Android apps hotbed for malware, report finds
F-Secure analyzed 19 new families of mobile malware. It found a big increase in products that target Android.
NIST issuing ID cards for testing
The National Institute of Standards and Technology is making it easier for agencies to test the use of logical access control for applications.
USAJobs passes independent cybersecurity test
Auditors found no security weaknesses that present an immediate threat to the jobs portal or user information housed in its database. The test represented the site's first independent security evaluation since OPM took control over USAJobs.gov from Monster Government Solutions in Oct. 2011. Under MGS management, hackers broke into the portal twice in 17 months.
Encrypted laptops ease VA's concerns about data breaches
Department says 99 percent of laptops now are encrypted. Of the 21 laptops reported stolen or missing in the last two months, all were secured with security software.
Cyber acquisitions, the internet tax debate, and the R&D tax credit
On this week's Bloomberg Government Capital Impact show, analysts will discuss which cybersecurity companies are being targeted for mergers and acquisitions. Plus, what's next in the internet tax debate and how are companies benefiting from the R&D tax credit.
August 2, 2012
Senate fails to approve cybersecurity legislation
The Senate failed Thursday to pass legislation to protect the U.S. electrical grid, water supplies and other critical industries from cyberattack and electronic espionage, despite dire warnings from top national security officials about the potential for devastating assaults on American computer networks.
EPA cyber breach exposes 8,000 accounts
The Social Security numbers and bank routing numbers of about 8,000 accounts were exposed in a cyber breach of an Environmental Protection Agency database.
Debate over private sector role stymies Senate cyber bill
A battle over the role companies should play in keeping the U.S. safe from cyber attacks threatens to kill cybersecurity legislation in the Senate
TSP plans RFP to improve data center security by year's end
The contract includes "very stringent" IT security requirements. The announcement follows a data breach that affected 123,000 TSP participants in 2011.
White House shapes intellectual property protection ahead of year-end deadline
The White House is updating its 2010 trade secret theft and counterfeit product prevention strategy. The new plan will incorporate public input, which the administration is currently soliciting from stakeholders.
