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- OMB reworking financial systems to focus on outcomes, not inputs
- Lew taps government retiree pension fund to avoid default
- OMB taps VanRoekel to lead management team
- PHOTOS: Meet the 2013 Service to America Medal Finalists
- Hagel: Accountability breakdown was leading factor in sexual assaults
- Former IRS commissioner faces questions about Tea Party
- SBA starting new lending program for veterans
- New Apple devices cleared to join DoD IT networks
- Army prioritizes access to data in fight over intelligence IT system
- DoD upends slow approval process for mobile devices
- Senior execs' bonuses under fire at agencies
- Gould moves the needle on many of VA's toughest challenges
- Tuesday federal headlines - May 21, 2013
DHS hires 8 senior officials since fall 2011
Mark Weatherford became undersecretary for cybersecurity last fall. Since then, he has hired eight senior officials to fill high-profile positions.
Cutoff by computer virus averted
The Wall Street Journal reported the largest Internet service providers took steps Sunday to make sure infected machines could stay online.
Air Force Weapons School graduates first cyber warriors
The Air Force Weapons School recently graduated its first six airmen specially trained in cyber warfare.
USPS fighting back against the insider threat
The Postal Service's E-Access system helps control employee access to systems and data. The single sign-on environment lets managers and database owners assign privileges to employees based on need.
Malware may knock thousands off Internet on Monday
The warnings about the Internet problem have been splashed across Facebook and Google. Internet service providers have sent notices, and the FBI set up a special website.
DHS reports surge in cyber attacks against critical infrastructure
In 2011, companies reported 198 cyber incidents to the Homeland Security Department — a nearly 383 percent increase above 2010, according to a June 28 report from the Industrial Control Systems Cyber Emergency Response Team (ICS-CERT). Companies reported nine such incidents in 2009., when DHS opened ICE-CERT to help protect private-sector operators critical infrastructure from "emerging" cyber threats.
Cloud computing and security
Ted Davis, president of Unisys Federal Systems, will talk about how his company can help your transition to the cloud.
July 3, 2012
Report: Drones vulnerable to hacking
Unmanned drones are vulnerable to computer hacking that could allow outside force to control them, according to new research.
Former White House cyber czar rejoins private sector
Former White House Cyber Coordinator Howard Schmidt, who retired in May, has landed back in the private sector. Schmidt will join Qualys, a company specializing in information security and compliance cloud solutions.
Human behavior leads to security risks in cyberverse
The department responsible for keeping the government safe from cyber threats could use some help of its own when it comes to securing mobile devices.
FedBizOpps.gov contractor under FBI investigation
The government is investigating allegations against Symplicity Corp. for allegedly accessing without permission the internal networks of two competitors in the education sector. Symplicity, which runs three governmentwide websites, denies any wrongdoing and calls the government's search warrant a one-sided justification for the investigation. Experts say the company could face suspension from new federal procurements.
Cybercrime disclosures rare despite new SEC rule
Hackers broke into computers at hotel giant Wyndham Worldwide Corp. three times in two years and stole credit card information belonging to hundreds of thousands of customers. Wyndham didn't report the break-in in corporate filings even though the Securities and Exchange Commission wants companies to inform investors of cybercrimes.
Bill sets timeframe for VA to contact data breach victims
Veterans Affairs would have to contact victims of data breaches within 10 days under a bill approved by a House subcommittee.
Cybersecurity center aims at increasing business-government collaboration
NIST launched the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence in February and now is giving industry details on how it will work. The center's goal is to bring businesses and government together to solve cyber problems.
DHS hones dynamic approach to securing agency computer networks
Homeland Security releases policy and guidance on how departments and vendors will implement continuous monitoring and get away from static reports on the cyber health of their systems. DHS is hoping Congress approves a $200 million funding request to buy five different commercial cyber tools, a dashboard and a security data warehouse in 2013.
Cyber bill tracker
The pressing need for cybersecurity legislation has led to widely divergent paths in the House and Senate. The House has opted for a more incremental approach, while the Senate has crafted comprehensive legislation
UK LulzSec hackers plead guilty to CIA hacks
Hackers that attacked the Central Intelligence Agency and the Defense Department have pleaded guilty to those attacks in a court in London, SC Magazine reported.
FBI undercover effort snares hackers
Federal officials have arrested two dozen hackers in a cyber-crime ring that stretches from Japan to middle America.
DHS gets serious about continuous network monitoring
Homeland Security is getting serious about making sure all federal agencies get on board with continuous network monitoring. Keeping a vigilant eye out is the best way to fend off cyber attacks, DHS officials say.
Congress running out of time to pass priority bills
Lawmakers have about 23 real work days left before the end of the fiscal year to pass USPS reform, comprehensive cyber, DoD authorization and all the 2013 spending bills. Experts hold out little hope even after the passage of the FDA bill and the expected approval of the highway legislation.
