CISA
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In today's Federal Newscast, The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said it avoided handing out more than $4.5 billion in improper payments under one of its signature programs in fiscal 2018.
November 19, 2018 -
More than 90 days out the launch of the National Risk Management Center, the team behind the center is staffing up and looking for a headquarters space.
November 02, 2018 -
The Homeland Security Department is excited by the prospect that the National Protection and Programs Directorate could be renamed and restructured as the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency following a vote in the Senate on Wednesday.
October 04, 2018 -
Nearly one year after Congress passed the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act, agencies say they're still looking for more buy-in from from more private sector companies to share and receive cyber threat indicator information with them. Meanwhile, the Justice Department, FBI and Homeland Security Department are trying to perfect their own information sharing practices as an incentive for companies to partner with them.
September 27, 2016 -
Companies are now for the first time sharing cyber threat indicators with the Department of Homeland Security.
September 13, 2016 -
The Obama administration wants federal agencies to have an organized response plan in place before a major cyber attack hits, but cyber officials wonder how soon that strategy will take effect.
August 19, 2016 -
The Cybersecurity Act of 2015 has been in effect for six months, but Congress and the Homeland Security Department say tweaks are needed to encourage more information sharing from industry.
June 17, 2016 -
DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson is scheduled to certify the Automated Indicator Sharing initiative on March 16, which provides a central location for cyber data and a way to share it across agencies and industry.
March 09, 2016 -
Crowell & Moring hosted a webinar for government contractors on what to expect this year, from election predictions to intellectual property rights.
January 18, 2016 -
It's not the best law ever written, but the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act could make things a little better.
December 21, 2015 -
The Senate finally passed a cybersecurity bill. The Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act sailed through. Some people have concerns about CISA's contents, but others say it's long overdue. Todd Helfrich, the director of federal sales at Threat Stream, wrote about CISA for Federal News Radio. He joined In Depth with Francis Rose with all the details.
November 02, 2015 -
The Senate has finally passed a cybersecurity bill. The Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) sailed through on a 74-21 bipartisan vote earlier this week. But not everyone rejoiced at the Senate's decision. Russ Spitler, vice president of Product Strategy at Alien Vault, told Jared Serbu on In Depth with Francis Rose he has some concerns about CISA.
October 30, 2015 -
The Senate's passage of the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act on Oct. 27 has a top House cybersecurity lawmaker pushing for the White House to get the bill as soon as possible.
October 30, 2015 -
The big stories that have broken are more about beginnings than conclusions.
October 28, 2015 -
The Department of Homeland Security's deputy secretary said a bill that would help the private sector share information with the government is much-needed. Critics of the bill worry about citizens' privacy.
October 23, 2015