In today's Federal Newscast, the Government Accountability Office is looking for service members who were victims of hazing while they served.
President Joe Biden plans to nominate two former members of the NSA to lead CISA and the new White House cyber director office.
In today's Federal Newscast, the Office of Special Counsel handed down a fine and two-year ban from federal service to a former official at Housing and Urban Development.
The Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Accreditation Body named Matt Travis, the former deputy director at CISA, as its new CEO as part of the program’s continued growth.
The threats will only become more sophisticated, multifaceted, and well-orchestrated. Organizations must do the same with their security postures.
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency released a supplement to its March 3 emergency directive outlining new steps agencies need to take over the next three months.
DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said the White House is working on nearly a dozen actions as part of an upcoming cyber-focused executive order.
Congress is doling out money wholesale, including to the still young Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, part of the Department of Homeland Security.
House Homeland Security Committee Ranking Member John Katko (R-N.Y.) says CISA needs “a lot more money and need a lot more resources” to meet its mission, and could easily see Congress giving CISA a $5 billion budget in the coming years.
For some insight, Federal Drive with Tom Temin spoke to Executive Director of Strategic Workforce Planning and Analysis at the Department of Homeland Security Kimya Lee.
Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee pressed OMB, CISA and FBI officials the SolarWinds attack and who is ultimately accountable for responding, mitigating the problems.
House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security members questioned CISA leaders about plans to improve federal cybersecurity efforts.
From a security perspective, the deployment of new equipment, software and virtualized technology to manage communications networks and carrying over some legacy systems are important.
In today's Federal Newscast, any agency wanting a brand new website will have to go through a new provider.
CISA says exploitation of verified credentials in the SolarWinds breach should be cause for alarm and give rise to tighter identity controls in the federal government.