Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
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The president ousted Christopher Krebs, a Trump appointee and director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, in a tweet saying his recent statement defending the security of the election was “highly inaccurate.”
November 17, 2020 -
Senate lawmakers want to add $40 million to the continuous diagnostics and mitigation (CDM) program in fiscal 2021 for a total of $325 million.
November 16, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) and Mark Pocan (D-Wis.) warn that appointing former industry heads could cause bloated military budgets.
November 13, 2020 -
Bryan Ware, the assistant director of the cybersecurity division at CISA, resigned on Thursday and CISA Director Chris Krebs may be next on the chopping block.
November 12, 2020 -
NGA chief technology officer Mark Munsell and SSA’s deputy commissioner Lester Diamond retired after more than 20 years each of federal service capping a busy two months of retirements and executives on the move.
November 10, 2020 -
The future of connectivity is 5G, and CISA wants to ensure that the federal government and its many partners are as secure as possible when it comes.
November 06, 2020 -
The National Capital Planning Commission approved plans to build a 600,000 square foot headquarters for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.
November 06, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Office of Special Counsel issued a post-election Hatch Act advisory. The voting is over, so the OSC says it's ok to sport hats or T-shirts or to display pictures while you're on duty.
November 05, 2020 -
Federal involvement in election processing has steadily grown deeper.
November 03, 2020 -
Contractors should get ready for a busy holiday season with final solicitations expected to come from DISA, NIH and DHS for mega-contracts.
November 02, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, Vietnam Veterans of America and DHS’ Cybersecurity and Information Security Agency say they’re trying to stop disinformation campaigns targeting military and veteran communities.
October 27, 2020 -
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency will offer its Automated Information Sharing (AIS) program and new vulnerability disclosure platform as shared services to help improve the sharing of cyber threats.
October 06, 2020 -
In today's Federal Newscast, Congress makes another push to allow federal employees and military members to opt-out of the president's payroll tax deferral.
October 05, 2020 -
FBI Deputy Assistant Director Clyde Wallace said much of the bureau’s new strategy focuses on its leadership of the National Cyber Investigative Joint Task Force.
October 01, 2020 -
Industry cyber experts say the unnamed agency failed to secure their networks with basic cyber hygiene steps and ended up becoming the latest victim of a sophisticated cyber attack.
September 25, 2020