Department of Health and Human Services

Even without the up-and-down appropriations negotiations it would be a busy week on Capitol Hill. Firewall Editor in Chief David Hawkings shared more on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.

The guide was mandated by the Cybersecurity Act of 2015 and Julie Chua at the Department of Health and Human Services joined Federal Drive with Tom Temin to share what’s in it.

In today’s Federal Newscast, the Federal Protective Service mismanaged its payroll and budget leading to excessive overtime and spending shortfalls. 

The Department of Health and Human Services is considering a new proposal that would limit HHS employees to one day of telework a week, according to the National Treasury Employees Union.

In today’s Federal Newscast, citing the cost of defending himself against “false” allegations, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke said he will be stepping down.

In today’s Federal Newscast, 11 agencies improved their grades, and for the first time no agency received an F on the Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act or FITARA scorecard.

Jothi Dugar, the NIH’s clinical center’s chief information security officer, said she is using the agency’s Diversity of Science effort to increase the number of women in cybersecurity.

Three areas of review were identified for more cybersecurity integration including the checklists for approving medical devices.

HHS OIG wants stakeholders to know its cybersecurity team is preparing the department to handle incidents like the WannaCry ransomware attack.

The Federal Leadership and Professional Development Seminar series is the brainchild of Kim Wittenberg, a health scientist administrator at the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality at HHS.