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CISA would get $3 billion under the Biden admin's budget request, including funding to implement new cyber incident reporting rules.
Federal technology leaders from DISA, Army PEO-EIS and CMS are heading for new jobs in the private and public sectors.
TSA is focused on improving its customer experience, at a time when it’s seeing a record volume of interactions with the public.
Agencies should offer pay bonuses, faster leave accrual and telework flexibilities, OPM said in new federal AI hiring guidance.
The U.S. Marshals service arrested no less than 73,000 fugitives in 2023. And it concluded a multi-agency operation focusing on violent fugitives and drug pushers that had 600 arrests alone.
Contractors are wary of the latest proposed rule giving DoD access to their IT systems. It is part of an effort to improve cybersecurity with incident reporting and information sharing. Another rule would impose new requirements on contractors unclassified systems.
Dating apps might peak on Valentine's Day, but they are a gushing sluiceway for frauds known as romance scams. Now they are getting extra attention from five federal agencies, including the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).
In today's Federal Newscast: The Navy no longer requires a high school diploma to enlist. A long-time federal technology executive is retiring. And a former acting IG has been sentenced to 18 months in prison in a software-theft conspiracy.
Scott Simpson, the digital transformation lead for the Procurement Innovation Lab at the Homeland Security Department, said it’s planning a “hack the policy” event this year to update or eliminate acquisition requirements that are out of date.
Lawmakers are also investigating whether the SSA IG inappropriately referred the DHS IG to an outside law firm.
TMF has a new acting leader, a long-time Senate staffer heads to the White House cyber office, and three federal acquisition and IT leaders head out the door.
The CSRB is modeled after the National Transportation Safety Board, but some experts say the cyber board needs more independence and transparency.
Matt House, the program manager for the continuous diagnostics and mitigation program at CISA, said the governmentwide dashboard is in a good place in terms of capability and usage across the government.
In a long federal career, Elizabeth Cappello has typified people who get things done. A former Marine, she worked at the old U.S. Customs Service, later at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Now, she's the deputy chief information officer for the Homeland Security Department. The Federal Drive with Tom Temin talked to her about her storied career, that just had an exclamation point attached to the end of it with a Presidential Rank Award.