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FISMA: Why it’s no longer just a checkbox for federal enterprise cybersecurity compliance

Water and wastewater facilities are easy targets for state-sponsored cyberattacks, presenting an unacceptable risk to the American public.

Cloud Computing

Some new thinking on the crucial question of cloud computing security

Commentary

FedRAMP: Moving beyond basic first aid to surgical interventions

Ask the CIO

Exclusive DeRusha says new 2023 cyber metrics reflect agility needed in today’s environment

Cybersecurity

White House sets new deadline for agencies to use CISA monitoring tools

Congress

Updated Cyber grades bring down agencies' scores in FITARA 14

Cybersecurity

White House reviewing agency zero trust cybersecurity plans

Cybersecurity

Spurred on by Russia, Senate bill carries slew of cyber requirements for agencies, industry

Director Avril Haines of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) speaks during a House Intelligence Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, April 15, 2021. (Al Drago/Pool via AP)

Federal Newscast

Is the government classifying too much information?

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Cybersecurity

Congress wants to overhaul FISMA. Agencies are already measuring security differently

Cybersecurity

Why no one has gotten to the bottom of the Log4j cybersecurity hole

The Capitol is seen as members of the House of Representatives vote on a short-term lift of the nation's debt limit and ensure the federal government can continue fully paying its bills into December, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Cybersecurity

Lawmakers see 'real opportunity' to modernize federal cyber playbook

Nancy Pelosi, Pete Aguilar, Bennie Thompson

Cybersecurity

CISA cyber incident reporting requirements trip on defense bill finish line

FILE - In this April 5, 2009 file photo, the Department of Health and Human Services building is seen in Washington. A government audit finds that more than 1 in 4 cases of possible sexual and physical abuse against nursing home patients apparently went unreported to police. The Health and Human Services inspector general's office faults Medicare for failing to enforce a federal law that requires nursing homes to immediately notify police. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Agency Oversight

Data management emerges as a top performance challenge for Health and Human Services

Cybersecurity

Agencies entering ‘execution’ phase of Biden’s cyber executive order

Chairman Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., speaks during a Senate Governmental Affairs Committee hybrid nominations hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, April 22, 2021, to consider the nominees for Postal Service Governors Anton Hajjar, Amber McReynolds, and Ronald Stroman, along with Kiran Ahuja, the nominee to be Office of Personnel Management Director. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Cybersecurity

Senate lawmakers introduce FISMA reforms, including cyber incident reporting for agencies, contractors

Cybersecurity

Biden cybersecurity leaders back incident reporting legislation as 'absolutely critical'

William Rinehart

Cybersecurity

What about those seven departments who remain lax in cybersecurity controls?

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Commentary

The improved Technology Modernization Fund needs other reinforcement

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Federal Insights

Who says mobile devices need protecting? FISMA, NIST and the DoD for starters.
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Commentary

Breaking down FITARA’s cyber scores: How do we raise the grade?

Steny Hoyer, Anthony Brown, Eliot Engel, Don Beyer

Federal Newscast

DC area lawmakers hope to block funding for BLM move

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Veterans Affairs

VA cites slow progress in moving the needle on longstanding cyber concerns

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