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Cyber grades bring down agencies’ scores in FITARA 14

The 14th version of the FITARA scorecard shows one agency increased their score, while eight earned lower scores, mostly due to cybersecurity shortcomings.

Congress

White House reviewing agency zero trust cybersecurity plans

Cybersecurity

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

Cybersecurity

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)

Is the government classifying too much information?

Federal Newscast

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

Cybersecurity

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Digital padlock securing data with connections on dark blue technology background. Digital safety concept. 3d render.

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

Cybersecurity

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)

Lawmakers see ‘real opportunity’ to modernize federal cyber playbook

Cybersecurity

Nancy Pelosi, Pete Aguilar, Bennie Thompson

CISA cyber incident reporting requirements trip on defense bill finish line

Cybersecurity

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)

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

Agency Oversight

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

Cybersecurity

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)

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

Cybersecurity

Biden cybersecurity leaders back incident reporting legislation as ‘absolutely critical’

Senior officials supported fines for companies that don’t comply with proposed cyber reporting regulations.

Cybersecurity

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

For analysis, Federal Drive with Tom Temin spoke with senior fellow at the Center for Growth and Opportunity at Utah State University Will Rinehart.

Cybersecurity

The improved Technology Modernization Fund needs other reinforcement

Commentary

John Zangardi, the former DHS CIO, and Troy Edgar, the former DHS CFO, offer three ways the Biden administration can address long-term IT modernization challenges.