House Science Space and Technology committee

Billions in funding, not enough oversight resources, IGs tell Congress

Inspectors General from science-based agencies told House lawmakers they are fighting an uphill battle against fraud in grant and other programs as funding…

Budget

FILE - In this Friday, Feb. 17, 2017, file photo, an American flag hangs on the front of the New York Stock Exchange. U.S. stock indexes edged higher in early trading Monday, Nov. 27, as traders returned from the Thanksgiving holiday. Banks and retailers were among the big gainers. Energy stocks lagged the most as crude oil prices headed lower. Several companies were also moving on deal news. (AP Photo/Peter Morgan, File)

House Republicans demand data from Energy Dept about employees’ possible stock-trading conflicts of interest

Federal Newscast

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Years of workforce losses at federal scientific agencies spark bipartisan concern

Workforce

Rep. Bill Foster warns against international misuse of American scientific research

Technology

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FILE - In this Dec. 12, 2016, file photo illustration, a person types on a laptop in Florida. Riviera Beach, Fla., agreed to pay $600,000 in ransom to hackers who took over its computer system, the latest in thousands of attacks worldwide aimed at extorting money from governments and businesses. Spokeswoman Rose Anne Brown said Wednesday, June 19, 2019, that the city of 35,000 residents has been working with outside security consultants, who recommended the ransom be paid. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)

IG: Veterans Affairs put millions of vets and service members at risk of identity theft

Federal Newscast

Forget spaceships: Experts say the most important thing NASA needs to get to Mars is consistency

Congress

Brust, Amelia

Walter Copan, NIST, National Institue of Standards and Technology

Proposed $300M cut to NIST would hit manufacturing, research and facilities

Budget

A NIST official subtly breaks with administration budget detail

Tom Temin Commentary

FILE - This Monday, Jan. 30, 2017, file photo shows a sign above the headquarters of Kaspersky Lab in Moscow. On Monday, Oct. 23, 2017, Kaspersky Lab said it will open up its anti-virus software to outside review as it deals with security concerns. The company is making the move a month after the U.S. government barred agencies from using its software. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin, File)

Did agencies suffer a data breach by using Kaspersky? DHS says no ‘conclusive’ evidence, yet

Congress

A sign above the headquarters of Kaspersky Lab in Moscow, Russia, on Monday, Jan. 30, 2017. Moscow has been awash with rumours of a hacking-linked espionage plot at the highest level since cyber-security firm Kaspersky said one of its executives with ties to the Russian intelligence services had been arrested on treason charges. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

Are the concerns about Kaspersky Lab software the tip of the cyber iceberg awaiting agencies?

Congress

DHS gives agencies 90 days to remove Kaspersky Lab IT from networks

Cybersecurity

Scientist claims ‘unrelenting intimidation’ from Energy management

An Energy Department scientist told members of the House Science, Space and Technology committee on Wednesday that management sought to fire her for defending…

Agency Oversight

FILE - In this June 7, 2012 file photo, House Science Committee Chairman Rep. Lamar Smith, R-Texas speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. Escalating a political fight over global warming, Smith issued subpoenas Wednesday, July 13, 2016, to two Democratic state attorneys general, seeking records about their investigation into whether Exxon Mobil misled investors about global warming. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

House lawmaker probes OPM on foreign nationals’ involvement in cyber

House Science, Space and Technology Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-Texas) wrote letters to both the Office of Personnel Management and Office of Management…

Workforce

Lawmakers warn FDIC’s cyber solutions could be adding insult to injury

Management

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Chairman Martin Gruenberg defended his CIO Larry Gross and his initiatives to improve the agency’s cybersecurity posture. But members of a congressional committee warned some of those plans might do more harm than good.