Lamar Smith

Congressman threatens to subpoena DHS over Kaspersky questions

In today’s Federal Newscast, Representative Lamar Smith is not satisfied with the answers he received from the Homeland Security Department on how they…

Federal Newscast

Energy Dept. reorganization gets mixed reviews from lawmakers

Congress

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

NIST leadership tackling physical security weaknesses through culture change, employee training

Facilities/Construction

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)

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

Cybersecurity

Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas)/AP

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

Workforce

Exterior of Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

FDIC’s cyber posture called into question by auditors, Congress

Management

‘Serious concerns’ raised by recent cyber attacks at Federal Reserve

Cybersecurity

Lawmakers want answers to ‘significant shortfalls’ in FDIC cybersecurity

Cybersecurity

FDIC launching new cyber initiative after 5 more breaches

Cybersecurity

‘Major’ cyber breach of 44,000 FDIC customers triggered by former employee’s mistake

Cybersecurity

House GOP subpoenas former CTO Todd Park over HealthCare.gov

Citing cybersecurity concerns, House Science Committee Chairman Lamar Smith (R-Texas) is compelling Park to testify about his role in the development of…

Congress

House committee takes third whack at cyber enhancement bill

The House Science, Space and Technology Committee approved two cybersecurity bills this week. Both bills were approved by the House last term, but never…

Congress

House Republicans blast OIRA over late regulations report

The chairmen of the House Oversight and Judiciary committees have written to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) demanding to know why the public release of a report on upcoming federal regulations is behind schedule. In a letter to the agency, Reps. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) and Lamar Smith (R-Texas), the chairmen of the Oversight and Government Reform and Judiciary committees, respectively, say OIRA has not been forthcoming about the expected publication date of a report that…