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From ‘partner’ to ‘regulatory enforcer’: CISA takes on complex cyber incident reporting mandate

CISA has two years to design one of the most significant cyber regulatory programs in history.

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Agencies get Christmas Eve deadline to address ‘extremely concerning’ vulnerability

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A multi-sector task force has ideas for taking on the threat from ransomware

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Experts laud SolarWinds post-attack efforts, but why’d it take a massive cyber incident to make changes?

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White House names first federal chief information security officer

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As IT budget request inches up, OMB underscores better overall management

President Barack Obama is requesting $89.8 billion for federal IT in 2017, including $51.3 billion for civilian agencies and $38.5 billion for the Defense…

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White House raises cyber stakes with request for 35 percent increase in 2017

President Barack Obama plans to ask Congress for $19 billion for federal cybersecurity efforts in fiscal 2017. The White House wants to use some of the…

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OPM, OMB to stand up new agency, director to own security clearance process

The National Background Investigations Bureau will have its own director, who will report to the Office of Personnel Management. The administration says it doesn’t have a specific timeline for implementing the new security clearance program or standing up the new agency, but changes will come in incremental stages.

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