A Government Accountability Office review finds northern border security lacking in terms of staffing and infrastructure, with many legacy systems failing or of poor quality.
The White House has released the finalized version of this administration’s cloud policy, Cloud Smart, which replaces the Obama administration’s Cloud First policy that was established in 2010.
An internal review has found that DHS does not have sufficient policies and procedures to address employee misconduct. Specifically, policy does not include procedures for reporting allegations of misconduct, clear and specific supervisor roles and expectations, or clearly defined key discipline terms.
The Congessional Budget Office estimates that expected annual economic losses total $54 billion for most types of damage caused by storm surges, hurricane winds, and heavy precipitation.
The federal government relies on commercial credit agencies to help verify the identities of people who apply for benefits online—such as asking personal questions from credit files. However, the 2017 Equifax data breach has raised questions about this practice.
DOD’s global property holdings are worth nearly $1.2 trillion and a Government Accountability Office report has found that these installations are at risk of extreme weather and climate change events.
The U.S. government plans to spend over $90 billion this fiscal year on information technology. Most of that will be used to operate and maintain existing systems, including legacy systems which can be more costly to maintain and vulnerable to hackers.
