NSA will spearhead efforts to outline procedures for cyber incident report sharing, recommend actions to improve the detection of cyber incidents affecting National Security Systems (NSS), and adopt NSS cybersecurity requirements. Keep Reading
Officials "worked hard to find best way to set aggressive and achievable efforts" including using "the power of federal procurement." Keep Reading
Starting January 30, 2022 all agencies will need to incorporate a $15 minimum wage in new contract solicitations, and by March 30, 2022, all agencies will need to implement the minimum wage into new contracts. Keep Reading
President wants "assessment of the administrative and contractual consequences of ceasing each wall construction project." Keep Reading
President Trump declared in 2017 that he would end DACA, sparking fears among about 700,000 DACA beneficiaries that they would be deported. The phase-out was tied up in court due to multiple legal challenges. Keep Reading
Administration officials say the shift will allow the government to hire a more inclusive workforce based on skill instead of a person’s education level. Keep Reading
The administration argued that under the Refugee Act of 1980 Congress "explicitly afforded the president authority over the refugee resettlement process, including by taking local consultation into account." Keep Reading
The proposed rule sets out the procedures the Secretary of Commerce plans to use to identify, assess, and address ICTS transactions that pose an undue risk to ICTS in the United States. Keep Reading
Rubio urges admin to "stand strong on Huawei and hold the Chinese government and its state-owned and state-directed enterprises accountable for their hostile action." Keep Reading
DHS and the Defense Department will also have to develop the annual President's Cup Cybersecurity Competition, open to federal civilian and military employees. Keep Reading
Kathy Pherson, former leader of the Director of Central Intelligence’s (DCI) Center for Security Evaluation, lauds "significant step toward a 'whole of government' approach to unprecedented security reform." Keep Reading
I naively assumed that in fairly short order the government would finally address the issue at a national level as public awareness increased. Keep Reading
The initiative focuses federal government resources toward developing AI technology and ensuring that the next great AI inventions are made in the United States. Keep Reading
"One of DHS’s core missions is to protect our nation against cyber threats and we are committed to achieving, with the help of our partners in the public and private sectors, a secure and resilient cyberspace," says Nielsen. Keep Reading
DHS has had to step up assessing situational awareness, information sharing and resilience research and development plans. Keep Reading
Twenty-two years after the Clinger-Cohen Act, almost 16 years after the E-Government Act, and two-plus years after the Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act, the Trump administration believes it can solve the chief information officer authority challenge. Keep Reading
Agency says there is intense competition for a shrinking pool of candidates for law enforcement officers. Keep Reading
President during State of the Union: "Terrorists are not merely criminals. They are unlawful enemy combatants." Keep Reading