Officials from six agencies that work with State on cyber diplomacy efforts told GAO that State did not inform or involve them in the development of its plan to establish the new bureau. Keep Reading
A September 22 report from the Government Accountability Office says it is unclear who is ultimately responsible for coordinating implementation of the National Cyber Strategy, and holding federal agencies accountable once activities are implemented. Keep Reading
A Government Accountability Office (GAO) review has examined how the Federal Aviation Administration, Indian Health Service, and Small Business Administration use cybersecurity tools. Keep Reading
In its latest statement, the Government Accountability Office says the federal government has spent billions (approximately $90 billion each year) on information technology projects that have failed or performed poorly. Keep Reading
The multiple-award agreement will provide the National Institutes of Health with a range of professional IT program and technical services. Keep Reading
According to the OMB findings, there were a total of 1,468 cyber incidents at NASA in 2019. In 2018, NASA experienced only 315 cyber incidents, which means that the number of incidents jumped by 366%. Keep Reading
A Government Accountability Office review has found that the differing cybersecurity requirements across federal agencies costs states additional time and money, which could detract from security efforts. Keep Reading
GAO made several recommendations to GAO in October 2019, which the agency disagrees with and have therefore not been met. These relate to the potentially harmful effects of climate change on human health and the environment. Keep Reading
The need for telework due to the spread of the new coronavirus has resulted in several unanticipated changes in cybersecurity policy and controls at the Transportation Security Administration. Keep Reading
The Government Accountability Office wants the Department of Homeland Security to push agencies harder on cybersecurity directives, and to engage stakeholders earlier. Keep Reading
Survey asked 200 federal government IT decision makers and influencers their impressions regarding the current security landscape. Keep Reading
The federal government plans to spend over $90 billion in fiscal year 2019 on Information Technology (IT). Increasingly sophisticated threats and frequent cyber incidents underscore the need for effective information security. Keep Reading
The CDM Dashboard Ecosystem delivers cyber situational awareness data to the federal civilian agencies and summarizes risk exposure across the government at the federal level for DHS. Keep Reading
The GAO report says that by assigning work roles that are inconsistent with the IT, cybersecurity, and cyber-related positions, the agencies are diminishing the reliability of the information they need to improve workforce planning. Keep Reading
FireEye’s blog post states: “While we do not currently link this activity to any tracked group, initial research suggests the actor or actors responsible have a nexus to Iran.” Keep Reading