Cybersecurity
Christopher Krebs, Homeland Security’s undersecretary for the National Protection and Programs Directorate, said that while Russia stole voter data during the 2016 election, vote tallies were not hacked.
07/20/2018
Acquisition
BSA/The Software Alliance supports a move in Congress to limit use of "lowest price technically acceptable" standards in federal IT contracting.
07/20/2018
Management
Former government officials say that while more statistics and information are available than ever before, the use of that evidence is often not factored into policymaking.
07/20/2018
Cybersecurity
The independent federal regulatory commission responsible for overseeing interstate transmission of electricity now requires electrical providers to report attempted hacks of their systems, not just successful ones.
07/20/2018
Workforce
A Senate panel advanced three nominees to serve on the Merit Systems Protection Board, a step towards ending the board's longest-ever period without a quorum.
07/20/2018
People
A year and a half into the Trump administration, Schneider can remove the “acting” label from his job title.
07/19/2018
Acquisition
A survey of federal acquisition specialists from the Professional Services Council found positive views of the workforce and communication efforts.
07/19/2018
Comment
A provision in the Senate version of the National Defense Authorization Act would bring significant benefits to DOD IT acquisition.
07/19/2018
Identity
A new trade group, the Better Identity Coalition, wants government to assume a stronger role in validating online identity.
07/19/2018
People
Steven Dillingham, director of the Office of Strategic Information, Research, and Planning at the Peace Corps, was nominated to lead the Census Bureau through 2021.
07/18/2018