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Defense
Senators question defense secretary nominee about cyber and racism as several National Guardsmen removed from inauguration duty.
01/20/2021
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Workforce
If confirmed, Avril Haines says that one of her top priorities as the Director of National Intelligence will be "institutional" issues, like renewing public trust in the intelligence community and improving workforce morale.
01/19/2021
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Cybersecurity
The consequences of the SolarWinds Orion hack are far from clear, but analysts and lawmakers say that officials at CISA and NSA made notable strides to improve the government's cybersecurity posture.
01/19/2021
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People
The president-elect's nominee to lead the Department of Homeland Security said he will review the government's two major cybersecurity programs in the wake of the SolarWinds hack.
01/19/2021
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Cybersecurity
The incoming Biden-Harris administration announced a $1.9 trillion "rescue" package to help Americans whose incomes have taken a hit from the pandemic, which includes a major uptick in technology spending to secure government systems and spur modernization.
01/14/2021
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Workforce
The move comes as downtown Washington, D.C. is being transformed into a high security zone for the inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.
01/14/2021
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Defense
Deputy Defense Secretary David Norquist outlines plan to divvy up the Pentagon's number three job.
01/13/2021
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Workforce
Civil rights groups caution that the rule change that allows faith-based organizations that are also federal contractors to favor their members in hiring could lead to employment discrimination.
01/13/2021
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Defense
With the Senate Armed Services Committee prepping to hear the nomination of retired Army General Lloyd Austin to serve as secretary of defense, some lawmakers are concerned about preserving civilian control of the U.S. military.
01/12/2021
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Workforce
Despite promises to "drain the swamp," the Trump administration did little to reduce the number of political appointments, according to data in the latest iteration of the Plum Book.
01/11/2021
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Cybersecurity
The Virginia Democrat, who is set to become the chairman of the intelligence committee, also called a "full sum review" of reporting obligations by public and private sector entities following cybersecurity breaches.
01/07/2021
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Congress
For reasons that remained unclear Wednesday night, the law enforcement authorities charged with protecting the nation’s entire legislative branch — nearly all of the 535 members of Congress gathered in a joint session, along with Vice President Mike Pence — were ill-prepared to contain the forces massed against them.
01/07/2021
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Regulation
An executive order looks to block popular Chinese payment apps and other software from being used on U.S. devices.
01/06/2021
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Cloud
The House today passed a bill aimed at standardizing the processes federal agencies use to onboard cloud computing technologies.
01/05/2021
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IT Modernization
As COVID-19 exposed vulnerabilities in state and local government IT systems, the newly formed U.S. Digital Response stepped in to help.
01/05/2021