Cybersecurity gets its own agency under a reorganization bill that is headed to the White House for the president's signature. 11/14/2018
Congress passed landmark cybersecurity legislation in late 2015, but Pentagon agencies have a spotty record of implementation, according to a watchdog report. 11/13/2018
With Democrats taking control of the House, the 2020 census could see some significant changes. 11/09/2018
Top acquisition officials from DHS and DISA worry the overuse of OTAs could bring on legislation to rein them in. 11/09/2018
One of the most popular lawmakers on IT modernization issues is in a tight race for his political survival. 11/07/2018
The ongoing political fight over the Trump administration's handling of the FBI headquarters plan could ensnare the popular chief of the General Services Administration. 11/07/2018
Union talks are grinding to a halt across multiple agencies, and a group of Senate Democrats wants to know if it's because negotiators are taking their cues from invalidated executive orders. 11/02/2018
A senior intelligence official said the current backlog of about 600,000 security clearance investigations could be cut in half in spring of 2019. 10/30/2018
The president's budget director wants agencies to do a better job making the Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation program work. 10/29/2018
The winners are the Department of Labor, the General Services Administration and, for the second time, the Department of Agriculture. 10/29/2018
Two senior Republicans on the House Appropriations Committee want the Pentagon's internal watchdog to open an investigation into the agency's ongoing $10 billion cloud procurement. 10/23/2018
Freshman congressman Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) has already introduced a bill to give federal websites a facelift and has rolled out 10 principles on data privacy as the "Internet Bill of Rights." 10/16/2018
Congress is running out of time to move on an internet-of-things security bill offered by Sen. Mark Warner, but the Virginia Democrat is hopeful agencies can pitch in with their own rules. 10/16/2018
While Congress has yet to fund the Modernizing Government Technology Act for FY2019, agencies continue to submit project for consideration this year. 10/12/2018
As bipartisan voting security legislation stalls, a bill to require paper ballots and post-election audits is gathering Democratic support in the Senate. 10/12/2018
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