Cybersecurity
DOJ warned Flynn could be blackmailed by Russia
Former Acting Attorney General Sally Yates told the Senate Judiciary Committee she warned the White House on Jan. 26 that then-National Security Advisor Michael Flynn was vulnerable to blackmail by Russia.
Cybersecurity
Intel act highlights cyber, STEM and Russia
Prioritizing STEM education, improving cybersecurity, reviewing the ODNI and countering Russian influence are among the priorities Congress has spelled out in the 2017 Intelligence Authorization Act.
Cybersecurity
Why CFOs and CIOs need to partner on cybersecurity
With the government spending billions annually on cybersecurity, it is essential that CIOs and CFOs work together to bake cyber into agency IT budgets, current and former officials say.
Acquisition
DOD pushing ahead with AT&L split
The Department of Defense is moving forward with the congressionally mandated split of the Office of Acquisition, Technology and Logistics and will soon reveal details of its strategy.
Cybersecurity
House Judiciary to tackle email privacy, spy rules
Email privacy, FISA Section 702, overseas data and encryption top the House Judiciary Committee’s innovation and competitiveness agenda for the 115th Congress.
Modernization
Army official: Soldier needs should drive tech acquisition
The Army, and the DOD more broadly, must build out tech acquisition requirements based on the needs of the soldiers in the field, not commanders or acquisition officials, says one Army official.
Cybersecurity
Boente tapped as DOJ's acting national security chief
Dana Boente is moving to his third acting position in the Department of Justice since January, replacing Mary McCord as acting assistant attorney general of the National Security Division.
Digital Government
NSA halts Section 702 'upstream' collection
The NSA says it is halting "upstream" collection of email traffic that mentions targets of foreign surveillance after an internal review of "inadvertent compliance incidents" involving information collected on U.S. persons.
Cybersecurity
Senate cyber panel makes public debut
Lawmakers probe why the U.S. needs a strategy, authorities and systems to deter and defend against cyber-enabled information operations directed as the U.S.
Acquisition
Congress pushes DOD on IT acquisition agility
Despite years of reform efforts and legislation, the DOD is still struggling to become more agile with IT acquisition, and Congress is searching for answers why.
Cybersecurity
Air Force invites hackers to a friendly dogfight
The Air Force is the latest military service to partner with HackerOne on a bug bounty competition where hackers can win prize money by finding vulnerabilities in Air Force sites.
Cybersecurity
Report: Pawn Storm a growing cyber threat
The cyber espionage group known as Pawn Storm, which was involved in hacking the Democratic National Committee, is increasingly focused on manipulating public opinion, says one cybersecurity firm.
Cybersecurity
White House links innovation and cybersecurity
As the White House finalizes its cyber executive order, there are growing questions over how much the NSC will be driving cybersecurity and how much will be led by Jared Kushner's new innovation office.
Digital Government
DOD funding hangs in the balance
The Pentagon has made it clear to Congress that a continuing resolution would be devastating to ongoing operations and acquisition, but can Congress find a way to fully fund the 2017 DOD budget?
Acquisition
'Full speed' at DIUx, says chief
The 2017 Defense authorization bill put temporary funding restrictions on DIUx, but the innovation organization says it is forging ahead and now has 25 contracts in place worth $48 million.
Cybersecurity
Feds wait on Trump's cyber plan
While agencies and industry continue to wait for the Trump administration's cyber executive order, another cybersecurity report the president promised is nowhere to be found, raising more questions about the administration's focus on cyber.
Cybersecurity
ODNI lobbies for FISA 702 reauthorization
While trying to avoid a government shutdown will be the first order of business when Congress returns, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence is upping pressure on lawmakers to focus on reauthorizing the foreign surveillance powers under FISA Section 702.
Acquisition
JIDO goes agile, but can DOD?
The Joint Improvised-threat Defeat Organization has spent the last five years implementing an agile DevOps framework, but scaling that across the DOD is another challenge altogether.
Cybersecurity
DHS Secretary cryptic on cyber
In his first public speech as Secretary of Homeland Security, John Kelly said government networks are constantly being bombarded, but he offered few details on any new cyber policies or initiatives.
Modernization
IG: DISA needs a 3-year ATO for collaboration tool
The Pentagon's inspector general said DISA has complied with software management procedures for the lifecycle management of Defense Collaboration Services, but needs to mitigate risk levels to obtain a full 3-year authority-to-operate.
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