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Senator Urges a Roving Cyber Auditor
A governmentwide inspector general would have a broader view of cyber deficits than individual agency IGs, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., says.
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Pilot-Optional Helicopters Could Be the Future of Fighting Wildfires
The Interior Department’s been working on a plan to expand its aerial firefighting efforts from daylight-only to a 24-hour cycle.
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DHS Funds Machine Learning Tool to Boost Other Countries' Airport Security
The system would help countries determine if air travelers pose security risks without investing in expensive analytics software or personnel.
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Kaspersky Ban Draws Few Public Comments
Only three people commented on the rule implementing the Kaspersky ban.
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CBP Rolls Out Facial Recognition at Silicon Valley Airport
International travel at the Mineta San José International Airport has doubled in recent years.
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Next Agency to Host GSA Centers of Excellence Will Be Announced by October, Departing TTS Director Says
Outgoing Technology Transformation Service Director Joanne Collins Smee shares the strengths of her organization, what’s next for Agriculture’s Centers of Excellence and when the effort will jump to a new agency.
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DARPA Wants to Make Underground Maps on the Fly
The agency is challenging teams to build systems that chart caves, tunnels and underground urban infrastructure.
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USDA Wants One Hub to Connect Agency Leaders to Every Employee
The agency wants to pull disparate intranets together and allow two-way communications with employees.
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Omarosa’s Recordings Show the Problem with Honor-System Security
The White House relies on employees to turn over any devices prior to entering a secured room but has few fail-safes if they don’t.
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Hackers Find Scores of Vulnerabilities in Marine Corps Websites
The Pentagon’s latest bug-bounty contest continues a successful run of hack-the-military efforts.
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Russian Military Spy Software Is on Hundreds of Thousands of Home Routers
In May, the Justice Department told Americans to reboot their routers. But there's more to do — and NSA says it's up to device makers and the public.
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Industry Groups Push for Background Check Reform In Intelligence Appropriations Bill
With a backlog of more than 700,000 pending investigations, the groups are pushing for tools to speed up information collection and ways to reduce redundant investigations.
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One Agency Plans to Lock Employees In a Room Until They Learn Cyber Hygiene
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency will be locking employees in escape rooms to test their knowledge of cybersecurity.
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Hackers Target Marines for Pentagon's Latest Bug Bounty
“Hack the Marine Corps” kicked off with a live-hacking event in Las Vegas.
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The Government’s Paperwork Problem is Undermining Public Trust
An audit suggests agencies are doing a poor job of assessing the burden their information requests place on the public.
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Federal Insider Threat Programs Prevent Multiple Suicides Each Year
Experts said suicide prevention has been an unintended byproduct of insider threat programs.
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NSA Director: The Agency 'Sells Itself' to Potential Recruits
Nakasone tells industry group of 92 percent retention rate, need for diversity.
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Changes Coming to GSA’s Breach, Identity Protection Offerings
Interested parties have until the end of the month to chime in on changes to the Data Breach and Identity Protection Services special item number.
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Federal CIO: 100 Percent of Agencies Classify Data As an Asset
The government’s top IT official said all agencies have submitted their lists of high-value assets, which now include data.
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