The General Services Administration has announced plans to amend the GSA Acquisition Regulation to integrate new information security and cyber incident reporting requirements for government contractors and contracting officers as part of its
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Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) and Mark Warner (D-Virginia) have introduced a bill that would penalize credit reporting agencies in the event of a security breach that affects consumer data. The Data Breach Prevention and
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The House voted Tuesday to pass a bill that would mandate the Department of Homeland Security to provide lawmakers more information on DHS’ policies and procedures for disclosing cyber vulnerabilities to industry, The
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The House will take up on Tuesday a bill that would require the Department of Homeland Security to report procedures and policies to disclose identified computer software vulnerabilities, Nextgov reported Monday. The Cyber Vulnerability
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The departments of Homeland Security and Commerce have issued a draft report that lists five objectives that aim to build up the resilience of federal information technology systems and critical infrastructure from
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A new report by the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency has identified six critical areas that IGs need to address to facilitate and build up cross-agency collaboration. CIGIE said
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A spokesman for the Defense Department has said defense contractors must have “system security plans†in place by Dec. 31 to comply with the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s federal data
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Congress has passed a bill that would mandate federal agencies to make all public-facing government websites accessible through the use of mobile devices. The Connected Government Act was approved by senators five weeks after the legislation was
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The Defense Department has integrated a new object classification algorithm onboard a ScanEagle unmanned aerial system which flew on the battlefield as part of an effort to help Special Command analysts exploit intelligence
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The Department of Homeland Security plans to become more proactive in delivering cybersecurity support to the U.S. private sector, FCW reported Thursday. Jeanette Manfra, DHS assistant secretary for the office of cybersecurity and
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