David Bernhardt, secretary at the Department of the Interior, has ordered DOI bureaus and offices to temporarily stop using its fleet of unmanned aircraft systems in operations that are not considered emergencies.
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The House Homeland Security Committee passed two bills that would authorize the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to subpoena internet service providers and protect the head of CISA from political whims, Nextgov
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Brig. Gen. William Hartman of U.S. Cyber Command and David Imbordino of the National Security Agency discussed how Cybercom and NSA help the U.S. government protect U.S. elections from foreign interference.
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Stuart McGuigan, chief information officer of the State Department, said he is prioritizing efforts to leverage machine learning and implement a data-driven approach to information technology optimization across the department’s individual offices, FCW
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NASA has renamed an ocean observation satellite that will operate to carry out high-precision altimetry measurements through 2030.
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Paul Beckman, chief information security officer at the Department of Homeland Security, said agencies must adopt multifactor authentication to prevent unauthorized access, Cyberscoop reported Tuesday. Beckman said at the Zero Trust Security
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The U.K. government has implemented a 35 percent cap on technologies crucial for 5G connectivity that came from designated “high-risk” vendors such as Huawei, CNBC reported Tuesday.
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The Office of Management and Budget is looking for input on how to improve supply chain management and government acquisition operations.
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Suzette Kent, federal chief information officer and a 2020 Wash100 Award winner, said federal agencies are making headway when it comes to implementing multifactor authentication, identity management, mobile security and other components
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