The number two official at the Justice Department (DoJ) warned today that the pending government shutdown is “quite dangerous and quite irresponsible” in terms of the effect it would have on the nation’s ability to defend against cyber threats. […]
Today, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released the new Hardware Bill of Materials (HBOM) Framework for Supply Chain Risk Management product from the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Supply Chain Risk Management (SCRM) Task Force. […]
The U.S. Air Force has abruptly canceled a highly competitive cybersecurity tech solicitation worth at least $5 billion just before crossing the finish line due to an overwhelming number of proposals from the private sector. […]
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., reintroduced the Algorithmic Accountability Act of 2023 this week, to create new protections for people affected by AI systems that are already impacting decisions affecting housing, credit, education and other high-impact uses. […]
The Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE) issued a summary today of the top challenges facing Federal agencies, as identified by those agencies’ respective Offices of the Inspector General (OIG) – and once again IT issues headed up the list. […]
Although the Federal government has numerous programs in place to provide financial support to aid the deployment of high-speed broadband to unserved areas, industry experts told members of Congress on Thursday that they’re not getting the “biggest bang for the buck.” […]
Sens. Steve Daines, R-Mont., and Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., introduced bipartisan legislation on Sept. 21 that aims to modernize and streamline the adoption of cloud computing technology in Federal agencies. […]
Reps. Mike Gallagher, R-Wis., and Abigail Spanberger, D-Va., introduced new legislation this week that looks to strengthen U.S. defenses against potential cyberattacks by calling on the secretary of Homeland Security to establish a National Risk Management Cycle. […]
Rep. Ted Lieu, D-Calif. – one of Capitol Hill’s main policy movers for AI regulation – said today that Congress wants to place guardrails around the emerging technology in three buckets: AI that can destroy the world; AI that can kill you; and AI that would cause harm to society. […]
As the impact of the coming artificial intelligence (AI) tech revolution is being hashed out at numerous levels of government, the Senate Intelligence Committee this week got its latest dose of input from private sector witnesses on one of its most important questions: how does AI affect national security? […]
A report released by the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) on Sept. 19 argues that Congress should take another look at legislative recommendations published by the Cyberspace Solarium Commission to shore up U.S. cyber defenses and decide whether to enact them. […]
As AI technologies are increasingly used to create deceptive content, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Director Jen Easterly said on Tuesday that Americans can remain confident in U.S. election infrastructure, but also warned that the information environment is at risk. […]
The Defense Information Systems Agency’s (DISA) Hosting and Compute Center (HaCC) is turning to industry partners to help support the agency’s initiative to modernize and transform its data centers into hybrid cloud centers. […]
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is actively focused on getting guidance out to agencies on the responsible use of artificial intelligence (AI) within the Federal government, Federal Chief Information and Security Officer (CISO) Chris DeRusha said this week. […]
Cybersecurity experts across the private sector expressed concerns today that a Federal government shutdown would have major negative impacts on the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s (CISA) ability to defend Federal networks and keep its critical cyber programs running. […]
A new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) found that the Department of Defense (DoD) needs to do better in mitigating the effects of restrictive practices by cloud service vendors – from choice of provider to the cost of cloud services – as it moves its data and software to the cloud. […]
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has turned to artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities to bolster cybersecurity defenses against continued and growing threats, an agency official explained last week. […]
The Office of the National Cyber Director (ONCD) is creating a playbook that aims to clarify, facilitate, and encourage incorporation of cybersecurity into the Federal grant process. […]
As the adoption of AI technology continues to increase within the Federal government, academic and industry experts warned lawmakers this week that more needs to be done to ensure procurement of this emerging technology is done ethically and responsibly. […]
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has appointed Eric Hysen as the agency’s first-ever chief AI officer, in addition to this current role as the DHS chief information officer. […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s (CISA) new Cyber Supply Chain Risk Management (C-SCRM) Office is in the process of developing training and maturity models for Federal agencies, with an eye of releasing these resources in the new fiscal year (FY) to begin on Oct. 1. […]
Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., today took the Office of Management Budget (OMB) and the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to task for what she characterized as their slow work in meeting statutory deadlines to create Federal government policies dealing with artificial intelligence technologies. […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) held its third quarter Cybersecurity Advisory Committee (CSAC) meeting on Sept. 13, where members voted to approve a number of recommendations offered by each subcommittee to the agency, including one that could result in the creation of a national cyber alert system. […]
The Defense Department (DoD) needs to do a better job at tracking and reporting cloud computing data transfer user fees, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) said in a new report out this week. […]
The Department of Defense (DoD) is pledging to use offensive cyber capabilities to defend the U.S. and its allies against adversaries – particularly the Peoples Republic of China (PRC) – as part of its latest cybersecurity strategy. […]
With the increasing buzz of AI technology making its way into government and private industry operations, a bipartisan pair of senators have sent a letter to the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) seeking to understand actions the government is currently taking to develop AI standards that “promote trust and transparency for Americans.” […]
A bipartisan group of senators introduced new legislation on Tuesday that would ban the use of artificial intelligence to generate deceptive content to influence Federal elections. […]
As big tech CEOs descend on Washington for Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s, D-N.Y., first AI insight forum on Wednesday, the heads of the Senate AI Caucus previewed the closed-door meeting and discussed efforts to regulate the rapidly evolving technology on Sept. 12. […]
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released its new Open Source Software Security Roadmap today that lays out the agency’s path forward to help ensure a secure open source software ecosystem within the Federal government. […]
In the midst of developing an executive order on AI to “protect Americans’ rights and safety,” the Biden-Harris administration announced it has secured voluntary commitments from eight additional AI private sector heavyweights. […]