The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has released a set of voluntary recommendations for the secure development and deployment of AI for organizations at each layer of the AI supply chain: cloud providers, AI developers, and critical infrastructure owners – as well as the civil society and public sector. […]
The FBI and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued a statement on Wednesday saying that Salt Typhoon’s recent hacks into commercial telecommunications infrastructure in the United States have affected “a limited number of individuals who are primarily involved in government or political activity.” […]
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is recommending that six large Federal agencies take action to lessen the impact of restrictions put in place by software vendors that make it more expensive for agencies to run software products in a variety of cloud environments. […]
The Pentagon’s push to strengthen its cybersecurity workforce is gaining momentum, with the time it takes to onboard a new civilian employee now dropping below 80 days, a senior official told reporters last week. […]
The Cloud Safe Task Force (CSTF) – comprised of four nonprofits: MITRE, the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA), the Advanced Technology Academic Research Center (ATARC), and the IT Acquisition Advisory Council (IT-AAC) – held its fourth meeting on Wednesday to discuss how to achieve greater authorization-to-operate (ATO) reciprocity in cloud security practices. […]
A top Biden administration cybersecurity official laid out her wish list today for how the incoming Trump-Vance administration should prioritize cybersecurity challenges and regulations. […]
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is continuing to lead the charge in the transition to post-quantum cryptography (PQC) standards, publishing a draft report on Tuesday that outlines how it plans to replace cryptographic algorithms vulnerable to quantum computers with quantum-resistant ones. […]
Citizen satisfaction with U.S. Federal government services continued to improve in 2024, advancing 2.2 percent to a score of 69.7, and marking a seven-year high. […]
Five months after launching its experimental AI-powered chatbot for the Department of the Air Force (DAF), officials from the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) are sharing early insights and offering a glimpse into the future of the platform. […]
Top customer experience (CX) officials at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) detailed how their agencies are making major strides in the CX space – including the IRS testing new pilots for the upcoming tax season and the VA increasing trust to 80 percent. […]
Rep. Summer Lee, D-Penn., is leading Democrats in a new House bill that would mandate every Federal agency utilizing, funding, or overseeing AI to establish a civil rights office dedicated to combating algorithmic bias, discrimination, and associated harms. […]
A top Federal election security official reported no national-level incidents that would impact the security of election infrastructure as of Tuesday afternoon, while intelligence and law enforcement agencies pegged Russia as the most problematic threat for election mischief designed to undermine voter confidence. […]
The U.S. Army is launching a pilot program to help small businesses meet the cybersecurity requirements of the Department of Defense’s (DoD) Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) program, as the Pentagon moves to integrate these standards into defense contracts. […]
Top Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) officials highlighted today that the agency has been working with critical infrastructure operators across all sectors to ensure that election day runs smoothly on Nov. 5. […]
Radio frequency spectrum is scarce, and Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Mark Warner, D-Va., said on Thursday that the United States needs more of it – including through sharing arrangements – not only to bolster innovation but also because spectrum is becoming increasingly crowded with users and applications. […]
Just days before the 2024 presidential election, Jen Easterly, the head of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) – and the nation’s top election security czar – foot stomped the notion that U.S. election infrastructure has never been more secure. […]
The Biden Administration released its 111-page AI Executive Order (EO) one year ago on Oct. 30, 2023, and since then other large-scale AI moves have kicked into gear across the Federal government, including standing up the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) AI Safety Institute (AISI). […]
With Election Day just five days away, Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Mark Warner, D-Va., said on Thursday that while he’s “cautiously optimistic” about the election, Americans need to “buckle up” for disinformation and misinformation spreading this week. […]
When embarking on a digital transformation journey to the cloud, tech experts on Tuesday afternoon recommended that the first step should be migrating all of the data into the cloud environment. […]
Even the smartest AI model is merely a fancy gadget without quality data, which is the essential ingredient for driving innovation and efficiency, a Marine Corps data expert said on Tuesday. […]
The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Customs and Border Protection (CBP) component is looking to generative artificial intelligence (AI) tech to not only provide better customer service but also help its field agents operate more efficiently, according to CBP’s Deputy Chief Data Officer (CDO) Trang Tran. […]
Toni Townes-Whitley, chief executive officer at technology services giant SAIC, said today that the government technology sector is now squarely positioned at an intersection that is critical to the future of the United States and its ability to meet threats and improve citizen services. […]
With Election Day quickly approaching, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) launched a new one-stop shop website on Monday for election threat updates from CISA and the agency’s Federal partners. […]
After nearly a year of piloting its digital “concierge AI” platform the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) is ready to begin testing the platform within the agency, DISA’s technology lead said today. […]
Several Defense Department (DoD) officials highlighted the potential impact of artificial intelligence (AI) for cybersecurity efforts on Thursday, starting with the department’s information security chief, who emphasized AI’s ability to enhance threat detection and response capabilities. […]
Members of the House Homeland Security Committee are probing the intelligence community to provide updated information on the cyber threat China poses to the United States in the wake of reports that claim the PRC breached major phone and broadband companies. […]
The Google Play Store has more than 200 malicious applications that resulted in nearly 8 million downloads onto mobile devices, according to a new report from the cloud security company Zscaler. […]
After joining the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s (CISA) Secure by Design Pledge in May, Google released its strategy on Tuesday for how it’s meeting the pledge’s seven security goals. […]
The National Institute of Science and Technology (NIST) has selected 14 post-quantum cryptographic (PQC) signatures which will begin to make their way toward the public, a top Federal official said on Thursday. […]
Highly Assured Data-Centric Security (HADCS) goes beyond traditional perimeter-based security models by shifting the focus to securing the data itself, explained Keith Strini, the chief technical strategist for the Department of Defense and intelligence community at Dell Technologies. […]