‘Hack the State Department’ legislation introduced in the House The legislation would require the Secretary of State to develop a vulnerability disclosure and bug bounty program for the department's public-facing websites. By: Jessie Bur March 23
Michigan legislature OKs exempting cybersecurity info from FOIA Cybersecurity plans and vulnerabilities would be exempt from open-records requests under legislation approved by Michigan lawmakers Tuesday. By: Alice Yin March 9
House reauthorizes spy program that helps prevent cyber attacks The House on Thursday passed a bill to reauthorize a key foreign intelligence collection program that is often described as critical in helping prevent and unravel terrorist activity, including cyber attacks. By: Deb Reichmann and Jonathan Lemire, The Associated Press January 11
Where's C3PO? Pentagon memo's 'Star Wars' references disappear References to “Star Wars” ― the movie, not the missile defense system ― apparently are not embraced by the Pentagon brass when it comes to official memos. By: Ken Chamberlain January 10
Bill establishing State Department cyber ambassador passes committee Under the bill, the head of the office would have the rank and status of an ambassador and be responsible for leading the State Department’s diplomatic cyberspace efforts by promoting “an open, interoperable, reliable, unfettered, and secure information and communications technology infrastructure globally.” By: Jessie Bur November 15, 2017
Amendment puts IGs in charge of cyber audits, not NIST A House bill that would have put the National Institute of Standards and Technology in charge of auditing agency cybersecurity practices was amended to place that responsibility in the hands of agency inspectors general, a move which a policy expert said will give the bill a better chance of passage. By: Jessie Bur November 6, 2017
Rep. Hurd talks MGT Act, Cyber National Guard and future of federal IT Rep. Will Hurd, R-Texas, who shepherded the House version of the bill, spoke with Federal Times about its chances in conference, what it means for federal CIOs and what’s next for government IT legislation. By: Aaron Boyd September 22, 2017
Senate paves way for modernizing federal IT in NDAA Once again, Congress has passed federal IT legislation on the back of a national defense spending bill. By: Aaron Boyd September 19, 2017
Trump wants Congress to reauthorize surveillance tool Attorney General Jeff Sessions and National Intelligence Director Dan Coats wrote a letter Monday to top Republicans and Democrats in Congress, asking them to not only reauthorize it as it’s written, but make it a permanent fixture in the law books. By: Deb Riechman, The Associated Press September 12, 2017
Senate Intelligence Committee takes aim at cyber vulnerabilities The Senate Intelligence Committee’s annual intelligence bill is taking aim at the process by which the federal government discloses cyber vulnerabilities. By: Mark Pomerleau August 23, 2017
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