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By Samantha Ehlinger

Trump transition team 'evaluating' entire executive office structure

November 14, 2016

President elect Donald Trump’s transition team is evaluating the makeup altogether of the Executive Office of the President, a source with knowledge of the transition efforts underway told FedScoop.

Commerce CIO concerned with recruiting cyber workforce, funding modernization

November 15, 2016

It’s an uncertain time for everyone in federal government, including those in the IT space, but Commerce Department CIO Steve Cooper said Tuesday he thinks the career workforce will likely stay despite changes at the top.

Synack and IRS join forces for private bug bounty program

November 15, 2016

The IRS has awarded a $2 million sole-source contract to a crowdsourced security company to penetration test its computer networks using a global network of vetted white-hat hackers.

By Chris Bing

NSA Director asks American CEOs to prioritize cybersecurity

November 15, 2016

National Security Agency Director Michael Rogers told a crowded room full of corporate executives Tuesday that they play a role in strengthening the entire country’s cybersecurity posture.

CIO: Secret Service has cleaned up its act

November 15, 2016

The U.S. Secret Service has restructured its IT operations and "rectified" many of its information security deficiencies discovered late last year after it was revealed that agents had accessed and leaked personal records of Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, the service's CIO said during an oversight hearing Tuesday.

Secretary Carter promotes DOD innovation continuity, peaceful transition

November 15, 2016

There will be a peaceful transition, the new Defense Secretary will continue building relationships with America’s innovative private sector community and NATO should work with Trump.

By Billy Mitchell

GSA building cloud-based contract-writing service

November 15, 2016

The General Services Administration is building a cloud-based shared service to help federal agencies write contracts, the agency announced Tuesday.

By Shaun Waterman

DHS secretary: No election day cyberattacks

November 15, 2016

Despite warnings during the that there might be attempts by Russian hackers to disrupt or even influence the outcome of U.S. elections, authorities on high alert across the country last week detected no major cyber attacks or untoward online activity directed at election infrastructure, Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said Monday.

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Homeland Security Department

By Chris Bing

DHS: Teenager’s malware disrupted 911 call centers in 12 states

November 14, 2016

Emergency 911 call centers located in at least 12 different U.S. states, including Arizona, Washington and California, were recently the target of a widespread distributed denial of service attack that disrupted normal services, Department of Homeland Security officials tell CyberScoop.

By Chris Bing

U.S. Army will soon be hacked by freelance security researchers

November 14, 2016

Following the successful implementation of a similar program aimed across the Department of Defense earlier this year, the U.S. Army announced plans to launch its own bug bounty program Friday.

National Security Agency

By Shaun Waterman

Five million register for NSA’s ‘Day of Cyber’

November 11, 2016

More than five million students and others interested in a cyber career have registered with the National Security Agency’s “Day of Cyber” website since its launch just over a year ago, the agency confirmed this week.

Government IT News

By Shaun Waterman

BlackBerry’s pivot to mobile security software is complete. Will it matter?

November 11, 2016

It’s been a long, strange journey for BlackBerry, but its executives insist it has finally arrived.

Homeland Security Department

By Colin Wood

FirstNet announces Innovation and Test Lab

November 10, 2016

America’s first nationwide public safety communications network took one step closer to reality Wednesday when the First Responder Network Authority — better known as FirstNet — announced a new facility where future private industry partners will test technology and train personnel how to use it.

Defense & Intelligence

By Samantha Ehlinger

Tiptoeing out of the intel contracting clique — NGA tries to change its ways

November 10, 2016

The government’s eye in the sky is undergoing a major shift toward greater openness and leveraging new acquisition techniques to attract nontraditional companies, strategies one of its officials told FedScoop are actually crucial to staying ahead of adversaries.