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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.

Civic tech is not just a Democratic movement —experts

November 18, 2016

In the face of continuous rumors and uncertainty around what tech projects and people may last or leave during Donald Trump’s administration, experts Friday including the U.S. Chief Information Officer sought to pitch the Obama administration’s technology progress as non-partisan.

Report: Most OPM applications lack PIV compliance

November 18, 2016

Only two of the Office of Personnel Management's 46 major IT applications are fully compliant with federal requirements for employees to use two-factor authentication to access systems, a new report from agency watchdogs says.

By FedScoop Staff

What a Trump presidency could mean for U.S. cyber weapons

November 18, 2016

Defense contractors developing military grade cyber weapons find themselves in a prime position to capitalize on President-elect Donald Trump’s rise to the White House. With this enormous business opportunity on the horizon, policy and security experts tell CyberScoop they question what Trump’s plan for offensive cyber tools will mean for both those at home and abroad.

State Department gets failing cybersecurity grades again in new report

November 17, 2016

Despite being one of the most tempting targets on the planet for hackers and spending $1.92 billion annually on information technology, the U.S. State Department earned more failing grades on cybersecurity from internal watchdogs this year who charged that leadership couldn’t ensure the department’s security program is effective against growing threats

Qualys receives FedRAMP ATO

November 17, 2016

Another company was authorized this month to operate under the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program. Qualys was authorized Nov. 2 for use by the Department of Health and Human Services.

By Billy Mitchell

New mobile acquisition roadmap emphasizes standardization, simplification and savings

November 17, 2016

A governmentwide team of experts published a draft roadmap that sets forth the category management framework for how the federal government will buy mobile devices and services in the near future, with an overarching focus on standardization, simplification and savings.

By Samantha Ehlinger

5 ways Senate staffers are using GIS

November 17, 2016

Here are five ways two staffers are using GIS, in their own words from a demonstration Wednesday at the Library of Congress.

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5 fundamentals to improve enterprise cybersecurity

November 09, 2016

House of Representatives

By Shaun Waterman

CIOs push Congress for power to halt cyber-deficient contracts

November 16, 2016

Federal agency CIOs ought to have the authority to stop major IT procurements if they have concerns about cybersecurity, agency executives told lawmakers Wednesday.

White House

By Patrick O'Neill

A hacker found another bug on the White House’s Medium blog

November 16, 2016

The White House had an unexpected surprise on Tuesday when a hacker discovered and used a bug on publishing platform Medium to add himself as a writer to The White House’s blog.

Census Bureau

By Billy Mitchell

Census Bureau launches device-as-a-service procurement for 2020

November 16, 2016

The Census Bureau began its search Tuesday for a telecommunications vendor to supply the smartphones and mobile services necessary for door-to-door field operations during the 2020 decennial census, the director of the bureau said.

Transportation Security Administration

By Samantha Ehlinger

TSA CTO leaving in December

November 16, 2016

Transportation and Security Administration Chief Technology Officer Jill Vaughan is leaving the agency effective Dec. 2, after two years in the role.

Senate

By Patrick O'Neill

Sen. Dianne Feinstein leaves intelligence committee, shaking up future of encryption law

November 16, 2016

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., who has been the committee’s top Democrat since 2009, is leaving to become the first female ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee. That body will see extensive action around the Supreme Court nomination President-elect Donald Trump is expected to take up quickly when he enters office.

National Institute of Standards and Technology

By Shaun Waterman

NIST finalizes massive security engineering guide

November 16, 2016

In the battle for cybersecurity, U.S. government computer scientists want to move the frontline — building security into software the way safety is built into physical infrastructure.