Hundreds of organizations were notified of potential Salt Typhoon ...
Dec 23, 2024 · Some of the exploited vulnerabilities have had fixes available for several years. One provider’s management system was protected with a basic numeric password.
VA plans to restart EHR rollouts in mid-2026, despite viability ...
Dec 26, 2024 · VA Secretary Denis McDonough previously told Congress that the department was looking to end its pause on new deployments of the Oracle Cerner software in fiscal year 2025.
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FBI raids government IT and cyber contractor Carahsoft
Sep 24, 2024 · The FBI raided the Reston, Virginia headquarters of IT, software and cybersecurity services provider Carahsoft Technology Corp. on Tuesday, according to two people familiar with the matter. The ...
Federal employees could be more easily removed under new …
Dec 16, 2024 · Rep. Barry Loudermilk’s, R-Ga., MERIT Act proposes radical civil service reforms, including repealing statutes governing unacceptable performance actions, ending union grievances based on ...
Congress approves 2025 NDAA with important cyber provisions
Dec 18, 2024 · The must-pass fiscal year 2025 defense policy bill advanced out of the Senate on Wednesday to President Joe Biden’s desk with a list of cybersecurity measures focused on technology aid to ...
DHS launches internal GenAI chatbot to leverage non-public data
Dec 17, 2024 · Agency Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said the tool, known as DHSChat, “will help men and women across DHS draft vital reports, summarize critical information, develop new software, streamline ...
Trump signs order setting up DOGE with a focus on government …
6 days ago · President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday to set up his Department of Government Efficiency, charged with “modernizing Federal technology and software to maximize governmental ...
House AI Task Force recommends sector-specific regs in final report
Dec 17, 2024 · Regulation by sector and an incremental approach to crafting policy are two key philosophies to regulating artificial intelligence technologies defining the final version of the House AI Task ...
Salt Typhoon breach was first detected on federal networks, CISA …
Jan 15, 2025 · Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Director Jen Easterly said the group was first detected “before we understood it was Salt Typhoon.”