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Ex-NSA contractor to plead guilty to stealing government information
Former National Security Agency contractor Harold T. Martin III plans to plead guilty to willfully retaining national defense information.
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DHS employee information exposed in unauthorized data transfer
On Jan. 3, 2018, the Department of Homeland Security sent letters to some 247,167 current and former agency employees, notifying them that their personal information had been exposed in an unauthorized data transfer conducted by a former employee.
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Trump dissolves voter fraud commission amid controversy and state opposition
Trump decided on Jan. 3 to dissolve the commission and place responsibility for voter fraud investigation in the hands of the Department of Homeland Security.
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Report: Most agencies vulnerable to phishing
Nearly half of agency email domains have adopted policies to collect data on unauthorized emails as mandated by an Oct. 16, 2017, Department of Homeland Security directive.
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Public opinion of federal agencies on the rise
The American public has an increasingly positive view of federal agencies, according to a recent Gallup poll, with eight of 13 key government agencies asked about receiving an “excellent” or “good” rating.
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ICYMI: Regulatory rollbacks, prickly tweets, reorgs and more didn’t take a holiday
Though the year-end holidays generally indicate a massive slowdown in government activity, a few things of note slipped in under the wire.
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FERC proposes rule to expand cyber incident reporting
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission wants to expand cyber incident reporting requirements to include any time an adversary attempts to break into an energy company’s networks, rather than only those that compromise the company’s critical operations.
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Federal employees to see pay increase in 2018
Federal employees in both the General Schedule and Senior Executive Service will see their paychecks go up in 2018, according to pay tables recently released by the Office of Personnel Management.
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New legislation promotes more accessible on-the-go government
On Dec. 22 the Senate passed the Connected Government Act, a bipartisan bill that would require the Office of Management and Budget to report on agency websites’ compliance with mobile usability.
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Ex-NSA contractor to plead guilty to stealing government information
Former National Security Agency contractor Harold T. Martin III plans to plead guilty to willfully retaining national defense information.
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DHS employee information exposed in unauthorized data transfer
On Jan. 3, 2018, the Department of Homeland Security sent letters to some 247,167 current and former agency employees, notifying them that their personal information had been exposed in an unauthorized data transfer conducted by a former employee.
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Trump dissolves voter fraud commission amid controversy and state opposition
Trump decided on Jan. 3 to dissolve the commission and place responsibility for voter fraud investigation in the hands of the Department of Homeland Security.
-
Report: Most agencies vulnerable to phishing
Nearly half of agency email domains have adopted policies to collect data on unauthorized emails as mandated by an Oct. 16, 2017, Department of Homeland Security directive.
-
Public opinion of federal agencies on the rise
The American public has an increasingly positive view of federal agencies, according to a recent Gallup poll, with eight of 13 key government agencies asked about receiving an “excellent” or “good” rating.
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ICYMI: Regulatory rollbacks, prickly tweets, reorgs and more didn’t take a holiday
Though the year-end holidays generally indicate a massive slowdown in government activity, a few things of note slipped in under the wire.
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FERC proposes rule to expand cyber incident reporting
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission wants to expand cyber incident reporting requirements to include any time an adversary attempts to break into an energy company’s networks, rather than only those that compromise the company’s critical operations.
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Federal employees to see pay increase in 2018
Federal employees in both the General Schedule and Senior Executive Service will see their paychecks go up in 2018, according to pay tables recently released by the Office of Personnel Management.
-
New legislation promotes more accessible on-the-go government
On Dec. 22 the Senate passed the Connected Government Act, a bipartisan bill that would require the Office of Management and Budget to report on agency websites’ compliance with mobile usability.
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Ex-NSA contractor to plead guilty to stealing government information
Former National Security Agency contractor Harold T. Martin III plans to plead guilty to willfully retaining national defense information.
-
DHS employee information exposed in unauthorized data transfer
On Jan. 3, 2018, the Department of Homeland Security sent letters to some 247,167 current and former agency employees, notifying them that their personal information had been exposed in an unauthorized data transfer conducted by a former employee.
-
Trump dissolves voter fraud commission amid controversy and state opposition
Trump decided on Jan. 3 to dissolve the commission and place responsibility for voter fraud investigation in the hands of the Department of Homeland Security.
-
Report: Most agencies vulnerable to phishing
Nearly half of agency email domains have adopted policies to collect data on unauthorized emails as mandated by an Oct. 16, 2017, Department of Homeland Security directive.
-
Public opinion of federal agencies on the rise
The American public has an increasingly positive view of federal agencies, according to a recent Gallup poll, with eight of 13 key government agencies asked about receiving an “excellent” or “good” rating.
-
ICYMI: Regulatory rollbacks, prickly tweets, reorgs and more didn’t take a holiday
Though the year-end holidays generally indicate a massive slowdown in government activity, a few things of note slipped in under the wire.
-
FERC proposes rule to expand cyber incident reporting
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission wants to expand cyber incident reporting requirements to include any time an adversary attempts to break into an energy company’s networks, rather than only those that compromise the company’s critical operations.
-
Federal employees to see pay increase in 2018
Federal employees in both the General Schedule and Senior Executive Service will see their paychecks go up in 2018, according to pay tables recently released by the Office of Personnel Management.
-
New legislation promotes more accessible on-the-go government
On Dec. 22 the Senate passed the Connected Government Act, a bipartisan bill that would require the Office of Management and Budget to report on agency websites’ compliance with mobile usability.
