OIG: Energy Department’s cybersecurity needs improvement The Department of Energy responded to more than 18,000 potential cyber incidents in fiscal year 2017, prompting a need for DOE to enhance its overall security posture, according to a recent independent evaluation. By: Armin Haracic 10 hours ago
Supreme Court agrees to hear government's email dispute with Microsoft The case is among several legal clashes that Redmond, Washington-based Microsoft and other technology companies have had with the government over questions of digital privacy and authorities’ need for information to combat crime and extremism. By: Mark Sherman, The Associated Press 11 hours ago
Virginia man indicted for allegedly threatening to kill government officials William Lewis Weaver II was charged with two counts of threatening to assault and murder federal officials, officers and employees after posting several tweets in late August and early September. By: Jessie Bur 3 days ago
Congress OKs expanded protections for federal whistleblowers Congress voted Thursday to boost the protection of federal whistleblowers from retaliation, part of a bid to uncover bad behavior at the Department of Veterans Affairs and other government agencies. By: Hope Yen, The Associated Press 3 days ago
House passes FITARA extension The FITARA Enhancement Act passed with a vote of 418-0, placing the bipartisan legislation in the Senate's hands. By: Jessie Bur 4 days ago
Congressmen question DoD takeover of security clearance investigations The Department of Defense’s scheduled takeover of its security clearance investigations from the National Background Investigations Bureau may only add to the clearance backlog rather than alleviate it. By: Jessie Bur 4 days ago
Officials: West Virginia VA hospital intentionally skewed patient data Officials say a West Virginia Veterans Affairs medical center intentionally skewed patient data to reduce both the reported wait times and the volume of patients. By: The Associated Press 4 days ago
NIST fails physical security test A recent assessment of National Institute of Standards and Technology campuses found that undercover Government Accountability Office agents were able to access restricted areas every time they attempted to do so. By: Jessie Bur 5 days ago
Menendez prosecution rests; judge to weigh dismissal motion Sen. Bob Menendez is charged with accepting free flights on a private jet and other gifts from a wealthy friend in exchange for pressuring government officials to take actions favorable to the friend’s business interests. By: David Porter, The Associated Press 5 days ago
Government Ethics Office ‘concerned’ over recent leadership behavior In a memo to agency heads, the Office of Government Ethics expressed concern that “actions by government leadership have harmed perceptions about the importance of ethics” within the federal government and stressed the importance of ethical behavior by leadership. By: Jessie Bur 6 days ago
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