Congress is getting vocal about the privacy and security implications of Elon Musk and his cohorts at the Department of Government Efficiency accessing federal systems. Democrats on the House Homeland Security Committee said Wednesday DOGE must comply with security and privacy laws as they obtain access to federal systems, something the lawmakers say they don’t…
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Trump pauses on grants, aid leaves federal cyber programs in state of confusion
A series of Trump administration maneuvers to freeze federal aid has thrown cybersecurity grant programs into doubt for recipients ranging from state governments to small businesses to foreign allies. An Office of Management and Budget memo sent Monday and that went into effect Tuesday directs federal agencies to “temporarily pause all activities related to obligations…
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Bipartisan cloud study recommends speeding federal adoption, or remain vulnerable on cyber
Slow adoption of cloud technologies poses a cybersecurity hazard for federal agencies, which will require an overhaul of contracting, regulatory and budgeting procedures to fix, a bipartisan think tank report that will be released Thursday concludes. Led by veterans of both the first Trump administration and Biden administration as well as lawmakers from both parties,…
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National Cyber Director Harry Coker looks back (and ahead) on the Cyber Director office
Days after the four-year anniversary of the creation of the Office of the National Cyber Director and days before its current chief is set to depart, that man, Harry Coker Jr., looked both backward and forward at the office in a speech Tuesday and a separate interview with CyberScoop. Coker touched on software liability, regulations,…