This post first appeared on IBM Business of Government. Read the original article. Friday, November 11, 2022 Michael J. Keegan Articles & insights in public management & leadership that we have found of interest for the week ending November 11, 2022. Enhancing the FITARA scorecard. Opportunities exist to enhance the FITARA scorecard to ensure its (more…)
Beyond cybersecurity frameworks
This post first appeared on Federal News Network. Read the original article. The last couple of years have been filled with what seems like countless high-profile cyber attacks — the SolarWinds and Colonial Pipeline hacks in 2021 immediately come to mind. Add to that the top six breaches that occurred in the U.S. and other (more…)
No ‘Specific or Credible’ Cyber Threats Affected Integrity of Midterms, CISA Says
This post first appeared on Government Executive. Read the original article. Despite “a handful” of DDoS attacks targeting state and local election websites and some technical glitches affecting voting equipment, CISA says it saw “no activity” that should undermine faith in the results of the midterm elections.
Biden Says Midterm Elections Turned Out to Be ‘A Good Day’ for Democracy
This post first appeared on Government Executive. Read the original article. While Republicans have fallen short of a ‘red wave,’ they are still projected to win a slim House majority
Federal payroll website for over 170 agencies gets a cybersecurity update
This post first appeared on Federal News Network. Read the original article. Over 170 agencies are now seeing a new login system to access federal employees’ payroll data, and other types of information for human resources management. The National Finance Center, an agency housed under the Agriculture Department, has launched a multi-factor authentication system for (more…)
GovExec Daily: What the 2022 Midterms Mean for Feds
This post first appeared on Government Executive. Read the original article. Eric Katz and Courtney Bublé join the podcast to discuss some of the election results and their effect on the government workforce. Historically, midterm elections favor the opposition to the party controlling the White House, but the last decade of politics suggest that history (more…)
THE RESULTS: 10 Competitive Midterm Races for Federal Employees to Watch
This post first appeared on Government Executive. Read the original article. Control of Congress still hangs in the balance, and several races of key importance to feds are among the tightest in the country.
Will Midterm Election Losers Accept Defeat?
This post first appeared on Government Executive. Read the original article. A new survey of academic experts raises concerns about election denial and whether losing candidates will concede.
Voting Machine Myths Likely to Increase During and After Midterms, Report Finds
This post first appeared on Government Executive. Read the original article. Cybersecurity firm Recorded Future identified mis- and disinformation campaigns suggesting that voting machines from three major companies “will be used to falsify the results of the midterms.”
More Than a Dozen States Have Activated the National Guard to Secure Midterm Elections
This post first appeared on Government Executive. Read the original article. Other states can request help, but some leaders say more capacity is needed.