This post first appeared on Government Executive. Read the original article. Control of Congress hangs in the balance as several races of key importance to feds are among the tightest in the country.
Cybersecurity considerations for federal agency buildings
This post first appeared on Federal News Network. Read the original article. Discussions on cybersecurity mostly revolve around protecting digital infrastructure and various software systems. Physical infrastructure and its security is often overlooked. But the physical security of buildings that host the digital infrastructure and people are equally important. Foreign governments, terrorist outfits and malicious (more…)
Misinformation about Voting Crops Up Around the U.S. as Midterm Elections Near
This post first appeared on Government Executive. Read the original article. It’s hard to determine what is disinformation, and who the actors are behind it.
How Can Government Promote Greater Homeownership Across Communities of Color?
This post first appeared on IBM Business of Government. Read the original article. Wednesday, November 2, 2022 Dan Chenok A recent roundtable of leaders from the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Ginnie Mae, Fannie Mae, the Department of Education, and key non-profit and industry stakeholders developed recommendations for actions to support homeownership among HBCU (more…)
Poll: Federal Employees Slightly Prefer Democrats in Upcoming Midterms
This post first appeared on Government Executive. Read the original article. President Biden’s approval rating is slightly underwater among civil servants.
Army diving ‘headfirst’ into SBOMs to secure software supply chain
This post first appeared on Federal News Network. Read the original article. The Army is exploring how to use Software Bills of Material requirements in contracts, potentially putting the military department at the leading edge of federal organizations looking to use “SBOMs” to secure their software supply chains. In an Oct. 21 request for information, (more…)
What the Midterms Mean for Government
This post first appeared on Government Executive. Read the original article. Setting a new course for the ship of state is harder than it looks. In January 1995, a fresh-faced, 32-year-old newly minted congressman from Florida named Joe Scarborough arrived in Washington. He was part of the wave of Republicans who took control of the (more…)
Weekly Roundup October 24-28, 2022
This post first appeared on IBM Business of Government. Read the original article. Friday, October 28, 2022 Michael J. Keegan Articles & insights in public management & leadership that we have found of interest for the week ending October 28, 2022. Collaboration Starts at Home, Extends Globally. Since being established the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security (more…)
State Dept working toward SBOM adoption to improve supply chain risk management
This post first appeared on Federal News Network. Read the original article. Software bills of material (SBOMs) are getting a lot of attention as tools to help federal agencies improve their supply chain risk management. Although there’s some disagreement over when agencies will actually start benefiting from them, many agencies are currently laying the foundation to start (more…)
CISA unveils voluntary cybersecurity performance goals
This post first appeared on Federal News Network. Read the original article. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has issued cybersecurity performance goals to help critical infrastructure operators and other companies prioritize the adoption of key security measures. The performance goals issued today are based on the National Institute of Standards and Technology Cybersecurity Framework. (more…)