White House Asserts Micromanagement Critique Was About a Previous Administration

This post first appeared on Next Gov. Read the original article. Debate is heating up over the role of sector-risk management agencies in shoring up security of the nation’s critical infrastructure. National Cyber Director Chris Inglis made comments Thursday asserting overinvolvement by the White House in determining the actions of agencies with the responsibility to (more…)

Three Things to Keep in Mind When Implementing Open Source Software in Defense

This post first appeared on IBM Business of Government. Read the original article. Monday, March 28, 2022 Dan Chenok Our guest blogger, David Egts, discusses the three core elements to keep at the forefront as defense works to implement open source software and address the technological challenges involved with digital transformation. Guest Blogger:  David Egts, (more…)

Leading the U.S. Government Accountability Office

This post first appeared on IBM Business of Government. Read the original article. Thursday, March 17, 2022 Michael J. Keegan Interview with Comptroller General Gene Dodaro For over 100 years, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has helped Congress to improve the performance of government, ensure transparency, and save federal funds. Today, GAO’s work spans (more…)

Weekly Roundup: March 7-11, 2022

This post first appeared on IBM Business of Government. Read the original article. Friday, March 11, 2022 Michael J. Keegan Highlighting articles and insights that we have found interesting for the week ending March 11, 2022 Hill Leaders Looking for Near-Term Action on FISMA, FedRAMP Legislation. Two senior House leaders on Federal technology issues said (more…)

CISA Replaces Chair of Supply-Chain Risk Management Task Force on Network Tech

This post first appeared on Next Gov. Read the original article. Bob Kolasky is leaving government for the private sector, after leading the public-private task force alongside executives from trade associations of the largest critical software and networking gear providers. Mara Winn, a Department of Homeland Security official with a decade of experience supporting the (more…)

Cyberrisk Management Tips for Businesses Amid the Russia-Ukraine War

This post first appeared on Risk Management Monitor. Read the original article. A wide range of risk are trickling down from Russia’s assault on Ukraine, from sanctions compliance to supply chain disruption to business interruption. Cyberrisk has also drawn considerable concern and the threat landscape continues to evolve rapidly, though the details of increased cyberattack (more…)

Managing Sanctions Risk from Russia’s War on Ukraine

This post first appeared on Risk Management Monitor. Read the original article. Since Russia began attacking Ukraine on February 24, thousands of people have been killed and over a million people have had to flee their homes, presenting one of the largest refugee crises Europe has ever experienced. In addition to the tragic human losses, (more…)

NIST Refreshing Voluntary Cybersecurity Framework Amid Push for Mandates

This post first appeared on Next Gov. Read the original article. The agency is soliciting comments to update a core document that lets entities pick and choose which technical standards they want to apply to their systems based on their own risk assessment. Air Force Space Systems Command wants outside entities to weigh in on (more…)