Jim Langevin

Leaders cite progress under cyber EO, but lawmakers press for more amid persistent threats

Lawmakers are skeptical about progress on multifactor authentication, endpoint detection and other capabilities mandated by the cybersecurity executive order.

Cybersecurity

Langevin pressing on cybersecurity, climate change in final act

Congress

USPS

USPS has only made $35 in revenue from banking pilot

Federal Newscast

Cyber advisors start to see ‘momentum’ within military services

Defense

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‘Groundbreaking’ CISA directive to overhaul cyber vulnerability management process

Cybersecurity

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DoD takes large step in changing operations, business for a world affected by climate change

Defense

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New artificial intelligence initiatives, Buy American increase advancing in House NDAA

Congress

FILE - In this Feb. 25, 2015 file photo, the Homeland Security Department headquarters in northwest Washington. President Joe Biden has selected two former senior National Security Agency officials for key cyber roles in his administration. Chris Inglis, a former NSA deputy director, is being nominated as the government's first national cyber director. Jen Easterly, a former deputy for counterterrorism at the NSA, has been tapped to run the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency at the Department of Homeland Security. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

CISA looks to tie together public-private partnerships through new cyber planning office

Cybersecurity

Agencies on the clock to fix long-standing cyber challenges

Cybersecurity

Warner says Senate committee working on bill to require mandatory reporting for cyber threats

Cybersecurity

FILE - This Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021 file photo shows power lines in Houston. The Biden administration is taking steps to protect the country’s electric system from cyberattacks through a new 100-day initiative combining federal government agencies and private industry. The initiative was announced Tuesday by the Energy Department. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Two agencies launch 100-day effort to improve cyber protections for electrical infrastructure

Federal Newscast

State Department cyber diplomacy bill seeks to fill ‘missing piece’ in interagency defense

The Cyber Diplomacy Act would create a Bureau of International Cyberspace Policy at the State Department, led by an ambassador with the same rank and status…

Cybersecurity

Inglis, Easterly tapped for cyber leadership roles at White House, CISA

President Joe Biden plans to nominate two former members of the NSA to lead CISA and the new White House cyber director office.

Reporter's Notebook

DHS launching 60-day cyber sprints ahead of upcoming executive order

Cybersecurity

DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said the White House is working on nearly a dozen actions as part of an upcoming cyber-focused executive order.