risk management Archives

CAMARILLO, CA – OCTOBER 14: A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), contractor fingerprints a detained immigrant at a processing center. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

DHS still failing to track labor costs for HART biometric system, watchdog finds

DHS has promised to incorporate its full actual costs going forward to mitigate further schedule delays and cost overruns.

Jul 6, 2023 By Nihal Krishan

Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) questions Attorney General Merrick Garland during a House Judiciary Committee oversight hearing of the Department of Justice on October 21, 2021 in Washington, DC. Garland took questions on the Department of Justice’s ongoing investigations including the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capital. (Photo by Greg Nash-Pool/Getty Images)

Congress seeks creation of regulatory AI commission with new bill

The bicameral National AI Commission Act would create a 20-member commission to explore AI regulation within the federal government.

Jun 20, 2023 By Nihal Krishan

Survey highlights need for agencies to find, remediate IT risks more quickly

A majority of federal and state agency executives believe their organizations can detect vulnerabilities in their networks, but many face challenges remediating them.

Mar 7, 2023 By Scoop News Group

NIST releases automation-friendly security and privacy assessment procedures

The agency developed an online comment tool to release future controls and assessment procedures concurrently to keep pace with evolving cyber threats.

Jan 27, 2022 By Dave Nyczepir

Department of Defense, DOD, Pentagon — (DOD / Lisa Ferdinando)

DOD CIO updating cyber reciprocity guidance after audit finds weaknesses

In a recent audit, the DOD IG observed a mixed bag of some DOD components leveraging reciprocity and others not.

Dec 7, 2021 By Billy Mitchell

Fingerprint Binary Microchip — (Getty Images)

Delayed DHS biometrics system’s risk management issues persist

GAO says acquisition practices for the new system, HART, must also be improved.

Jun 11, 2021 By Dave Nyczepir

GAO: Agencies must ramp up supply chain risk management practices

A new GAO report reveals that few agencies have implemented recommended practices for managing IT supply chain risks, especially pertinent following the SolarWinds attack.

Dec 16, 2020 By Sara Wilson

Cloud and AI key to managing risk for government agencies

IT leaders are overwhelmed with security and regulation requirements. But using AI-enabled tools and a holistic cloud strategy can help agencies better mitigate security risk.

Oct 9, 2020 By FedScoop Staff

State Department is looking for tools to manage its global supply chain risk

The department wants to better understand its supply chain of IT vendors and be able to rapidly discover or anticipate risks to its networks.

Oct 6, 2020 By Billy Mitchell

Transportation Security Administration (TSA) — (Department of Homeland Security / Tara Molle / Flickr)

TSA pushing airport security innovation in new ways

The agency wants "one, seamless airport environment."

Nov 13, 2019 By Dave Nyczepir