U.S. senators voice concern over State Department cybersecurity
A group of bipartisan U.S. senators have voiced their concern over State Department cybersecurity. Senators Cory Gardner (R-CO), Ron Wyden…
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Security of federal information systems, protecting PII remains ‘high risk issue’
In recent years, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) has issued literally dozens of audit reports to Congress and appropriate federal…
IRS’s internal taxpayer authentication IT remains problematic, report says
In January 2017, just months before the April 6 hearing on Internal Revenue Security (IRS) by the House Committee on…
Telos ID awarded U.S. Census Bureau fingerprinting services subcontract
Telos Identity Management Solutions was awarded a subcontract under IndraSoft’s $64 million, multi-year contract to provide the U.S. Census Bureau…
IDEMIA appoints SVP for its public security business in North America
IDEMIA announced the appointment of Donnie Scott as Senior Vice President of Public Security for its Identity & Security business…
New White House ID security directive for federal agencies comes as audits find access controls lacking
All US federal agencies must be able to identify, credential, monitor, and manage user access to information and information systems…
Insiders compromised FDIC data; GAO audit finds FDIC working to improve IT security
There have been a number of serious insider breaches at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), including a former “employee”…
Survey shows U.S. federal agencies embracing biometrics for endpoint protection, but security gaps persist
More than 90 percent of IT officials at U.S. federal agencies say their organization provides secure mobile access for government-issued…
InCadence wins Alliant 2 Small Business contract
InCadence Strategic Solutions has been awarded an Alliant 2 Small Business (A2SB) Governmentwide Acquisition Contract (GWAC). The A2SB GWAC is…
House subcommittee considers impact of facial recognition bias on government adoption of AI technologies
The challenge of racial bias in facial recognition systems is being examined in hearings by the Subcommittee on Information Technology…
