Legislative proposals for housing affordability face challenges in Congress, with incremental steps by federal agencies proving more effective. [ more ]
Feds' collab tools must be interoperable, encrypted - Wyden
Collaboration software in federal agencies must work together securely and be end-to-end encrypted if Senator Ron Wyden's legislation is enacted. [ more ]
Russian hackers accessed U.S. government emails in Microsoft breach, CISA says
Kremlin-backed hackers breached Microsoft systems in January, exfiltrating email communication from federal agencies, raising cybersecurity concerns. [ more ]
Conrad Stosz, the director of artificial intelligence in the Office of the Federal Chief Information Officer, brings his experience from the private sector to the federal government's technological policy demands.
Stosz has a background in overseeing software development teams and has worked on AI tools for data analytics and sciences in the Central Intelligence Agency and the Department of Defense. [ more ]
20 federal agencies miss deadline for implementing cyber incident tracking requirements, watchdog says
Many federal agencies have failed to meet the cybersecurity requirements set by the Biden administration, including advanced event logging standards.
The failure to implement event logging requirements hampers the federal government's ability to detect, investigate, and remediate cyber threats. [ more ]
Supreme Court Conservatives Appear Hostile To Securities And Exchange Commission's Reach
The U.S. Supreme Court's conservative justices questioned the constitutionality of the Securities and Exchange Commission's ability to take enforcement actions outside of the court system during oral arguments.
The case could have significant implications for the power of federal agencies to enforce the law through administrative proceedings.
Conservative judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit previously ruled that Congress unconstitutionally gave the SEC the power to choose where to bring proceedings. [ more ]
One of the Most Complex Cases of the Supreme Court Term Could Also Be the Most Devastating
The Supreme Court will hear arguments in Securities and Exchange Commission v. Jarkesy to review a ruling that set aside a decision of the SEC.
The lower court ruling, if upheld, would likely make adjudications by most federal agencies a thing of the past.
Jarkesy argues that the SEC's decision must be vacated because the agency sought civil penalties and disgorgement of unlawful gains in an agency proceeding and not in a federal court. [ more ]
Democrats Signal Openness to Plan to Avert Shutdown as Republicans Balk
Speaker Mike Johnson's proposal to avert a government shutdown is facing opposition from hard-line Republicans.
Democratic opposition to the proposal is softening, indicating potential bipartisan approval.
The proposal includes funding federal agencies into early 2024 with staggered deadlines and avoids a debate over wartime aid to Israel and Ukraine. [ more ]
House proposal prohibits agencies' use of blockchain tech tied to China
Bipartisan House legislation aims to limit federal government's use of blockchain technologies from entities with ties to the Chinese Communist Party and other foreign adversaries.
The bill aims to address cybersecurity concerns and prevent China from accessing critical national security intelligence and Americans' private information.
Five companies with ties to Chinese firms would be barred from selling blockchain technologies and services to the U.S. government. [ more ]